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An American girl I was chatting to on facebook in 2008 asked me how can I be living in Africa being a white guy as I was born and raised in South Africa. Because according to her there are just black people in Africa......

Just a few months go I remember watching a debate on CNN about health care options, and was surprised at the criticism of our NHS. I know that it isn't perfect, but it's as near to that ideal as is possible. My knowledge of the US system is based on reading and listening to radio/TV etc. I get the distinct impression that it is for the monied class; definitely not the handicapped/poor/long term ill. .....If you became ill whist on a visit to the UK your health care would be free. Check that out if you do visit us. Best wishes. Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

They are full of fear, and they dream of being rich and NeVER helping anyone else. They admire the corrupt and the cruel. It's a disaster for the US who are GASLIT by the right.

What is your experience of health care in other countries?

The real reason they abolished slavery; it was too expensive to maintain slaves than to pay below subsistence wages.

You are a real man

How arrogant do you have to be to call a baseball series a world series in the only country that plays it....😊😊😅

most americans i meet in ireland are lovely which makes this sad america is like a bubble and most i talk too have such pride in there country you rarely see that outside of america in normal people.

Wow! Growing up in the UK I had always admired the U.S., from afar. My dream was to go there, to start a new life and escape the hum drum of a de-industrialising post imperial Britain. When I arrived in the U.S. I found there ARE so many things still to love about this great nation - its people, its achievements, its culture and underlying constitutional values. It breaks my heart to see the result of so much organised selfish individualism, such lack of social cohesion that flows from the top down m, and the division that has riven political discourse, as poor as it was to begin with there. What is portrayed as “Socialism in the States is nothing like it in Northern Europe. It’s just a deal between people, labour, society and capitalism that works for all. And it isn’t perfect. Healthcare provision in the UK has been continually neglected, but its place at the centre of what we identify with as a defining characteristic of our nation and our values is unassailable. And from that flows a form of imperfect social and cultural adhesion to the value of fairness, of not walking by and an intolerance for intolerance. As in America, that compromise and values are under attack from the populist hard right and extreme left across Europe. Hastened by a wilful denial of facts, and a social media echo chamber of self fulfilling unchallenged conflict belief preferences we are in danger of spiralling into the same dangerous division that both dominates and paralyses Congress from achieving anything substantive or remotely helpful for those in need, fir those still clinging to their dreams and yes, for those more fortunate who are able to see more clearly and do not subscribe to the necessity of unfettered individualism and corporate power that still masquerades as ‘freedom’.

If only the American people would truely understand the meaning of socialisme...

Ich bin Ende der 50er geboren und in Frohnau im französischen Sektor von Berlin (West) etwa 300m von der Mauer entfernt aufgewachsen. Eigentlich gab es zwei verschiedene Arten der Einmauerung! Einmal die, die die Bürger von Ostdeutschland davon abhalten sollte nach Westdeutschland zu kommen und dann die andere Art, die Berlin (West) betraf. Denn es waren die Bürger dort, die tatsächlich eingemauert waren, denn die Mauer ging um ganz Berlin (West) herum! Beide innerdeutschen Grenzen wurden vom Osten „antiimperialistischer Schutzwall“ genannt. Damit sollte angeblich der „imperialistische Feind“ abgehalten werden. Nur,… … die Bürger aus dem Westen durften zu Besuchen in den Osten einreisen, nicht jedoch umgekehrt die Leute aus dem Osten in den Westen! An der Berliner Grenze gab es meines Wissens nie Landminen, denn es hätten im Falle von Explosionen Menschen im Westen verletzt werden können. Aus dem selben Grund war es wohl auch den ostdeutschen Grenzsoldaten verboten auf Flüchtlinge zu schießen, wenn Projektile über die Grenze gelangen konnten. Trotzdem: Eines der letzten Todesopfer der Mauer starb nur etwa 2,5km von unserem Haus entfernt. Ich habe hier ganz bewusst immer "Berlin (West)" geschrieben, denn das war die offizielle Bezeichnung! Es gäbe noch unendlich viele Geschichten zur Mauer zu erzählen, aber das würde jeden Rahmen sprengen... ---------------------------------------------------------- I was born at the end of the 50s and grew up in Frohnau in the French sector of Berlin (West), about 300m from the Wall. There were actually two different types of walling! Firstly the one that was supposed to stop the citizens of East Germany from coming to West Germany and then the other kind that affected Berlin (West). Because it was the citizens there who were actually walled in, because the wall went around the whole of Berlin (West)! Both inner German borders were called “anti-imperialist protective walls” by the East. This was supposedly intended to keep the “imperialist enemy” away. Only,… ... citizens from the West were allowed to visit the East, but not the other way around, people from the East to the West! As far as I know, there were never landmines on the Berlin border because people in the West could have been injured in the event of explosions. For the same reason, East German border guards were probably forbidden from shooting at refugees if projectiles could get across the border. Despite it: One of the last victims of the wall died only about 2.5km from our house. I deliberately always wrote “Berlin (West)” here because that was the official name! There are still endless stories to tell about the Wall, but that would go beyond the scope...

Alas its the mindset of a country where everything is orientated around corporate $$$ making, the American ME, ME mentality compared to the rest of the worlds WE, WE mentality. The USA pay taxes for Fire, Police and Utilities (Waste) yet brain washed by the lobby groups that the government running healthcare for its people is wrong and you should instead pay money to the lobby groups corporate sponsors who at a whim deny services for what your paying in excess for. What's different than paying into multiple pools for a private insurance companies to cover you if you need it or paying into a larger government run pool for universal healthcare that due to the pool size would be less costly for everyone.

Its simple... follow the money. The 'free' market only works when information about and access to products and services is open to all. Not the case.

In Europe, intermodal actually works. In US, you put a shipping container on a train, it dissapears for a month.

I think the reason Americans don't stand up against this abuse is because we grew up with it, thinking it's normal because it's all we ever experienced. I was raised in a conservative military family with the idea that the US is the best nation on earth and blessed with wealth and power by God himself. While I still see it as being the biggest superpower, I now kind of hate what it's become. It's all about profiting from suffering, death, and misery. I want to return to Germany, not just to see my birthplace again but to find actual opportunities for a good life. It's clear that staying in this country means I'll never get to retire, and I'm already permanently priced out of a car. I'll be lucky to even afford a home with just one roommate anywhere in this country and very likely won't live to see my 70's.

I hope everything goes well and wish you good health.

Watching this video two years later, but still the same. We in Europe (Germany) call America sometimes the 3rd world country with money. After this video it comes even more true. Great video!

37:36 this is Frankfurt am Main and not Füssen and by no means a small town

Administration - ORACLE must have its cut ! A big one if they valuation is to be stable....

Of they call you on your day of. They should offer you an extra day of thats how it works.

Yes that sideways glance. Didn't used to be like that. Thank you for your service. 🙏🏼

As a german: half of these sound fake

As an aussie, I can't grasp the concept of your health insurance being tied to employment. Here, we take out our own private health insurance, which is not tied to employment. As long as you can afford the premiums, your covered. Many employers do offer insurance, as my company does, but if you lose your job, you just take out cover. Not to mention, we have a pretty reasonable public health system.

Sachsen is extremely beautiful. Saxxons ruin that

This was great. Felt authentic

A few years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I had a consultation with a specialist consultant, an MRI and biopsy to assess the extent of the cancer followed by 20 sessions of radiotherapy. Total cost was £0.00

traveling: You do not only travel to see a certain place, but also experience new cultures and ideas.

Gun Ownership: The right to bare arms was intended to have an army when there was no army. therefore the people had to defend themselfs of natives, brits and french. And that is, where the gun ownership belongs: IF you wish to bare arms - join the army!

Freedom of speech: If freedom of speech is such a big deal, why is it that *EVERY* TV-show in the US mainly consists of "BEEEEEP" instead of all the f- and whatnot words`? Why is it, that you cant post boobs on social media?

The thing my brain can’t cope with is the USA spends about a third of their healthcare money per person on administration, and spent about 3 times as much per person compared to the UK. So the USA spends as much on administration, as the UK does on the whole thing? I’m still thinking I’ve got that wrong somewhere.

21% tax in uk all health care free no matter what the cost

If you call an ambulance here in UK, depending on the issue, you are quite likely to get a paramedic in a fast response car as well. All free of course.

Gorgeous video. I live in Leipzig and it's nice to get another prespective of my home. There is a lot to say. And if you ever want to see where "Hogan's Heroes" got its inspiration from: Colditz isn't that far away. Starting at arount 4:44 that is Leipzig. And the beautiful at the water at 3:32? That is Schloss Moritzburg. It is very famous here, because they used it to shoot "Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel" (I don't know the English titel. Three hazelnuts for Cinderella maybe?", ater 50 year still a very popular movie here in Germany

One of my grandfathers was in the 91st Infantry Division and was taken prisoner by the Americans in early August 1944. When you consider a 23-year-old farmer's boy from southeast Bavaria who only wanted to work his fields and was almost swallowed up by the war.

oh, can't you not show German supermarket. I want to see showers products and household cleaners they use in Germany

Nationalism destroyed not only one of my home countries but both of them (I was born and raised in Austria and I am now a German national). In my youth, I watched my neighbor country tear itself apart. It is scary to watch all that bullshit in the media and thinking that it might happen again but this time in the US. And yes, nothing will ever change when people believe it is perfect already. And if you don't want to fall your country apart, your Goverment has to take way better care of your citizens. Better education instead of banning books, better working conditions and better health care. Otherwise the US will loose its edge in the long run and people will stop inventing things or getting new scientific developements.

Late to the party,, I know but I really feel for this young woman and it breaks my heart how troubled she is. She almost sounds like someone who was in a cult for a long time and finally realized that life doesn't have to be the way she was taught over and over again. I don't know what "the American dream" is even supposed to mean. Have enough money so you don't have to worry about health care and social stability and being able to afford a good education for your children? In the developed world, that is standard by now. Or does it mean earing more money than everyone else? What's the point of that? You need enough money to be able to afford the things you need and a few nice things you want to have. That's it. Everything else is just greed. Abd how can people who work in grocery stores or gas stations or waiters be unimportant? They are the ones keeping things running. But the most essential jobs are rarely be considered to be "important" bei snobby rich people ... until there is a shortage.

damn.. this is 2 years ago.... and it's still declining...

Bernie Sanders making a little more sense to you now, brother?

I have been working rolling shifts for 11 years now. Well, you can called and ask to cover a shift at times. But before you do that, you need to figure out if it is reasonable and the person you are calling still gets enough rest time. And then three things can happen: You can say no and then they have to figure out some other way or call another of your co-workers. You can say yes but then get off on a day you were originally scheduled for. Or if that wouldn't be possible, they have to pay you extra for your effords. Also "only 22 % of the women worked". Women always worked. But for much of history, they dodn't get payed at all for all the labour they did. It's not like all the housework, runnig errands, taking care of the children and organizing family life magically happend. That is hard work. And way more than 40 hours a week.

Who does he think he is he has NO IDEA what he's talking about in the UK every point he mentions are PROTECTIVE rights for citizens NOT what he is declaring as downfalls in our country's policies or RIGHTS!!

So sad

I guarantee those older people that don’t agree with socialised healthcare are probably very rich and don’t worry about their medical bills I can guarantee if their circumstances change they would change their mind very quickly

The remaining 23% of UK people not happy with NHS are the richest people who have private healthcare insurance or have money to pay their own medical bills

There is a giant misunderstanding every person employed or on benefits pays National Insurance that is how the government gets its money they don’t charge people actual extra taxation national insurance is a deduction from your wages or salary either weekly or monthly depending how your employer pays out you are given a national insurance number by applying for it that number is given to the hospital and your GP so they know you paid national insurance when you register and that is the way our healthcare system works

My mother got the worlds top doctors and medication for her breast cancer in the UK and cured her and I've got nothing but praise for the NHS.We haven't got the best healthcare system in the world but its not the worst either they gave me another 25 years with her.And she died just before Christmas but i wasn't that sad they gave me years i wouldn't of got if we we're living in America.But what do you expect when profit comes before your wellbeing and safety and its just out of control unfettered capilism..

As Brazillian sometimes when i was with throat inflamation or ear inflamation i'd rather go to a public hospital and wait for some hours to get a Benzetacil shot for free and be fine in one or two days than go to a private hospital using the health insurance from work and have to spend money buying medicine to wait five days until the medicine cure me.

In the last 22 years iv had 4 Gastro life saving ops and 1 hart valve replavment and another valve pached all with top quality German titanium due to allergies. I also had a 5 month stay in hospital 10 weeks in a hart hospital iv had 9 nights in HDU and 2 weeks in intencive cair. 22 years ago i was put on a special feed drip in a bag that back then cost £1k a day that was for 6 weeks. Iv had so meny hospital ambulance rids the paramedics always asks how my dog is. To get home iv had a medical air matress, extra steps built at each outside door including patio doors and handels, a wheelchair. Special food drinks, all my years of great meds and they are deliverd, all my food, rehab, all sorts of scans including multiple MRI's. I had 6 consultants and a profesor save my life 4 times. District nurses take bloods every 2 weeks for 3 years, i have also normaly had a private room even in the private wing of the hart hospital and meny meny week long or 2-3 night stays. Now i dont want to show off (im Brittish i couldnt even if i tried) BUT I WOULD BE DIED IF I WAS AMERICAN.the NHS is amazing, i have had 10 Strokes in the last 2 months and the last 2xi went into A&E within 20mins i was starting tests with the Stroke nurse, so this idea of waiting ages is rubbish if its serious they will get to you extreamily quicly. The hostitaps are also spotless. O.K.its not all perfect there coffee is terrible and i dont drink tea but the Cadburrys hot chocolate is great and the fish and chips with mushy peas is very good. Because iv not beenablt to work for 22 years all, ALL this has realy been FREE. The NHS is the best thing the UK has ever done that and stopping slavery.

I'm American & I've gone fully metric. I even use the 24 hour clock instead of the imperial 12 hour clock.