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>> In Japan I have had mixed experiences: Replace ‘Japan’ with ‘metro cities in India’ and its almost the same. I can’t still fathom why there would be no walk

>> In Japan I have had mixed experiences: Replace ‘Japan’ with ‘metro cities in India’ and its almost the same. I can’t still fathom why there would be no walk in facilities for ailments like cold. I still remember my shock when in US I realised from a colleague that for my cold I need to wait because I can’t walk in and need to take an appointment.

beefalo 7y ago
Walk in facilities do exist in the US, but wait times can be 2+ hours because the supply is so constrained.
greggman2 7y ago
I noticed recently in the USA places like Walgreens you can see a doctor for colds. That seems like a great idea to me. I guess that's similar in Thailand and maybe Malaysia.
desas 7y ago
What does a doctor do for a cold? In the UK and I wouldn't dream of going to the doctor's for a cold. You just wait it out don't you?
- jacobush 7y ago
  YES?! What the hell? Especially considering, the kind of sinus clearing pills which are forbidden (classed as a narcotic) in Sweden, they handed out in jars like candy at the US office.
- kelnos 7y ago
  I don't get this either. If I have a cold, I just take acetaminophen a couple times a day to suppress the symptoms until it goes away. Sure, if you're elderly or have an autoimmune deficiency, you may want to see a doc for everything, but that's not that common. (Amusingly, I was in London a few years ago and came down with a cold. One of my local colleagues told me about this amazing thing called paracetamol that was just magic and would make me feel better. I was astounded that we didn't have it back home in the US... until I looked it up and realized it's just acetaminophen under a different name.)
broknbottle 7y ago
There's no reason to visit a doctor for the common cold. Stay home and get some rest.. Do you take your car to the dealer or local mechanic to put air and washer fluid in your car?
- g4omingron 7y ago
  >There's no reason to visit a doctor for the common cold. That's such an american thing to say. A flu can be swine flu and fever can be Malaria or Dangue and one day delay can mean losing your life, so people in many parts of the world take fever and flu seriously.
  - dagw 7y ago
    A common cold and a flu are two different things.

beefalo 7y ago

Walk in facilities do exist in the US, but wait times can be 2+ hours because the supply is so constrained.

greggman2 7y ago

I noticed recently in the USA places like Walgreens you can see a doctor for colds. That seems like a great idea to me. I guess that's similar in Thailand and maybe Malaysia.

desas 7y ago

What does a doctor do for a cold? In the UK and I wouldn't dream of going to the doctor's for a cold. You just wait it out don't you?

jacobush 7y ago
YES?! What the hell? Especially considering, the kind of sinus clearing pills which are forbidden (classed as a narcotic) in Sweden, they handed out in jars like candy at the US office.
kelnos 7y ago
I don't get this either. If I have a cold, I just take acetaminophen a couple times a day to suppress the symptoms until it goes away. Sure, if you're elderly or have an autoimmune deficiency, you may want to see a doc for everything, but that's not that common. (Amusingly, I was in London a few years ago and came down with a cold. One of my local colleagues told me about this amazing thing called paracetamol that was just magic and would make me feel better. I was astounded that we didn't have it back home in the US... until I looked it up and realized it's just acetaminophen under a different name.)

broknbottle 7y ago

There's no reason to visit a doctor for the common cold. Stay home and get some rest.. Do you take your car to the dealer or local mechanic to put air and washer fluid in your car?

g4omingron 7y ago
>There's no reason to visit a doctor for the common cold. That's such an american thing to say. A flu can be swine flu and fever can be Malaria or Dangue and one day delay can mean losing your life, so people in many parts of the world take fever and flu seriously.
- dagw 7y ago
  A common cold and a flu are two different things.