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I've been legally threatened twice by a German restaurant on google for leaving a 3 star review on the basis that it damages their ability to do business. Pret

I've been legally threatened twice by a German restaurant on google for leaving a 3 star review on the basis that it damages their ability to do business. Pretty ridiculous... . Google required me to post proof I had been there, but that didn't stop the Restaurant threatening a second time...

blacklion 4y ago
My wife's brother, who lives in Munich, say, that it is impossible to leave bad review for doctor or hospital, because here is court decision, that patient is not qualified (doesn't have education and training) to distinguish good medical service from bad one!
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  >that patient is not qualified (doesn't have education and training) to distinguish good medical service from bad one! This statement seems true for the vast majority of patients (although not the part where government prevents people from sharing their thoughts).
  - lostlogin 4y ago
    I work in healthcare. If you want to cause a massive, expensive and all consuming drama, physically hurt someone and then tell them that they are wrong and you didn’t. It’s surprisingly how often this is done.
    - lotsofpulp 4y ago
      I was referring more to a patient not being able to discern whether or not a certain diagnosis or treatment plan is the best option, just as they would not be able to with a car mechanic.
      - lostlogin 4y ago
        Oh for sure, sorry. I was more meaning that from the patient’s perspective, it’s hard to tell the difference. It helps that I live in NZ where you can’t sue very easily for injury, and most medical errors are covered by a national insurance scheme which applies to everyone.
  - blacklion 4y ago
    Patient could have second opinion, for example. When one doctor says "it is some muscular spasm, take painkiller and wait" and other one remove stones from my ureter (true story), I know that first one didn't give me good medical service, for sure.
  - blacklion 4y ago
    Or if doctor starts to speak about homeopathy, osteopathy, thin energies, some concepts from ayurveda (one doctor in expensive clinic with good reputation to my ginger wife: "You are red-haired, so you warm woman, you need to shift your diet that and this"), you don't need to be MD to understand, that it is bullshit, and this doctor is not very good one.
_0ffh 4y ago
Someone do that to me, I remove it and create a 2 star review. The only way to discourage such behaviour is negative consequences.

blacklion 4y ago

My wife's brother, who lives in Munich, say, that it is impossible to leave bad review for doctor or hospital, because here is court decision, that patient is not qualified (doesn't have education and training) to distinguish good medical service from bad one!

lotsofpulp 4y ago
>that patient is not qualified (doesn't have education and training) to distinguish good medical service from bad one! This statement seems true for the vast majority of patients (although not the part where government prevents people from sharing their thoughts).
- lostlogin 4y ago
  I work in healthcare. If you want to cause a massive, expensive and all consuming drama, physically hurt someone and then tell them that they are wrong and you didn’t. It’s surprisingly how often this is done.
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    I was referring more to a patient not being able to discern whether or not a certain diagnosis or treatment plan is the best option, just as they would not be able to with a car mechanic.
    - lostlogin 4y ago
      Oh for sure, sorry. I was more meaning that from the patient’s perspective, it’s hard to tell the difference. It helps that I live in NZ where you can’t sue very easily for injury, and most medical errors are covered by a national insurance scheme which applies to everyone.
- blacklion 4y ago
  Patient could have second opinion, for example. When one doctor says "it is some muscular spasm, take painkiller and wait" and other one remove stones from my ureter (true story), I know that first one didn't give me good medical service, for sure.
- blacklion 4y ago
  Or if doctor starts to speak about homeopathy, osteopathy, thin energies, some concepts from ayurveda (one doctor in expensive clinic with good reputation to my ginger wife: "You are red-haired, so you warm woman, you need to shift your diet that and this"), you don't need to be MD to understand, that it is bullshit, and this doctor is not very good one.

_0ffh 4y ago

Someone do that to me, I remove it and create a 2 star review. The only way to discourage such behaviour is negative consequences.