Different expectation and I respect both approaches. I'm accustomed to the EU version of it and I expect the doctor to tell me what to do and my defence against

Different expectation and I respect both approaches. I'm accustomed to the EU version of it and I expect the doctor to tell me what to do and my defence against bad advice is getting a second opinion. In Turkey, where I lived for quite a while, the modus operandi is that you go to the hospital to demand something. If the government ones don't make you happy you go to the private one and they will pour all the tests you can handle. Once I thought I'm having a heart attack and rushed to the ER in a private hospital. Turns out I'm just a bit dehydrated, so drinking water would do it but the doctor asked me if I would like an IV. I was appalled because my expectation is that if I need an IV the doc should just do it, he should't ask me. I asked if I need it, he said it's not necessary but can speed up the recovery. It turns out, Turks like to go to the hospital to get an IV when they don't feel very well, they just like that a professional is taking care of them even if they don't actually need a medical intervention and they will get better spontaneously as they rest and the private hospitals provide this service. I like the European way better.