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No the UK does not make you wait weeks for broken bones. That would never make sense, because the bone would have healed in that time in the incorrect position,
by jahewson 15y ago
No the UK does not make you wait weeks for broken bones. That would never make sense, because the bone would have healed in that time in the incorrect position, and then require expensive surgery to re-set it. It's so obviously nonsense.
- jodrellblank 15y agoMaybe not habitually, but it's not unheard of. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2672411/Crippled-man-up-in-arms-over-NHS.html http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2672411/Crippled-m... Circumstances seem to be debatable, though.
- ktizo 15y agoIn the UK for serious broken bones is about half an hour to an hour, in my experience. Broken wrist, ribs, elbow, skull, pelvis and ankle, so far. I'd be broke or dead in many other countries by now. The inpatient care can be a bit hit and miss, but A&E is generally awesome.
- troels 15y agoEither you're seriously clumsy or you just have a really big portion of bad luck!
- ktizo 15y agoMore an ability to be exceptionally stupid when drunk.
- Tichy 15y agoNo offense, but wouldn't that imply that you are stupid when not drunk, as you consciously decide to get drunk?
- ktizo 15y agoI can be amazingly stupid when sober, this is true, especially for the first 30 minutes after waking up. But to really screw things up there is normally booze involved. As for consciously deciding to get drunk when sober, I normally decide to get tipsy. It is when I am tipsy that I decide to get absolutely hammered. But then again according to statistics, drinkers live longer, have more sex and have higher IQs than teetotallers, plus for most of human history it was one of the few sources of clean water, so is not an entirely stupid activity.
- darklajid 15y agoNow THAT explanation made me smile. I drink to that.