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Only in America would somebody think twice about seeing doctor after being struck by lightning.
by effbott 13y ago
Only in America would somebody think twice about seeing doctor after being struck by lightning.
- sneak 13y agoThere's a whole lot of hyperbole here. There are lots of places that this holds true.
- javert 13y agoYes, but we should be completely ashamed that our medical system is so poor in every way. I mean, who are we comparing to, Zimbabwe? I personally am in favor of copying the (excellent and very effective) veterinary model for our human medical care, not continuing to copy the model that was used for governing the Soviet Union.
- brightsize 13y agoRight, like when the patient gets really sick, or care uncomfortably expensive, he/she gets the Magic Needle.
- effbott 13y agoYeah, it was really meant as more of a dark joke than a serious point. But it does make you wonder what people consider "serious enough" to warrant a trip to the hospital, given that medical costs are so high.
- TillE 13y agoIt's only a very small exaggeration if we consider the context of HN, which almost always addresses middle-class people in developed nations.
- Florin_Andrei 13y ago> There are lots of places that this holds true. Yes. See: banana republics.
- ricardobeat 13y agoFor example? I can't think of anyone other place where needing medical assistance is the opposite of winning the lottery.