[pixelbill]

I'm planning on visiting to get some dental work done in the coming months. I have a lot of issues and have never been able to afford proper work here in the US. To get the work done I need here would be in excess of $50,000 but my friend in Taiwan said it would cost at most $1,000 there.

Every time in the past I suggested something like that to my current dentist they had the same reaction, basically: "Oh I would never do that! You're going to get an infection and/or they are going to do such bad work that no dentist here in the US will want to touch you afterwards."

Doctors in the US are so arrogant, thinking they are the best in the world because they are the most expensive. I would love to move to Taiwan, but I suffer miserably in the jungle weather (hence why I am going in winter).

Edit: As someone with chronic health issues in the US, I have a laundry list of horror stories about doctors here. They are far, far from the best in the world.

[christophilus]

As a U.S. based software engineer, I can say that medicine is not the only sector that has over-priced professionals. I get paid a ridiculously high salary compared with my European counterparts. I've honestly always wanted to move to Europe, but the salaries here keep me from doing so. I don't understand how the U.S. gets away with it, to be honest.

With a global economy, I don't understand how we manage to stay competitive. Same goes for Silicon Valley vs the rest of the U.S. I don't understand how there can be such a price differential, and yet the most pricey places seem to win economically.