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"This is not just US but whole of the west seems to have the exact same attitude" The slowness you describe has not been my experience in many European countries. It really depends on how the healthcare system is designed to work. I was pretty surprised when I went to China and I could just go to a doctor's office without an appointment, stand in a queue, stick out my tongue, get a diagnosis within ten seconds, and be sent out with a handful of random colorful pills wrapped in paper. Yes, this was, in fact, a real doctor's office, and I did take the pills. I have no idea what they were or did, if anything at all. I also did enjoy the phone-ordered house visits from nurses in Indonesia when I got Bali belly, although that is probably a result of low labor cost more than anything else. And the poop tests I received a few hours later weren't all that helpful. Oh, I have "amoebas," that's very useful, thanks. All told, I'm happy I usually live in Western Europe. Relatively expensive, but high-quality, fast healthcare without the constant risk of going bankrupt when something unfortunate happens. |