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IbogaProject

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22. I got one on you
Mon Jun 24, 2024, 06:16 PM
Jun 2024

I spent a whole month in a Dutch hospital. 18, 19 days in icu. I had double staff pneumonia. Then two more weeks in a regular room. The entire bill was under 20,000 Euros, in 2001. The bill got canceled before I ever finished getting the travel policy to pay for it. No system is perfect but just getting to treating everyone without worrying too much about the bill really streamlines health care. The only real reason national health care never passed here is racism, that is what stopped it in the 40s. Them the GOP then took over the southern bigot cohort after that and are still opposing it.

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The part about the public schools really got to me as senseandsensibility Jun 2024 #1
Agree orangecrush Jun 2024 #2
I've always wondered about America's Schools.... essaynnc Jun 2024 #28
Since education is managed by states, and within states, by districts, soldierant Jun 2024 #61
Go watch Michael Moore's "Where to invade next"! NGeorgian Jun 2024 #47
I was about to recommend that. It's a real eye-opener. kskiska Jun 2024 #75
Maybe everyone "hates" the Dutch a bit because it really is a very wealthy place bucolic_frolic Jun 2024 #3
Danish, not Dutch we can do it Jun 2024 #9
wow, you'd think i'd have that figured out by now bucolic_frolic Jun 2024 #12
It happens to all of us. Actually, my neighbor is Dutch. Wonderful lady and indeed "thrifty." dameatball Jun 2024 #50
Denmark is up here (I live in Sweden) in Scandinavia, not the Low Countries (Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg). Celerity Jun 2024 #70
Sweden? That's where they make all those watches and have abominable snow critters Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2024 #82
Yes, homegirl Jun 2024 #100
The Dutch have it pretty great too. viva la Jun 2024 #51
They saw their doors in half. Sneederbunk Jun 2024 #79
And they invite you out and make you pay for your own dinner! viva la Jun 2024 #90
Dutch are awful people too Metaphorical Jun 2024 #53
but those Dutch pancakes EastBayGuy Jun 2024 #60
As punishment for their great intelligence and demeanor, I sent my sons to study in the Netherlands Mr. Ected Jun 2024 #85
In that Amsterdam museum, on the floor with the Rembrandts... viva la Jun 2024 #91
Netherlands own huge parts of the US Traurigkeit Jun 2024 #55
The Danes are not perfect. They have mistreated the native Inuit population of colonized Greenland. barbaraann Jun 2024 #4
Oh, not perfect. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #6
I bet they don't pass laws stating that mistreatment can't be taught in public schools. paleotn Jun 2024 #26
I do know all of that. barbaraann Jun 2024 #63
How have homegirl Jun 2024 #65
Here's an excerpt from one article: barbaraann Jun 2024 #89
Thank you for this information, homegirl Jun 2024 #96
You're welcome, but I'm sorry it is so sad for you. barbaraann Jun 2024 #97
Then you'll spend all of your time horrified. paleotn Jun 2024 #93
I do spend a lot time worrying and being horrified, but I have tried to make the world better my entire adult life. barbaraann Jun 2024 #94
Yes, homegirl Jun 2024 #98
Thank you! barbaraann Jun 2024 #99
Years ago Oprah (yes, I know) interviewed a few Danish women asking about how 'happy' Denmark is..... CurtEastPoint Jun 2024 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Jun 2024 #8
The really wealthy person who brought us such wonderful influences like Dr Phil and Dr Oz? TheKentuckian Jun 2024 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Jun 2024 #21
Jenny Mc Carthy --the anti-vax queen rpannier Jun 2024 #40
Because that is exactly what reichwingers would call them. It needed to be asked, and it allowed a perfect response. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2024 #20
She was asking on behalf of the undereducated & brainwashed American masses... Hekate Jun 2024 #46
THIS orangecrush Jun 2024 #10
Even their leaders will tell us they are NOT Socialist countries. oldsoftie Jun 2024 #72
Belgian health care for foreigners is worth mentioning. LAS14 Jun 2024 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 2024 #17
Ain't that the truth.. Butterflylady Jun 2024 #37
Over??? On! nilram Jun 2024 #67
I got one on you IbogaProject Jun 2024 #22
Haha malaise Jun 2024 #11
But their tennis player's shorts are too short spooky3 Jun 2024 #14
You win the thread with malaise Jun 2024 #15
Hee hee! And you might like this: Rublev surprises a fan spooky3 Jun 2024 #19
That was as lovely malaise Jun 2024 #23
My ex is from Denmark and he always wore a speedo for swimming (which he did a lot of) Bev54 Jun 2024 #35
I view speedos for men as essentially the same as most swimwear for spooky3 Jun 2024 #39
The male vs female minimal bathing suit Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #77
I agree with you about the sexism inherent in depictions thucythucy Jun 2024 #86
Visited Copenhagen and a couple smaller towns a few years ago- lovely place Fiendish Thingy Jun 2024 #13
As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. paleotn Jun 2024 #31
Sounds like a real s hole country alright. Evolve Dammit Jun 2024 #71
Sounds like the People's Republic of Scandinavia has indoctrinated you, citizen. LudwigPastorius Jun 2024 #18
That's just how I remember it! Drum Jun 2024 #24
People who say they hated going to Denmark most likely saw The Little Mermaid Warpy Jun 2024 #25
Silly person -- she's green Hekate Jun 2024 #48
Sea water has turned her more black Warpy Jun 2024 #52
She's Danish. There's sketches of mer-people across the Seven Seas, wherever humans are seafarers Hekate Jun 2024 #56
The story is Danish Warpy Jun 2024 #58
Whatever version makes you happy. The author was a Dane with a tragic frame of mind... Hekate Jun 2024 #59
Choose Marcuse Jun 2024 #73
HAHAHAHA! Warpy Jun 2024 #84
How about the men - were they beautiful, too? nt GenThePerservering Jun 2024 #27
I'd move to Copenhagen in a flash if I had the means lanlady Jun 2024 #29
I know, right! It's awful! denvine Jun 2024 #30
This post was self-deleted prior to posting. n/t spike jones Jun 2024 #32
Well, when you put it that way... calimary Jun 2024 #33
Our son and d-i-l just got back from Copenhagen. I think they're ready to move there. OMGWTF Jun 2024 #34
Homogeneous populations. Everyone is seen as "family". When "outsiders", ie. marybourg Jun 2024 #36
Yup, love their model of government/living. Joinfortmill Jun 2024 #38
Some of their most popular TV dramas are also shown here in Germany DFW Jun 2024 #68
The sad part is American propaganda that we are the best of everything... Dan Jun 2024 #41
+1 orangecrush Jun 2024 #104
Looking at Portugal. My family is from there. onecaliberal Jun 2024 #42
Looks like you get it orangecrush Jun 2024 #54
Disney didn't steal the Little Mermaid... brooklynite Jun 2024 #43
I have heard it said that there is something rotten in the state of Denmark... Silent3 Jun 2024 #44
You see these things posted from time to time. DFW Jun 2024 #45
I wasn't all that clear if overweight person meant no overweight women Iris Jun 2024 #57
Since half the American tourists you see here are... DFW Jun 2024 #62
"Trump-like asses." That's a classic. Enjoyed your posts above on Denmark. Silent Type Jun 2024 #81
It's easy to spend a week somewhere, love it, and declare it paradise on earth DFW Jun 2024 #88
The male gaze tends to be selective GenThePerservering Jun 2024 #64
Right, there's positives and negatives of any country. Elessar Zappa Jun 2024 #102
Tusind Tak! Fritz Walter Jun 2024 #49
don't remind me of the dark italian bread from qvickly. pansypoo53219 Jun 2024 #66
Denmark is one of the best places to live on the planet, but the quora post is far too simplistic & leaves out too much Celerity Jun 2024 #69
Cool TV Prime Minister Kid Berwyn Jun 2024 #74
My favorite part is about schools Wild blueberry Jun 2024 #76
The most incredible pastry shops on the planet bif Jun 2024 #78
... orangecrush Jun 2024 #103
Yeah, well, that Hamlet guy was nuts. dchill Jun 2024 #80
The Denmark Meade ain't bad ... mbusby Jun 2024 #83
Denmark pamdb Jun 2024 #87
The entirety of my Dutch knowledge comes from Austin Powers NickB79 Jun 2024 #92
I almost got run over by a bicycle in Copenhagen Retrograde Jun 2024 #95
Sigh! Sounds like paradise. Can we get that here? brush Jun 2024 #101
Post removed Post removed Feb 2025 #105
goodbye KS Toronado Feb 2025 #106
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