Graham Family Reacts to How BIG is the USA Actually?
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- Graham Family Reacts to How BIG is the USA Actually?
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Retired ER nurse here.
1. NO emergency room can refuse to treat you ... with or without insurance. It's a HUGE violation and the hohospital would be fined $75,000
2. Depending on the reason you're treated will dictate the cost.
3. You WON'T be arrested
4. You can set up a payment plan ... you can pay as little as $25 per month, so long as you make payments no one will say a thing.
5. Hospitals are mandated by law to provide "indigent care" ... to those who can't pay. My old hospital used to provide $300 million a year in free health care
6. They won't hold you hostage if you can't pay.
7. Little known fact, if the bill isn't astronomical. Tge ER will give a 50% discount for cash or credit
8. It's best to get travel insurance with medical coverage
I hope they see this! Thank you for sharing this information.
In other countries you don’t need a 12-point plan to obtain medical treatment and pay for it. You just go the to hospital, receive payment and leave.
I required emergency treatment in Japan on two occasions. On the first, I rolled up to a hospital followed an off-road motorcycle accident. They looked so worried when I told them I had no insurance. I received stitches and medication and paid about $80 before walking out the door. Years later, I cut my foot in a Tokyo subway station and was bleeding profusely. In the ambulance the EMTs looked so concerned when they learned I had no insurance. When we arrived at the hospital, a doctor and two nurses were standing outside and waiting for me! Got some stitches and medicine. The they sent me to the billing department. I pulled $80 out my wallet to settle the entire bill, including the ambulance ride.
Two answer one of your questions, America has far worse health outcomes than all the other industrialized countries with much more affordable healthcare systems. Most Americans don’t understand what a bad deal they are getting, because most have never been outside this enormous country and are painfully uninterested in taking a look at what’s out there.
@@Greg-om2hbsorry, my taxes can’t pay for everything.
@@Greg-om2hbYou're absolutely talking out your ass pal.
@GrahamFamilyReacts
When you think about New York, remember that New York City and the rest of New York are very different. It's like going to Dallas and thinking you've seen Texas.
so True, New York City is a trash heap compared to the rest of the state, I subject Upstate NY they got good food, friendly people, and small lakes and lots of woods to play in.
@@Darkphoenix3450 Found the one that wasnt tough enough to handle the city and had to move back home
It's not about not being tough enough to live in NYC. It's not wanting to live in an overcrowded and trashy area.
True but at the end of the day we still all one✊🏽 i live in Albany, my dad is from Brooklyn, and my mom is from Buffalo. Got family all over the state and I think thats the beauty of NY
@@jackhernandez4168 all one but not by choice, upstate NY try to breakaway, but NYC won't let them.
I just moved from Colorado to New York this past weekend and it was a 29 hour drive. From Colorado to California is 15 hours. You never realize how big this country is until you have to drive it.
Thank you for saying American people are so friendly and welcoming, the majority of people here are pretty friendly. One word of advice, get travel health insurance. 💜
Definitely look in to travel insurance if you come to the US. I was in a car accident in 2003 and spent three days in the ICU. Between the helicopter transport and three days of ICU it was over $300,000. Insurance companies are the reason medical costs are so crazy here.
Yes! Health care costs are crazy. In my husband's two year struggle with Leukemia, the total bill ended up to be 3.1 million.
It's really insane how much they charge for everything. My mom used to go over peoples itemized hospital bills to help them dispute at least some of the charges. She started doing after my grandmother was in the hospital and my my noticed charges for different items made of latex which my grandmother was allergic to so they couldn't have used. @@lorismith6174
Healthcare is so expensive here because it's the best on planet earth!
And its because the best doctors in the world are in the US. Most jobs provide health insurance but i personally never heard of someone i know left w a crazy bill who didnt have insurance. however i know it happens and its very unfortunate. def wouldnt trade our healthcare system for canadas or uk tho. The main problem is pharma because they can set crazy high prices for medicine, equipment, etc.. which i think there should be price regulations to make it more affordable
It's expensive because government is trying to run it, and they are doing a piss poor job of it. Government tying the hands of insurance, lawyers with malpractice insurance claims, and big pharma in bed with our politicians are the reason. Think OBAMA CARE. It's a cluster fv ck. You can get your dog a operated on for $1,000, but not a human? Yeah, it's a bit different, but not much.
A Texan here, and a recommendation I would suggest before coming would be to familiarize yourself a little with some driving laws and the tendencies of the people that live in whichever state you visit. There are lots of videos that make it less tedious than reading a guide, and other people from foreign nations that visit have said it has helped them. This isn't an advertisement at all, but there is a family from Britain (Mr. H. and Friends) who have recently visited Texas and rented a car while they were here and they watched some videos to give them a condensed education about basic rules. Depending on the area and state(s) you plan to visit, driving rules and even unwritten rules (etiquette) of the drivers can vary pretty significantly. Sorry for the long comment, but I want your family to have the best time and experience here when you come, and most of all, be safe.
About the healthcare situation - yes it sucks here - BUT if you guys are here and something serious happens (God forbid) - DO NOT hesitate to go to the emergency room. They won't turn you away for not having money. They might send you a big bill afterwards but if you can't pay it, you can't pay it... nothing really happens other than possibly affecting your credit score but I am not even sure about that. Also a lot of hospitals have "charity" programs where if you can show how much money you make and meet certain lower income thresholds, you can have your bill either dramatically reduced or covered completely. So don't ever let the "it's too expensive" mindset or fear of getting hit with a large bill ever scare you away from getting emergency treatment if it is necessary.
All anyone visiting the USA needs do is buy is travel medical insurance in advance. It is cheap and sold by airlines and travel agencies.
I can't tell you how many people go to the ER for "free" pregnancy tests. True story.
I'm a touring musician from Indiana and I can say as someone who has driven all over the Eastern and Midwestern US that I have driven as much as twenty hours to do a show in central Texas and eight of those hours was in Tezas itself. If you drive non stop from NYC to LA only to stop for gas and restroom it'd take four days.
If you drive nonstop from La to NYC without sleeping it takes about 48 hours or two days. The record is close to 30 hours driving very illegally. If you sleep minimally you can drive it in three days.
We took a school trip when I was younger from my hometown in south Texas to El Paso. 12 hour drive…all Texas.
@@k16gt22yeah but that record was also done Midway through covid when there was next to no traffic at all
@@devynlich00The highways were still the highways.
I'm American retired solder but I'm also From there by blood. You all are welcome in my home anytime. Missouri USA
Kat looked more comfortable this time. Great work as always.
If you tell someone they look "uncomfortable"...do you think it'll make the person feel better? Or more uncomfortable?!..let's see if you have 5th grade level of critical thought...it's you purposely making the person feels worst not better so why not be NICE say something nice instead of being MEAN so that the person feels comfortable to begin with....this is common sense basic logic which you learn as a child wow smh
@@sweetdulcesunshinenyc there is always one. You clearly have the thought process of a potato. I am simply replying to Jono and what he has said in several videos on how she and he were both extremely uncomfortable. If you do not like it to bad skip rocks.
Kudos to Garin for trying to pinpoint Chicago because he saw a Native American image on the USA map. It probably represented a collective area where there is a large population of Native Americans. But… he wasn’t wrong either. Chicago wasn’t that far away. His Chicago Blackhawks are helping to educate him. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
It's North and South Dakota, they do have large reservations of Sioux, Dakota etc, but Chicago is 800 miles away from that area.
I wouldn’t worry about having to use the US healthcare system if something happens while visiting. You could apply for some sort of hardship assistance, but it’s not like you’d get arrested for nonpayment. Not sure how credit ratings work in Slovakia, but besides that, you may get an annoying call from a collections agency. Just tell them not to call again and they’re not supposed to. And yes, we have excellent healthcare. Rich people from countries with government funded healthcare travel here for care because the wait times in their countries are so long, you could be a goner before getting the care you need.
To be fair they would be out of the country by the time it's time to make payments, I highly doubt they would have Slovakia issue an arrest warrant, then have them extradited ( if there's even an extradition treaty/not paying even in the Article II) and then pay for a plane to bring them here.
@@AnitaPaynter you can’t get arrested for not paying a bill.
@@lisazaccardimeunier8378 Exactly. Debtors prison was never a thing here in the states. You can't be locked up for not being able to pay a debt. You also will never be refused care at a hospital for your inability to pay. I've heard stories of Americans traveling in other countries who were refused treatment until the medical fee was paid in advance. I would be more nervous about needing medical care in any other country in the world before America.
They can get travel insurance...
@@kathleenchilcote9127 good point 👍
The reason healthcare is so expensive in the US is because of the research we do and then share with the rest of the world. We basically subsidize the entire globe with new medicines and medical equipment. We also have tons or people who come to the US and can't pay for it. And we have laws that people can't be turned away from hospitals for not being able to pay. So when we go to the doctor, we are paying for all the people who can't pay.
No, it's due to greedy insurance companies with vastly bloated bureaucracies. More than 3/4 of the people working in the medical field are paper pushers, not care providers.
@@gotham61 That is complete nonsense. There is nothing more inefficient than government. Nothing. Government is designed to be inefficient. American healthcare isn't more costly because of a lack of government.
That and big business think that also means massive profits for them
Another user already said, but when he was describing the multiple types of environments including rainforest and arctic, yes, that is ALL in America.
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@@SkewtLilbttm
Yep
Well that is also true of Canada.
The best example I can give: you mentioned that you drove for 19 hours going to Croatia...you can leave El Paso Texas heading East and drive for almost 19 hours and still not leave Texas....good luck and look forward to seeing y'all come across the big pond.
Kat is very beautiful and strikes me as a very smart and kind woman. You are very lucky to have such a lovely family.
Very Beautiful!!!!!!?????? Very average maybe. Definitely not ugly, but definitely not "very beautiful".
@@Gunner53-OKShame on you and stfu. No one asked you.
First viewer 😀When the narrator was describing the different types of environments, YES that was all in the USA. Great reaction again and thank you Kat for joining again. Such an amazing family.
Alot of people with RVs just park out of the way at Walmart. Got everything you need right there. And Walmart doesn't mind. Plus there everywhere
Indeed
Nope not first
No little girl you re not first ...just a baby wanting attention
You can’t be turned away from an emergency room at a hospital. If you go in there with a serious injury, they will help you they’re not going to just turn you away because you can’t make a payment. Don’t worry about that.
I'm sorry Kat ran into some rude people in the check out line. Unfortunately, that happens in the US too. Aholes are everywhere it seems. They are the one thing we can't seem to repel. 😂. Like flies to honey. They go after the kindest of us as they see our own kindness as weakness.
I also have the feeling that rudeness, littering, and other bad stuff really went up since the COVID times. It's almost like a lot of people forgot their manners while separated from society for that time and never got them back!
I live in Connecticut and have traveled unp and down the east coast, across to Ohio, went to San Francisco, also to San Antonio Texas. Love it
Would be so glad to offer your family free place to stay for 3 weeks. PLEASE FAMILY COME TO MISSISSIPPI!
Thanks Kat for joining. Your children are a blessing to many. Great Otherly upbring. You have done fabulously bring them up respectful with humiliation and humour. Awesome kids. God bless your whole family.
I’m from Michigan and went to my brothers university graduation ceremony in Houghton, Michigan in the upper peninsula from where we live in the lower peninsula and it took us 10 hours to get there. The U.S is definitely a big country. This was when I was a child as well and I couldn’t believe it.
Keep alcohol wipes handy. When sniffed they decrease the nausea.
I can tell you that will not happen. The United States doesn't turn you away if you can't afford to pay. They will take care of you no matter what!!!!
Hope Leia feels better. Keep the videos coming.
Insurance companies are a huge problem with how much we have to pay for health care. There is travel insurance that you should look into when you really start planning. You should show Kat the videos of the state parks and best beaches. An RV is a great idea because you can drive and live out of it but that can get REALLY expensive as well. There's a youtuber, Eva zu Beck, who has a video or two of renting an RV for traveling the US as well as just traveling in her Range Rover or similar car that you should check out.
Well done Jono, what a turn around for your channel. I am totally gobsmacked. I was watching your channel "a foreigner in Slovakia" and boy...within a year you became totally obsessed with the USA. And your American subscribers are so generous and you seem much happier. Living in Slovakia is still better than living in South Africa. There are pros and cons everywhere in every country. I thought that you would be able to adapt and learn Slovak language by now, but it just shows how finding the right people who can understand you and speak the same language is important in life. hahahahah I can not believe it. Truly. In 10 years time it will be American JONO's family living in the wild rescued by the Raney family 😅😅😆😆All the best.
Ok, as a TEXAN from San Antonio, I can tell you that if you find San Antonio on a TEXAS map, it’s deep in the heart of TEXAS and if you want to drive wherever out of state, it’s HUNDREDS of miles IN ANY direction just to get to the state line! It feels like that’s half trip distance wise because it usually is! Ha Ha! Our state is HUMUNGOUS! Thank goodness we literally have the best roadways in the world. Not an exaggeration at all. Our highway system is second to none because we Need It! I love this place with all my heart. I am TEXAN! 😁👍
San Antonio also has about two and half million people by itself!
Never be worried about being arrested in the US for owing money. It's illegal to be arrested for debt.
I myself live several kilometers away from the nearest town, and that town is rather small. I go outside and see stars wild animals, trees etc.
Hope your whole family can make it here to the US soon, I think you will love it. You should be able to check with your US embassy and they can help you know what types of insurance you will need.
You mentioned an RV, there is a young woman from Poland who has a channel on UA-cam, can't recall the name or channel but I am sure you can find it through a search. She spent several months in the US driving from Texas to Alaska. She rented an RV for two days and posted a video about her experience. You might want to look at that as it discussed the costs.
The country is huge, I have driven from Michigan to Nevada several times and the trip takes about 2 twelve hour driving days. So keep that in mind, places are not as close as you might think.
To fully experience America, you might want to travel through several states. You could go along the east coast from New York to Florida. Or you could do Texas to the Midwest or some other varient. Best advice is plan well as there is much to see.
Eva zu Beck. Fascinating woman with a really thoughtful outlook regarding her travels. I second checking out her channel!
Coming over to the U.S. will be costly as you know, but the experience will change your lives for the better, especially the kids outlook on life and opportunity. Love the new channel!
All the great doctores are in USA , whare live we have some of the best of the best
It always blows my mind to see how scared people are of America sometimes
Health costs are how they are here because of the privatization of drug companies and insurance companies being able to dismiss claims at will. I'm not too fond of the healthcare system here, but I believe the people will one day get together, forget about divisional politics, and stand united to change the system so it works for all of us. Just my goofy thoughts. Kat, you are a terrific Mom!
What drug companies were 'government' Now from C-V treatment, government paid Pf. and Mod. for 600 millions doses. Those 2 companies own yours (most all) Congresspersons a___!
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Garin, here is something to wrap your head around. There are single buildings in New York City that have their own zip code(post code).
I am so excited to see Kats reactions and shock to these videos!! Thank you for coming along!!
I’m a bit suspicious of the 500,000 dollar medical bills for a snake bite. But medical bills are quite high. I’m from Texas. It is against the law for a hospital to turn you away if you don’t have insurance or money. Unless it’s a private hospital. County hospitals will be your best bet.
Yeah that doesn't sound right. My ex-husband had a triple bypass for $250,000.
It was more than likely due to the cost of anti-venom. Sometimes you have to have it flown in from another state and depending on the actual snakes, the anti venom costs are astronomical due to either being rare, how easily it can be acquired from the snake and how much venom the snake actually produces. To get anti-venom you have to milk the snakes, which means gathering the venom from the fangs which can then be turned into anti-venom. Very hard and dangerous work.
Our healthcare is top notch. I had ambulance, EKG, X-ray, the full work up plus prescription and it cost me $42 out of pocket. When I didn’t have a job and needed healthcare and an overnight stay, plus aftercare with 3rd degree burns it cost $0 as I was covered by state insurance. It was the same service as if I were rich. This is In Wisconsin
I’ve heard you can get really good travelers insurance before coming for your trip. Def. something to look into as part of the planning.
There are many species of venomous snakes throughout the USA, and many species of non-venomous snakes such as Garter, King... but if you're in Southeastern and see snakes chances are they're poisonous such as Water Moccasins, and Rattlesnakes are definitely a don't play with or catch for fun thing. I heard young man say he enjoys catching snakes down by water so unless he knows what kind of snake it is he shouldn't mess with it.
Yes, if you come to Texas all four types of venomous snakes live in Texas. Most of the bites in the US occur when people are catching and messing with snakes. The other thing to watch out for is walking around at dusk, because the snakes can be out soaking up the warmth.
And then there s the venomous politicians
If you're not into big cities and prefer the outdoors, I would actually suggest visiting states like Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, etc. over Texas. Go check out Yellowstone in Wyoming, Canyonlands, Moab, Zion in Utah, Grand Canyon in Arizona, etc. That would be a much more fun trip (especially by RV) than just Texas, IMO.
Colorado!
I was living in Texas and we decided to take a road trip to Colorado. It was going to take 14 hours to get out of Texas... before we even got to another state. NY, on the other hand is only about 7.5 hours from West to East.
It’s easy to think of driving to so many places, and you specifically mentioned Texas but always plan first. Example - I once lived in West Texas El Paso. My brother lived in Houston. Our sister lived outside Los Angeles, California. The distance from me to my brothers home, never leaving the state, was just 25 miles less than to my sister in California. That’s crossing New Mexico and Arizona before the desert in California to reach L.A. Plan trips carefully!
My mother lived in Oklahoma City and got into a car accident. She was married to a physician and had excellent insurance but the cost was still HUGE. They charged her $1 for each Tylenol for example. They charged her for Kleenex , for everything!! God how I love Canada! 🇨🇦🖖🏻
Drivng around the US is exhausting and very time consuming. I lived in El Paso Texas (far west), my friend and i drove to Connecticut. We left early in the AM, drove all day, spent the first night STILL IN TEXAS. The next day, we drove all day and made it through about 5 states. We got to her parent's house by noon on the 3rd day. It seems easy, like "we can just pop over there", then you're stuck in the car for days.
Most treatment in the US is top notch my wife had a failing liver due to autoimmune disease and they found her a liver within 6 weeks. she had the transplant and I got a call from the ER every 2 hours to update me. the waiting area was right outside the ICU and I was able to see her under sedation as she was being taken back. I was able to speak with the surgeon immediately following the surgery. University hospitals are by far the best ones to go to if you need help in the US most of them specialize in one thing or another. my wifes liver was completely covered by our insurance. her medications are all covered and we were able to get that through the University the hospital found a way to make it free of charge. so keep in mind our medical may be expensive but when you get treated in the US your chances of success are nearly 5 times greater with risky operations. the US is also the leading nation when it comes to laparoscopic surgery. stuff that use to be major operations can be done in a day now with a 2 inch incision.
To put it in perspective, if you put the UK east to west in Texas you would still have to travel another 180 miles east to reach Louisiana. Slovakia to Croatia is like going from Wa DC to Mrtyle Beach S. Carolina .
When I was a kid, my parents drove from North Carolina to California. I was very young so I don't remember most of the trip. Years later, my dad was talking about that trip & told me that it took him almost 3 days to drive through Texas (the widest part of the state). He drove about 8 hours a day, stopping for meals, fuel, & overnight stays in roadside motels.
Back in the early 90's, My (ex) husband and I once drove from California to Pennsylvania. We took turns while the other slept so it was almost nonstop driving, with only meal breaks & refueling. We stopped for one overnight stay in Oklahoma (out of sheer exhaustion for both of us). The total distance was about 2980 miles (4795 km). We were in a rush to get to Philadelphia, so we didn't have the luxury of time to stop & see certain parts of this huge country. Luckily, our route took us through the northern part of Texas, called "the panhandle" which only took about one full day to cross.
Jono, let me explain it to you, some friends and me came home for Christmas one year from Camp Pendleton between Los Angeles and San Diego. It took almost 29 hours at 55mph on our drive. And 23 hours of the drive was from El Paso to Dallas because we all were from the area. And that was only stopping for restroom, eats, and drinks while switching drivers and getting gas.
To give some more perspective on just how big this country is, I live in Cincinnati Ohio and my husband and I drive down to Florida for vacation. It takes around 15 to 16 hours to get from here to Sarasota, FL, which is roughly halfway down the state on the gulf side. I believe it can take nearly two days just to drive across Texas. There's a LOT of really cool places to see, so plan carefully! :)
I'm in Indiana. Very southeastern corner, 30-35miles from Cincy. Who Dey.
You’re right about Texas. When we drive to Florida it is a 2 day trip.
Most of our hospitals have a financial aid that will treat patients that are poor. With a sliding scale.
I live in NYC and we have so many people because we all live in buildings. When i was young I grew up in a 20 floor building and there were about 15 apartments in each floor. I know Jono doesnt like the city, hes more of an outdoors type of person but its nice to visit even if for just a weekend or a week depending on how much time you have. There's so many music venues, museums, shops, restaurants, zoos and parks for the kids, theaters, and much more and everything is accessible within a subway ride. I would only tell Jono to get ready because it does get hectic and thres A LOT people and your claustrophobia can trigger a bit lol. I would say pick Texas first, travel around the south and then on another trip of you hopefully have the chance visit the northeast NY, Boston, Vermont, Rhode Island, NJ, Pennsylvania. Its not as big as Texas or the south, although you will have to drive a lot, but its worth it, especially in Autumn when the leaves are changing color. Another thing is NYC is expensive, so goin down south might be a better option first to get to know how prices work in America and how to navigate financially better and then if you feel confortable coma back again. Cheer from a NYC fan guys, great to see the family videos finally rolling and I hope you guys keep in good health and safe and keep the family videos coming 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
yeah but still the food so much better in western NY, and the people are far more friendly sorry fellow New Yorker, but I had my fill of that liberal trash heap. Moved myself to Upstate New York best choice I ever made. Also in New York ... upstate NY, so much better with the people and the food that is, tastier, cheaper food. So avoid the city and things get a lot cheaper better the only bad thing is there is more of a drive from place to place.
Wonderful video! Love seeing the beautiful Kat. Hope Lea feels better soon. ❤
Yes the medical care is usually top notch and very little wait times. I had a relatively minor surgery (non life threatening) when I was younger and I was in the hospital within like a week or so to get it done. I know I didn't wait months for it to get done like in some European countries. But then again, I don't go to a doctor unless I need a doctor which has been years so it might have changed.
That's a lie..Healthcare is a problem and it's roots is The system is connected to corporations insurances pharmaceuticals and even the food industry which is intended to make people sicker..all because of the evil corrupt Anti American GOP or the white supremacists republikkkans traitors in power which have had the majority since they assassinated JFK MLK MALCOLM X etc etc (all progressives social democrats in their policies)
Dont worry, Any city in the US that you visit, there will still be within a short drive,you'll be in the country or wilderness. There are state parks and forests that are thousands of acres. If you visit try a family travelers insurance. If you move get a good job that pays your families insurance.
You may think this video was getting long… (first time viewer) but I genuinely enjoyed it. I like the stories you all tell despite the video. Keep doing waist you’re doing! Haters leave, real ones stay, more love will come your way.
Edit: spell check “stories”*
The haters are generally derranged DemoCraps. They only pretend to welcome outsiders until the outsiders come to their neighborhoods. The rest of America sees visitors for what they are - just visitors. Enjoy your time in the U.S.!
Instant subscribe, you have such a great family i cant wait to see more from you guys!!
The cities mentioned are actually much much larger. That is just the city limits population. New York metropolitan region is more than 20 million spreading over three states, LA is almost 20 million in a massive metropolitan region larger than many countries. Chicago is hovering around 10 million. Then there are lots of cities above the 5 million range. In extension, America has 9 of the 10 largest metropolitan regions in the world.
@Ms. Kat: I was visiting family in New York City. I was talking with my Aunt Beverly (God rest her soul) who lived in a 15 story apartment building then. She lived on the 7th floor, and said, "I don't know anybody below the 6th floor".
You can not be arrested for a medical bill. Also you can not be denied treatment. You can go into any hospital and get treated and they will bill you. If you don’t pay it would be sent to collections. Being foreign nothing would happen.
I’m someone who lives in a medium sized state (Wisconsin) and even for me from the southeast corner to the northwest corner of the state is about a 6.5 hour drive (~428 miles)!!!
That puts into perspective how insanely large the USA is!
No, that's not Chicago. The graphic of the Indian headdress was in the North and South Dakota region.
My parents were on a camper trip (I think you guys call them "caravans") and as they were just exiting Canada back into the United States (Washington state), they saw two young men hitchhiking and picked them up. Turns out they were boys from Germany, heading to Los Angeles, California. They figured it to be about a 3 hour ride LOL... which would be 180 miles. My parents told them that going south, it would take 5 hours to merely traverse Washington state. And this on a very nicely maintained interstate freeway, and only if you don't stop to eat or sleep. Upon then entering Oregon (my state) it would require AGAIN 5 more hours of driving south without stops. Only THEN would one cross into California... with a mere 700 miles left to finally reach Los Angeles. These two Europeans just had no clear idea of the vast distances here in America.
Also hitchhiking is not safe!
@@jescan4 it isn't. But they probably felt OK with a pair of old retirees picking them up and taking them the whole way.
We live in NorthWest Illinois, about 3 hours west of Chicago. We also have a home in Florida, near Clearwater. It is almost 1300 miles, or about 18 hours (if you didnt stop) . When we make the trip south, we generally leave at 5pm. I drive all night and arrive around 2-3 pm the next day. My point is this. One third of the trip is spent getting out of Illinois. It is 400 miles or 6 hours to the southern tip of Illinois at Paducah, Ky. it never ceases to amaze me that Illinois is 3 hours east to west, but 6 hours or more, North to South. I enjoy your videos, and hope your trip here this year is everything you had hoped. I am originally from Iowa, the largest producer of Hogs in the U.S., and i grew up on a hog farm. if you want some real good hunting and fishing, come up here to Gods Country and shoot corn fed venison as big as cows, pheasants, ducks, geese and turkeys. May god bless you and your family.
Would love to see you take an interest in Canada. It’s so beautiful here and the people are very friendly. There are only 38 million Canadians. I live in Saskatchewan. 🇨🇦🖖🏻
Hello Mrs. Kat, nice to see you joining in. I think you are going to like this. 🙂
Healthcare in the US is indeed expensive. I had a heart attack back in July and while I had insurance that covered almost all of the bill, if I didn't, the bill would have been over $200,000.00
I live in Southern California, and to drive from one border to the other would take about 17hr. without traffic, but here you can go to the beach, the mountains for some snow, we have Universal Studios, Disney and so much more.
Chicago is at the bottom of Lake Michigan of the west side. Checkout Sleeping Bear National Sand Dunes and National shoreline.
As an American and an Aztec. .. I like this channel haha
I guarded the embassy in Slovakia and I miss it every day!
Thank you for your service.
The R.V idea is s great one. It is expensive however, you can stay at campgrounds which would allow you to meet a lot of people and expoetence a lot of the country. Additionally, campgrounds are like their own little xommunities im the summertime hosting lives music, Djs and movies, all summer long.
If you going camping,fishing,hunting etc. Take the time to look up the dangerous animals, reptiles,and insects in each state you go to. Gives you a good idea of what things not to touch, and be on the look out for while you're out in nature.
“Just imagine what they pay for gas”…trust me little dude over here in the USA we dread filling our gas tanks almost as much as we dread going to a dentist lol
HELLO CAT It's good to see you back. William s
Thank you for adding “and friendly”.
Kat, you are absolutely beautiful. And, I can tell that you have been a great mother and partner as well. I hope you will continue on the family channel as it wouldn't be the same without you.
You have many friends here.
Just to give you some driving idea of America. I drove from Tampa, Florida to Los Angeles, California non stop and it took 42 and half hours. Now this is a cross country trip but driving places outside the Northeast is not a quick trip. To put driving in America into perspective,
Tampa, Florida to LA, California is 2,526 Miles (4,065 KM)
Paris to Moscow is 1,765 Miles (2,840 KM)
El Paso, Texas to Houston, Texas is 745 Miles (1,198 KM)
San Diego, California to San Francisco, California is 501 Miles (806 KM)
Travel Insurance when you come to America. It might be different now but I paid for travel insurance when my family went to Florida, I am from Canada, years ago, a doctor came to the hotel room when my son dove into a pool and hut his back in the shallow end.
The reason healthcare is so expensive here in America is because over 70% of medical advancements ever achieved comes from America. In part almost every healthcare system in the world is operating solely because of America's system. Some get perks some get free healthcare but when you add up the taxes they gotta pay... it's not really free lol.
Travel Health Insurance to cover emergencies while in the USA is available and not cost prohibitive for most individuals or families.
I believe that the current world record for the drive from New York City to Los Angeles "Cannonball Run" is somewhere around 25 hours which was set during lock down at an average speed of (including 0 for refueling) 113 mph/182kph.
My gf is from south Africa and I'm gonna be visiting her she's a sweetheart and I really love her I'm legit for real about her lol she has almost the same voice as y'all I sent her some country music her father came by an said you a cowgirl now lol it was cute
You don’t have to worry about being seen at a hospital in the States like most countries
If you live outside America and travel to America ...
BUY "Travel insurance" and that WILL take care of ANY Medical Needs you'll have.
We Americans DO have Health Insurance so our Medical Needs don't destroy us.
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If you hospital stay costs 300k you the patient don't pay that amount. You pay a small percentage of that and the Insurance pays the rest.
Us here in Arkansas we will welcome y'all
As a truck driver I was putting down between 650 and 700 miles a day 2500 to 3700 in a 7 day period. its normal to drive for 2 days to get to anywhere from anywhere else.
You cannot be arrested over a medical. You may be sued, but that is very rare if ever.
New subscriber from west coast USA. Really enjoyed your reactions.
First time seeing the wife on your channel!!!! It is very nice to know that you are not only a real person (we all thought he was just making you up) but you are beautiful as well. Please just do a mother and daughter reaction for us once in a while
Another great reaction!
Don't be afraid of that! You will be taken care of very well and will not be turned away. Some people exagerate the health insurance issue in the US and just want to complain. Health insurance is readily available if you want it and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg either.
The primary reason for the medical costs being so high is a combination of the “insurance” rackets in conjunction with the Hospitals. And yes it’s the best medical (as far as equipment and care) in the world, which contributes to the pricing. However the system is “broken” in that foreigners are actually provided top tier services for no cost. The “costs” gets transferred to the citizens.
It is what it is…
My great grandparents immigrated from Czechoslovakia. Would love for you to visit the USA.
Healthcare in the U.S. isn't cheap. One thing to keep in mind, though, about how much of the GDP is spent is due to research. Billion-dollar companies spend hundreds on millions trying to make the next breakthrough so that they can make even more money. The percentage of GDP isn't just out-of-pocket spending by citizens on healthcare.
To avoid any health insurance problems, just buy travel insurance, and you'll be fine.
It's against the law in usa to refuse medical help and they can't make you pay as a tourist
On UA-cam there are a bunch of walking tours. Take a look at a walking tour of just a part of my city, NYC. The bigger the screen you watch it on the better and more immersive. You really get a feel of the pulse of NY, it's incredible diversity, and its overwhelming accessibility. Honestly, NY is not for everyone, and I've suggested that you visit the south or southwest first. I've also suggested that you pick a small region of those areas and spend your time there, or else you'll spend virtually all of your time in your rental car. Remember as well that America is really 50 separate countries united by a common ideal, and each region is wildly different in accents, beliefs, cuisine, attitudes, and geography.