It's a misconception that there is long waiting for a surgery in a life-threatening situation, if your life depends on it you're admitted for surgery immediately. For a non-life-threatening procedure, yes it's true, the waiting list could be 2-3-6 months. Plus, as an EU citizen I'm eligible for the European Health Insurance Card which means that if I travel to France & something happens to me and I need urgent medical attention, the cost will be the same as if it happened to me in my home-country. Almost all European states (including a few not part of the EU) have signed treaties that cover their citizens in (if I'm not mistaken) 30 or 32 European countries (the EU has 27 member-states)
As a EU citizen you get European Health Insurance. It's a free card that gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland or the United Kingdom under the same conditions and at the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country. The benefits covered include, for example, benefits provided in conjunction with chronic or existing illnesses as well as in conjunction with pregnancy and childbirth. It's no travel insurance so It does not cover any private healthcare or costs such as a return flight to your home country and it does not guarantee free services. As each country’s healthcare system is different.
Yup pretty much. EHIC even works in UK despite Brexit, and Brits can apply for a free GHIC which is a EU and UK Agreement that the UK will cover any costs of a British citizen getting treatment. I am also pretty sure having neither will not actually prevent treatment or incur large bills to the patient. I have received medical care a couple of times in Europe as Brit after Brexit and never even had to show my card. Basically, no European individual is paying directly for their specific treatment in Europe. It's a little bit of sunshine to realise Europe and UK working around and despite Brexit.
@@babalonkie Yes. it's a little bit of sunshine. I hope one step after another we get closer again. I am optimistic: some British People may don't like the EU - for whatever reason - but the smoke is slowly clearing, and I am sure most of them still like free roaming, visa freedom, strong food-regulations, the right to study, work, live and do business anywhere in Europe etc. We can negotiate this one by one, or the Brits decide to rejoin the EU and then they can have all at once. We can negotiate this individually, or the British can decide to rejoin the EU and then they can have it all at once. Personally, I would then welcome the whole of the UK, all together.
@@BernhardGiner I think out of sake of not causing more problems, it's probably better bit by bit. To be honest, i actually think the "rapid" entry (the EU just came to be and the UK was immediately put in it by it's government) was actually a key cause of Brexit anyways... people had been sceptical since day one and old gripes were left unanswered. Throw in a bunch of fame wanting lying politicians, Trump's and Putin's backstage men and a none flexible EU counterpart... you get what we all got. It was kind of inevitable really. Out of the 52% who voted leave... less than 2% actually hated the EU... the rest were essentially given a ultimatum... Leave now or never leave (It was basically worded like that) and 98% of voters never expected either side to act like children or awkward (many did act both). Bit by bit hurts no-one and insures there is no "failure", it also shows the UK population that the EU is willing to be "Flexible" under new management. I am just glad to see some common sense prevailing... just need to get rid of the Conservatives and rifts between UK and EU will shrink further. "Separated from Europe... but always part of it".
I recommend the youtube channel "Type Ashton". She is an US-American, living in Germany for years. She makes fantastic and well researched videos about the differences between Germany and the USA.
Here from the Netherlands I tell you this. My brother and his family were on holiday in Sweden, where he came very ill. The local dokter called for an ambulance. They took him to the hospital, 60 km further on. He got all the help he needed and stayed in the hospital for a week. The big blood arterie in his stomach was on breaking point. After all the test done, the medical team had contact with their Dutch colleges and the operation could be done in the Netherlands, regarding the help he needed later. So he made the journey back to the Netherlands by Ambulance. Where he had the operation. First it was a five hours operation which extended to 12 hours! Now he’s doing fine! Based on his Dutch medical insurance he got a total Swedish bill of € 70,00. That’s including ambulance ride, a week hospital and the ride by ambulance back home to the Netherlands. The bulk of the costs were covered by the insurance! Next to the health insurance here its common practice to an additional travel insurance! so all bases are covered
TAXES. America has low federal income tax, but you need to include state taxes, health insurance costs and taxes on purchases. Same as restaurant prices, cheap until you add the tip. Generally other countries have one tax to cover many things.
Nonsense he tells. The more serious your need for surgery or care is the sooner you get it. It's priority based and not ,,how many more can i earn faster,, based system(s). The only complaining people are the ones who think their broken finger should be treated first and after that theres time for a hearth attack patient because they was registered sooner 😂.
When traveling to other EU countries. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Gives you the same health insurance cover as people living in that country.
EHIC is for emergency medical care while you are away from home, you can't cross border and go to a foreign GP for lets say a surgery.That's why you need to register as a resident after 90 days in most EU countries, especially if you plan to spend more then 182 day of the year in said country.
Lynda: In France, we can apply for a European Social Security card that we would use when travelling abroad ; I believe there are Agreements between the European States that would have the bill be sent to your country of origin, should you break a leg on your foreign vacation. As for settling abroad, it's dead easy to register with the local health care system. re: the cost of public transport, there is a range of prices depending on various criteria: children, student, elderly, ... and, obviously, if you booked/bought your - one-way - train ticket at the last minute, you'd pay much more for it than if you'd reserved it in advance or if you detained a weekly, monthly or yearly pass for unlimited use; In cities such as Paris, Brussels, London, Madrid, ... there is an array of "tourist passes" with a set price for 3, 5, ... days of unlimited travel. From his accent, I guess the narrator is from Central Europe and he doesn't say how many European countries he's visited to base his comments (generalizations) on???
The source vid is VERY flawed regarding facts and numbers. The displayed tax rates for example are the top brackets barely anyone is actually paying - because of "tax optimasation" opportunitys for the very high income folks And the bulk of his claims are generalisations based on very fringe examples - over all a shit piece
If you have health insurance like in Germany, it will pay for your expenses anywhere in the world. I did this several times when I was injured or sick on vacation. Sometimes you have to pay it upfront and ask for reimbursement later, sometimes you just need a form. It depends on whether you are in the EU or a non-EU country and what the regulations are there. It is still advisable to take out supplementary insurance, especially for countries like the USA where costs are completely out of control. This costs between €10 and €20 per year, depending on the region of the world, unless you are traveling to the USA.
He is wrong about tax being paid at the same rate regardless of earnings. In the UK income tax is paid in different bands. Up to £12,750 ($16,171) 0%. From 12,751 ($16,172) to £50,270 ($63,759) From £50,271 ($63,760) to £125,140 ($158,718) 40% Over £125,140 ($158,718) 45% + tax free amount reduced by £1 for ever £2 over £100,000 Someone earning £60,000 ($76,104) Will pay 0% on £12,750, = £0 20% on £37,520 ($47,590) = £7,504 ($9,518) 40% on £9,729 ($12,340) = £3,892 ($4,937) Total tax = £11,395 ($14,455) 19% of earnings.
I think he said it about the USA, but even then I would be surprised if it was true. The system for income tax is basically the same as you described in France: - 0% between 0 € and 11 294 € (~$12,300) - 11% between 11 295 € and 28 797 € ($31,400) - 30% between 28 798 € and 82 341 € (89,700$) - 41% between 82 342 € and 177 106 € ($193,000) - 45% over 177 107 € And you are taxed for the income you earn ABOVE the bracket, so if you earn 12 000 € you are taxed 0% on your first 11 294 and then 11% on the last 705 €. We have one more bracket, ours increases more progressively and the last bracket is higher taxation, but the idea is the same. I think it's like this in most countries actually.
That a healthcare system comes at a cost is common sense, so the "free healthcare" thing people mention is simply taken out of context. You pay your monthly dues and at the point you need it you get treatment and medication at no further cost. People should really call it universal healthcare, otherwise malicious intent will only take the "free" out of context to discredit anyone who advocates for universal healthcare.
This video is very inaccurate. If you are suspected of having a cancer in the UK, there is a 2 week maximum wait to get referred for testing and diagnosis to rule out sinister causes. Yes, if you need to get a hip replacement you could be waiting 18 months or so. If you need to see a doctor (GP) for general medical things you can get on the day appointments. Since covid, there are a lot more GP phonebacks where your family doctor or another doctor from your medical practice will call you back on the day. This is usually within an hour of your initial phone call and they will listen to what's wrong, arrange an appointment or send a prescription to your preferred pharmacy or phone through your prescription to the nearest pharmacy of your choice. Going to A&E (ER) will have a long wait time depending when you arrive. During the night they have less staff on for specialities so this will generally take longer. I broke my wrist as a child on a Sunday and there was no staff running the X-ray department so I had to return on the Monday morning for the X-ray and cast applied. We guessed it was broken but it could have just been sprained.
@@robertgross9518 The definition of obese is also based on BMI I think. Anyway yes in some particular cases, people can be overweight while being fit but we are doing statistics here and these definitions are adapted to the majority of people. In general having 70% overweight ppl in a country is worse than having 40%, except if you think those 30% additional people are bodybuilders.
That video was total bullshit. 😁USA pay twice per citizen for healthcare(comparing Finland and many more european countries) and it isn't even free. And about the taxes... ill pay 9,5% tax of my salary, it isn't bad for free healthcare, education and social security. ☺
Not a stupid question! Im European and wasn't sure myself if I can get free healthcare in the rest of the EU ;) But yeah, as some have metioned, you have to apply for a (free) health card which you can show abroad and get's you access to the (public) health care wihle e.g. on holiday in a different EU country.
German here: I can completely understand that people who come from the USA and see and experience all the differences and advantages, are excited. And I also understand that some US-Americans tend to express their feelings in a somewhat exaggerated and flowery way (In my opinion, very similar to some Arabs, by the way). I find it kind of nice and cute (US-Americans would probably say "I love it" But I am german, so not being insulted is praise enough ;-) ) it's just a cultural difference and that's overall a good thing. I appreciate different cultures . I wish and hope that they enjoy their time, that everything lives a good life, that they have fun, make friends, feel comfortable and get help when they need it. Yes, Europe isn't Utopia -especially not for all people who live here. But who claimed that? Me not. I often hear, especially from conservatives, that “the left” would claim this. But I've never heard that from the left myself. So I ask myself: am I bad at hearing or is it them? Or do they simply say this because it sounds good, give them a feeling of superority or identity and serves their own prejudices so well? I don't know it. It doesn't matter either. Everyone is allowed to think, feel and say whatever they want - including their fairy tales. As long as no one's rights are violated. (BTW I would consider Bernie Sanders as a moderate social democrat politician in Germany. Somewhere in the middle, not really left - at least not far left. I think that is a completely ridiculous claim.) In Germany, most households (around 35.82 million) owned a car in 2021, while approximately 12.66 million households were completely car-free. It depends on your job, the place where you live, income, public transportation, etc., but obviously, it's possible to live without a car. I live in a big city. Some of my friends don't own a car. They use carsharing, bikes, public transportation, or they walk. Others have a car, but they hardly use it. For example, I use my car about once a month. I walk to work and the supermarket, take my bike to get into the city, and if it's raining cats and dogs, I take public transport (and if I'm stranded in a bar, I can take a shared taxi or use a private taxi to get home, or walk, or stagger ;-) ). By the way, public transport in Germany currently costs €49 per month (2024), and the ticket is valid throughout Germany. I don't think it's expensive. There are also subsidized tickets for welfare recipients, the unemployed, school kids, students, pensioners, and disabled people. Some employers even pay for the ticket.
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Compulsory health insurance in Poland is 9% of your monthly salary. You don't pay anything for children up to 18 (26 if they are students), you just register them. If your spouse doesn't work, you don't pay extra for them, you just register them. And all procedures, visits and tests are fully paid for. You don't have to wait to see your GP. You don't have to wait for life-saving procedures. Last year I had a planned gallbladder removal. The doctor decided that the procedure wasn't urgent but planned and set me a date in two months. A day in hospital, then 1.5 months of sick leave (80% of salary paid), check-ups - all covered by insurance (free of charge). Before returning to work, occupational health tests at the employer's expense.
First of all, no question is stupid, and that one is quite interesting. As far as I know, if you are covered by your EU member country's Health System, you can get the European Health Card (for free, you just have to apply for it online and download it or/and receive it at home) and use it to get free health care in the other EU member countries. In fact, some european countries outside the EU take part in the deal, like the UK (except from some overseas territories), Liechtenstein, or Switzerland. You get the care needed at that moment, and the caregiver country will send the bill to your home country. Basically, it's paid from our taxes, but the citizens don't have to deal with any complicated paperwork, it's all taken care of by the governments. In case that you're not covered by your country's health system or being from another country (not part of the EHC deal), then you would have to pay for the health care and later ask for a reimbursement to your insurance provider (given that you have one, but almost all the travelers and tourists have at least a travel insurance). At least, that's how it works in Spain, where I'm from. Love your channel and your energy, btw (well, or the lack of it sometimes: those yawns... 😂). Greetings from the Pyrenees!
What worries me the most is using UA-cam video's as any form of actual fact, especially video's like this one. Very entertaining, but speak to actual people who live in the many countries in the world. Most of the facts in this video had no source. plus the percentages, where is your info from? Loners, don't use this video for any factual bases.
Well the systems aren't 'funded' by tax (since taxation is not a funding mechanism, but this is a discussion 99.9% of people seem unable to understand). The tax rate may go up or down, but the spending for, let's say the NHS, may go up and down with no relation to the tax rate. The fellow in the video probably lives under one of the insurance systems in Europe. In Western places this is better. The NHS has one of the highest service and efficiency outcomes in the world (according to WHO). He's making a video to 'counter' all the rose-tinted ones, but he's also exaggerating.
The vid is really bad, it's just adding generalisation on top of misinformation. Not everyone in EU is conservative, not everyone is unwilling to welcome foreigners, taxes given are wrong for the most part, etc. The guy just took isolated behaviours and turned it into general truth. This is a shame to make such a vid knowing that it's targeting people who want to know more about a place they don't live in, he's just filling in with false infos
Nah he told the hard truth. Almost everyone outside the bigger city is conservative. Im from sweden and every place ive gone thats not the city ive only met conservative people.
In germany health care costs went up the last 20y from 13.9% to 14.5% right now. Nobody go bankrupt for any disease and prescription drugs are usually 5€, could be 7€ or even 15€ if the drugs are very expensive. Insured in the whole EU
Hey guys, Happy New Year! So, about public transportation, in my opinion is way more utilized and affordable in Europe (I was paying 80 euros/month to travel with everything in Madrid community, in the last 2 years the trains are free). About health, I don't know much, since I don't pay for medical insurance (private or public), but in my knowledge there is an European health card, that applies everywhere in EU (so I don't ignore you :D ). I am using private health clinics, it's much faster.
That video made me dizzy. The question about costs was not stupid at all. I’m from Sweden and I was a receptionist at a children’s ER. If you’re an EU citizen and want to travel to another EU country you really should get an EU healthcare card. It’s free and if you need public healthcare in another EU country it will cost considerably more without the card and just the same as if you were a citizen of that country if you do have the card. Sadly this isn’t common knowledge, at least not here in Sweden.
Wait a second. Went to Fuerteventura on holiday (Spain). Broke 2 of my toes the day before going home . Went to hospital there, got medicated and put in a plaster. ZERO payment. All I had to show was my Italian ID and Italian Health Card. Nobody asked me about a EU healthcare card (never heard about it).
Londoner here the packed tube, trains, bus is during rush hour. Providing you're travelling between 9am and 4pm public transport is absolutely fine. This guys video is horse doo doo. There's a lot of misinformation. The NHS literally saved my live. After my scan results came back my op was pushed up as priority and was operated on within 2 weeks. Waiting lists are prioritised and you are regularly monitored and checked to judge your need. It's Karens who think their cut finger should be treated as equivalent to someone having a heart attack that say otherwise.
Please remove the microphone stands if you're going to hold the mikes. They're constantly knocking into the cable and making thudding noises which makes the audio distracting.
This guy must have had some exceptionally bad experiences or live in one of the worse off EU countries. Trying to put all of them under one generalization is not the way to go to get an accurate description of how things work. I feel like this guy has a lot of misconceptions about Europe and the US. Take this video with a massive pinch of salt.
Taxes are high in some countries but education and health care is free and Americans are spending out more per month than Europeans. Health Insurance costs a lot. Plus, you get a lot of your tax money back in your state pension. A few countries pay their old pensioners about $800 a week.
I’m a Brit and I seem to recall there was an E111, which I think with holiday insurance would help cover the cost. But that was a long time ago and now we’re not in the EU so it will definitely have changed for us. Someone else who has traveled abroad since COVID might be able to help.
7:22 It depends on your insurer and differs between countries. In the Netherlands, any care that can't wait until you're home is covered, but repatriation isn't. You can get a fairly low-cost travel insurance, though. The taxation comparison is fallacious, since if you compare what people actually spend and get to keep as their actual household budget, Europeans actually often beat US households by several percentage points.
It IS correct to think European countries and US states are similar. Broad agreement on some things, radically different on others. Death penalty for one. Does Florida health insurance work in Maine? Does California SIM card work in Arkansas?
I know many European countries have high taxes but the UK is different. It has Lower tax rates for lower incomes but slightly higher taxes For higher incomes compared to the US. so the balance is Equal. He doesn't know anything about the NHS everything he said was wrong. .
The cost of public transportation varies. It's 0.5 eur in my city (Zagreb) for a ticket for public transportation, not 3 eur. This video was wrong at times, I would take it with a grain of salt.
At least in Norway, if it's an emergency, you'll get attended to basically immediately - no questions asked. You might get a bill for the equivalence of 20 dollars. Then again, we're not EU.
Just pointing out one topic: Costs for trains are high and easily above 50,- €!? In Germany we have the 49,- € ticket, which allows you to take every regional public transportation in whole germany (and a few in the neatherlands) for a month. Most other things he state are bullshit too. There are more than enough videos comparing european universal healthcare with the US health system, which seems to be the worsed on the planet. A shame for such a rich country.
in germany we have the 49 euro ticket, wis it you can use any city and close area and slow trains, for exempale i drove from hamburg to saalfeld in Thüringen about 500 km, so going my train is cheap in germany, took about 6 hours
You forgot to mention that this ticket is valid for one month. This means you can use all local public transport in all German cities (buses, trams, underground trains, ferries, etc.) and regional trains between cities (not the high speed trains) for around €1.60 per day.
As a Europian, I can say that this guy's videos are only good for fun and laughs. Don't "hold him" for info, please, for your own good. For example: Look how "precise" and accurate are his information about US, (what you will and can know first hand, ofc.) Well, it's the same, if not even little less true and precise are his "facts" about Europe . He's just an sarcastic east Europian kid who has lived little bit in the US, and now he's back in Europe, and makes funny videos not based on official data, but based on his personal experience from one US state, (Illinois I think), and three east European countries he lived in, lol🙋🥂🌄
Dear Friends As an german I can say this: Whenever i stay for a longer time in a different country in the EU all I have to do is to notify my insurance, thats it. And its simply not true about the waiting time.
The "US is more unified than Europe" part is true, European countries had literal wars between them not so long ago and there is one going on at this moment and the last war before this one happened in the late 90s and before that war Europe was literally divided in half. Also Spain had a dictatorship in the 70s. These conflicts still linger on in the subconscious and politics of Europeans and thats what it ment 😃
There are "Social Security Treaties" between two countries and (for EU countries) the European laws. With a "health insurance card" by your national organization (e.g. a German health insurance card) you get treated either for free (and your German insurance reimburses the health organization of your host country) or you have to pay upfront, get an invoice, and then you get reimbursed by your insurance or service but only to the maximum of the amount your insurance will pay in your home country. To make things easier most people get "travel health insurance" (limited duration) to cover (additional) costs. And, at least with the ADAC (German equivalent to AAA), you get a "retrieving insurance" with your membership. When you fall seriously ill abroad (e.g. heart attack, serious accident) and it is deemed beneficial to your recovery the ADAC will retrieve you (and your vehicle) for free. A friend of my in-laws visited relatives in Turkey and fell ill with severe liver problems (the liver stopped working). He was an ADAC member and flown back to Germany in a medically equipped Lear jet for free. He only needed his membership number to initiate the process.
In Europe, at least in France and spain, if you need to see a doctor in any other country, as long as it's Europe, you're good to go, you either don't pay and then they facture the cost to the social security of your main country, or you pay, and get paid back once you're back, at least as far as i know, i might be wrong but so far i've never had to pay when i go somewhere around here
Poland in last week was chosen fifth time in a row as the most homophobic country in whole of European Union in terms of population view not government. But we have some good thing like we are the fastest growing country in the world after China... in 2010 our GDP was 200B and in 2027 it will be more than 1T we pass Portugal and Greece in terms of minimal wage and wealth :D
Nope. We do have an entire Europe valid certificate that one can apply for before travelling and than a person from one EU member European country can benefit from free healthcare in another EU member country. However we have differences in costs of medical services, so it may differ to which services one is entitled in each country and what is the limit of the costs covered. So nope, one country free healthcare applies only if one does not apply for such certificate before leaving one's own country and if one comes from a country in Europe that is not a member of EU, so yeah, think Brexit. ;-) Other than that, it's not a very common situation for most Europeans who are for example travelling on business across Europe or holiday-making in Europe, away from their own country.
For citizens from a European Union country, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, present in another member country for tourism, Health care is guaranteed through the European Health Insurance Card that entitles you to receive the necessary care, even if it is not urgent. Citizens from countries outside the European Union are enrolled in the National Health System if they are in possession of a residence permit.
Healthcare in Australia is great however manage it isn't. I went to hospital for Sleep Apnea test and cost me $20 and that was for parking. Yes in some cases you need to wait however in emergency you should be look at in a short time. Also being on a pension my MD doctor visit are free and I can make appointment on the same day I see the doctor
This video is awful. Here's my healthcare example. My son broke his arm a few years ago. We get to hospital around 7pm, he's been x rayed and has a temporary cast by 8pm. Then we got dinner. Stayed overnight and he was in theatre at 8am the next morning. Once he was done and in recovery he had lunch before we left. The only bill I had was for coffee in the cafe.
If you as foreigners are on a temporary visit to Sweden, you have the right to necessary medical care at the same cost as those of us who live and are insured in Sweden. I would guess that it is the same in most other European countries. I have friends here from Sweden who have had accidents and had to spend time in hospitals in several different countries, and none of them have been ruined or had to pay large sums. And we don't have to wait for emergency care. If, for example, someone suffers life-threatening injuries, they receive care immediately. You may have to wait for non-life-threatening conditions. My mother, for example, had problems with a hip and had to wait as it was not life-threatening and she could walk and move around. However, the person who made the video seems to be talking some bullshit. Yes, we pay more in taxes, but we get it back in a lot of ways (health care, kindergarten, schools (all primary schools have fritidshem, extracurricular activities for children aged 6-13 whose parents work), care for the elderly, free glasses and medicine for children, dental care is free of charge for children and young people up to and including the year they turn 23,. And most workplaces offer wellness care at a certain cost (have colleagues who have taken their wellness care out of getting a gym card or being allowed to visit professional masseurs). As a Swede, I have nothing against paying more in taxes as it helps others to a fairer society and I want to live in a society where we take care of each other.
Hihihi ... I love it, when a video is talking BS about "Europe", how many Europeans react by "Romania, here, in Spain , Italy, France, the Netherlands, the UK, ..." all defending their respective yet similar cultures like a lioness would defend her cubs. Europeans, unite! And the UK, stop making fools of yourselves and come back "home"! We miss you.
Well you guys definitely are more united than we are, despite the regional variations. First of all, the USA has more laws in common. Second, your foreign policy is just one, whereas ours are one for each country. Third, even when it comes to economic differences, while they are significant between American states, they're nowhere near as big as between European countries.
What people think when they think Europe is : nordic + france +italy +germany and spain , or simply put : the nice Europe ^^ okok there is very nice place in every country but we can have from very rich to third wold condition members in europe if you prefer . So generalize European country or even eropean union country is a great mistake : same as if we say america is same as australia ( not canada but australia ) to show the difference between france and any estern europe .
I'm pretty sure that you do NOT have to keep paying the public health care tax, if you opt for private health care. At least in Germany. It's one or the other. In fact, once you go private, it is pretty hard going back to public.... While his video is entertaining, he seems to be getting a lot of the things very wrong and he tends to compare apples to oranges a lot... Also, as he said himself, Europe is a continent, not a country. So comparing the US health care system to Europe is impossible because every European country works differently... Comedy should really be seen as comedy and nothing more, I guess...
G'day Guys! WOW what a load of vague generalised BS! eg:- he speaks of overweight for some places in Europe but fails to compare the obesity rates and there is a big big difference! I never needed a car when I worked in 9 different European countries...he fails to realise that even though Europeans pay for health care with their taxes the amount spent in Europe is much less than in USA per capita A LOT LESS!... so much more but that's enough for now... BTW I'm an Aussie and I have worked in 37 countries so I do have some ability to compare...Cheers!
sorry but overweight its only a 2 to 5 pound overweignt not 50lbs overweight, 50lbs over the limit even 25 its being obese overweight it count on the cmi rate if 65% of italians are overweight that not mean automatically obese
This video generalizes so much and get so many things wrong that I think that I'm on my right to doubt that he's even european. In fact he surely repeats a lot of right wing american talking points. Also, if your life depends on a surgery I don't know a single case in wich you get into a waiting list, you get a surgery ASAP. In adition, if you give me to choose between high taxes or go bankrupt with an unpayable debt because I had an accident... Taxes every single day...
It's a misconception that there is long waiting for a surgery in a life-threatening situation, if your life depends on it you're admitted for surgery immediately. For a non-life-threatening procedure, yes it's true, the waiting list could be 2-3-6 months.
Plus, as an EU citizen I'm eligible for the European Health Insurance Card which means that if I travel to France & something happens to me and I need urgent medical attention, the cost will be the same as if it happened to me in my home-country. Almost all European states (including a few not part of the EU) have signed treaties that cover their citizens in (if I'm not mistaken) 30 or 32 European countries (the EU has 27 member-states)
As a EU citizen you get European Health Insurance. It's a free card that gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland or the United Kingdom under the same conditions and at the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country. The benefits covered include, for example, benefits provided in conjunction with chronic or existing illnesses as well as in conjunction with pregnancy and childbirth.
It's no travel insurance so It does not cover any private healthcare or costs such as a return flight to your home country and it does not guarantee free services. As each country’s healthcare system is different.
Yup pretty much. EHIC even works in UK despite Brexit, and Brits can apply for a free GHIC which is a EU and UK Agreement that the UK will cover any costs of a British citizen getting treatment. I am also pretty sure having neither will not actually prevent treatment or incur large bills to the patient. I have received medical care a couple of times in Europe as Brit after Brexit and never even had to show my card.
Basically, no European individual is paying directly for their specific treatment in Europe.
It's a little bit of sunshine to realise Europe and UK working around and despite Brexit.
@@babalonkie Yes. it's a little bit of sunshine. I hope one step after another we get closer again. I am optimistic: some British People may don't like the EU - for whatever reason - but the smoke is slowly clearing, and I am sure most of them still like free roaming, visa freedom, strong food-regulations, the right to study, work, live and do business anywhere in Europe etc. We can negotiate this one by one, or the Brits decide to rejoin the EU and then they can have all at once. We can negotiate this individually, or the British can decide to rejoin the EU and then they can have it all at once. Personally, I would then welcome the whole of the UK, all together.
@@BernhardGiner I think out of sake of not causing more problems, it's probably better bit by bit. To be honest, i actually think the "rapid" entry (the EU just came to be and the UK was immediately put in it by it's government) was actually a key cause of Brexit anyways... people had been sceptical since day one and old gripes were left unanswered. Throw in a bunch of fame wanting lying politicians, Trump's and Putin's backstage men and a none flexible EU counterpart... you get what we all got. It was kind of inevitable really. Out of the 52% who voted leave... less than 2% actually hated the EU... the rest were essentially given a ultimatum... Leave now or never leave (It was basically worded like that) and 98% of voters never expected either side to act like children or awkward (many did act both).
Bit by bit hurts no-one and insures there is no "failure", it also shows the UK population that the EU is willing to be "Flexible" under new management.
I am just glad to see some common sense prevailing... just need to get rid of the Conservatives and rifts between UK and EU will shrink further.
"Separated from Europe... but always part of it".
I recommend the youtube channel "Type Ashton". She is an US-American, living in Germany for years. She makes fantastic and well researched videos about the differences between Germany and the USA.
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“Type Ashton” has top items, with good based research, great graphics and neutral information on pro and cons.
Her well researched videos could easely point out, what bullshit this is.
Yeah, I know her, she's great 😊, way better than mr. Generalization here 🙄
She is good very good and informative.
Here from the Netherlands I tell you this. My brother and his family were on holiday in Sweden, where he came very ill. The local dokter called for an ambulance. They took him to the hospital, 60 km further on. He got all the help he needed and stayed in the hospital for a week. The big blood arterie in his stomach was on breaking point. After all the test done, the medical team had contact with their Dutch colleges and the operation could be done in the Netherlands, regarding the help he needed later. So he made the journey back to the Netherlands by Ambulance.
Where he had the operation. First it was a five hours operation which extended to 12 hours! Now he’s doing fine!
Based on his Dutch medical insurance he got a total Swedish bill of € 70,00.
That’s including ambulance ride, a week hospital and the ride by ambulance back home to the Netherlands. The bulk of the costs were covered by the insurance!
Next to the health insurance here its common practice to an additional travel insurance! so all bases are covered
TAXES. America has low federal income tax, but you need to include state taxes, health insurance costs and taxes on purchases. Same as restaurant prices, cheap until you add the tip. Generally other countries have one tax to cover many things.
Nonsense he tells. The more serious your need for surgery or care is the sooner you get it. It's priority based and not ,,how many more can i earn faster,, based system(s). The only complaining people are the ones who think their broken finger should be treated first and after that theres time for a hearth attack patient because they was registered sooner 😂.
When traveling to other EU countries. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Gives you the same health insurance cover as people living in that country.
but it is smart to take insurance when u travel :)
EHIC is for emergency medical care while you are away from home, you can't cross border and go to a foreign GP for lets say a surgery.That's why you need to register as a resident after 90 days in most EU countries, especially if you plan to spend more then 182 day of the year in said country.
That video is to be taken with more than a pinch of salt!
Only really the health stuff, especially relating to healthcare, otherwise the video is quite accurate
Lynda: In France, we can apply for a European Social Security card that we would use when travelling abroad ; I believe there are Agreements between the European States that would have the bill be sent to your country of origin, should you break a leg on your foreign vacation.
As for settling abroad, it's dead easy to register with the local health care system.
re: the cost of public transport, there is a range of prices depending on various criteria: children, student, elderly, ... and, obviously, if you booked/bought your - one-way - train ticket at the last minute, you'd pay much more for it than if you'd reserved it in advance or if you detained a weekly, monthly or yearly pass for unlimited use;
In cities such as Paris, Brussels, London, Madrid, ... there is an array of "tourist passes" with a set price for 3, 5, ... days of unlimited travel.
From his accent, I guess the narrator is from Central Europe and he doesn't say how many European countries he's visited to base his comments (generalizations) on???
The source vid is VERY flawed regarding facts and numbers. The displayed tax rates for example are the top brackets barely anyone is actually paying - because of "tax optimasation" opportunitys for the very high income folks
And the bulk of his claims are generalisations based on very fringe examples - over all a shit piece
If you have health insurance like in Germany, it will pay for your expenses anywhere in the world. I did this several times when I was injured or sick on vacation. Sometimes you have to pay it upfront and ask for reimbursement later, sometimes you just need a form. It depends on whether you are in the EU or a non-EU country and what the regulations are there. It is still advisable to take out supplementary insurance, especially for countries like the USA where costs are completely out of control. This costs between €10 and €20 per year, depending on the region of the world, unless you are traveling to the USA.
He is wrong about tax being paid at the same rate regardless of earnings. In the UK income tax is paid in different bands.
Up to £12,750 ($16,171) 0%.
From 12,751 ($16,172) to £50,270 ($63,759)
From £50,271 ($63,760) to £125,140 ($158,718) 40%
Over £125,140 ($158,718) 45% + tax free amount reduced by £1 for ever £2 over £100,000
Someone earning £60,000 ($76,104)
Will pay 0% on £12,750, = £0
20% on £37,520 ($47,590) = £7,504 ($9,518)
40% on £9,729 ($12,340) = £3,892 ($4,937)
Total tax = £11,395 ($14,455) 19% of earnings.
I think he said it about the USA, but even then I would be surprised if it was true.
The system for income tax is basically the same as you described in France:
- 0% between 0 € and 11 294 € (~$12,300)
- 11% between 11 295 € and 28 797 € ($31,400)
- 30% between 28 798 € and 82 341 € (89,700$)
- 41% between 82 342 € and 177 106 € ($193,000)
- 45% over 177 107 €
And you are taxed for the income you earn ABOVE the bracket, so if you earn 12 000 € you are taxed 0% on your first 11 294 and then 11% on the last 705 €.
We have one more bracket, ours increases more progressively and the last bracket is higher taxation, but the idea is the same. I think it's like this in most countries actually.
That a healthcare system comes at a cost is common sense, so the "free healthcare" thing people mention is simply taken out of context.
You pay your monthly dues and at the point you need it you get treatment and medication at no further cost.
People should really call it universal healthcare, otherwise malicious intent will only take the "free" out of context to discredit anyone who advocates for universal healthcare.
This video is very inaccurate. If you are suspected of having a cancer in the UK, there is a 2 week maximum wait to get referred for testing and diagnosis to rule out sinister causes. Yes, if you need to get a hip replacement you could be waiting 18 months or so. If you need to see a doctor (GP) for general medical things you can get on the day appointments. Since covid, there are a lot more GP phonebacks where your family doctor or another doctor from your medical practice will call you back on the day. This is usually within an hour of your initial phone call and they will listen to what's wrong, arrange an appointment or send a prescription to your preferred pharmacy or phone through your prescription to the nearest pharmacy of your choice. Going to A&E (ER) will have a long wait time depending when you arrive. During the night they have less staff on for specialities so this will generally take longer. I broke my wrist as a child on a Sunday and there was no staff running the X-ray department so I had to return on the Monday morning for the X-ray and cast applied. We guessed it was broken but it could have just been sprained.
Overweight and obese are not the same.
yeah with the bmi you're overweight even though you have muscles ... that number is bullshit.
@@robertgross9518 The definition of obese is also based on BMI I think. Anyway yes in some particular cases, people can be overweight while being fit but we are doing statistics here and these definitions are adapted to the majority of people. In general having 70% overweight ppl in a country is worse than having 40%, except if you think those 30% additional people are bodybuilders.
@@robertgross9518 The BMI isn't bullshit, it is a heuristic and should be used as such.
That video was total bullshit. 😁USA pay twice per citizen for healthcare(comparing Finland and many more european countries) and it isn't even free. And about the taxes... ill pay 9,5% tax of my salary, it isn't bad for free healthcare, education and social security. ☺
haha well the video was made by someone not from europe, so its not a surprise they got so much wrong.
@@hetbet3879He is from europe. He is Serbian.
@pirttitla: are you listening to yourself? 'I pay .. bla bla... for free ...'.
@@hetbet3879 The guy is Serbian tho.
Not a stupid question! Im European and wasn't sure myself if I can get free healthcare in the rest of the EU ;) But yeah, as some have metioned, you have to apply for a (free) health card which you can show abroad and get's you access to the (public) health care wihle e.g. on holiday in a different EU country.
German here: I can completely understand that people who come from the USA and see and experience all the differences and advantages, are excited. And I also understand that some US-Americans tend to express their feelings in a somewhat exaggerated and flowery way (In my opinion, very similar to some Arabs, by the way). I find it kind of nice and cute (US-Americans would probably say "I love it" But I am german, so not being insulted is praise enough ;-) ) it's just a cultural difference and that's overall a good thing. I appreciate different cultures . I wish and hope that they enjoy their time, that everything lives a good life, that they have fun, make friends, feel comfortable and get help when they need it.
Yes, Europe isn't Utopia -especially not for all people who live here. But who claimed that? Me not. I often hear, especially from conservatives, that “the left” would claim this. But I've never heard that from the left myself. So I ask myself: am I bad at hearing or is it them? Or do they simply say this because it sounds good, give them a feeling of superority or identity and serves their own prejudices so well? I don't know it. It doesn't matter either. Everyone is allowed to think, feel and say whatever they want - including their fairy tales. As long as no one's rights are violated. (BTW I would consider Bernie Sanders as a moderate social democrat politician in Germany. Somewhere in the middle, not really left - at least not far left. I think that is a completely ridiculous claim.)
In Germany, most households (around 35.82 million) owned a car in 2021, while approximately 12.66 million households were completely car-free. It depends on your job, the place where you live, income, public transportation, etc., but obviously, it's possible to live without a car.
I live in a big city. Some of my friends don't own a car. They use carsharing, bikes, public transportation, or they walk. Others have a car, but they hardly use it. For example, I use my car about once a month. I walk to work and the supermarket, take my bike to get into the city, and if it's raining cats and dogs, I take public transport (and if I'm stranded in a bar, I can take a shared taxi or use a private taxi to get home, or walk, or stagger ;-) ).
By the way, public transport in Germany currently costs €49 per month (2024), and the ticket is valid throughout Germany. I don't think it's expensive. There are also subsidized tickets for welfare recipients, the unemployed, school kids, students, pensioners, and disabled people. Some employers even pay for the ticket.
Also mal ehrlich - 2587 Zeichen - Du solltest Romane schreiben, keine Kommentare. Viel Gelaber wenig Inhalt... oh man, das nervt wenn Leute sich selber so wichtig nehmen
Compulsory health insurance in Poland is 9% of your monthly salary. You don't pay anything for children up to 18 (26 if they are students), you just register them. If your spouse doesn't work, you don't pay extra for them, you just register them. And all procedures, visits and tests are fully paid for. You don't have to wait to see your GP. You don't have to wait for life-saving procedures. Last year I had a planned gallbladder removal. The doctor decided that the procedure wasn't urgent but planned and set me a date in two months. A day in hospital, then 1.5 months of sick leave (80% of salary paid), check-ups - all covered by insurance (free of charge). Before returning to work, occupational health tests at the employer's expense.
First of all, no question is stupid, and that one is quite interesting.
As far as I know, if you are covered by your EU member country's Health System, you can get the European Health Card (for free, you just have to apply for it online and download it or/and receive it at home) and use it to get free health care in the other EU member countries. In fact, some european countries outside the EU take part in the deal, like the UK (except from some overseas territories), Liechtenstein, or Switzerland.
You get the care needed at that moment, and the caregiver country will send the bill to your home country. Basically, it's paid from our taxes, but the citizens don't have to deal with any complicated paperwork, it's all taken care of by the governments.
In case that you're not covered by your country's health system or being from another country (not part of the EHC deal), then you would have to pay for the health care and later ask for a reimbursement to your insurance provider (given that you have one, but almost all the travelers and tourists have at least a travel insurance).
At least, that's how it works in Spain, where I'm from.
Love your channel and your energy, btw (well, or the lack of it sometimes: those yawns... 😂). Greetings from the Pyrenees!
What worries me the most is using UA-cam video's as any form of actual fact, especially video's like this one. Very entertaining, but speak to actual people who live in the many countries in the world. Most of the facts in this video had no source. plus the percentages, where is your info from?
Loners, don't use this video for any factual bases.
Well the systems aren't 'funded' by tax (since taxation is not a funding mechanism, but this is a discussion 99.9% of people seem unable to understand). The tax rate may go up or down, but the spending for, let's say the NHS, may go up and down with no relation to the tax rate. The fellow in the video probably lives under one of the insurance systems in Europe. In Western places this is better. The NHS has one of the highest service and efficiency outcomes in the world (according to WHO). He's making a video to 'counter' all the rose-tinted ones, but he's also exaggerating.
The vid is really bad, it's just adding generalisation on top of misinformation. Not everyone in EU is conservative, not everyone is unwilling to welcome foreigners, taxes given are wrong for the most part, etc. The guy just took isolated behaviours and turned it into general truth. This is a shame to make such a vid knowing that it's targeting people who want to know more about a place they don't live in, he's just filling in with false infos
Nah he told the hard truth. Almost everyone outside the bigger city is conservative. Im from sweden and every place ive gone thats not the city ive only met conservative people.
You are westoid not european
Are you a Amsterdam lgbtqjsjs++ ?😂😂
In germany health care costs went up the last 20y from 13.9% to 14.5% right now. Nobody go bankrupt for any disease and prescription drugs are usually 5€, could be 7€ or even 15€ if the drugs are very expensive. Insured in the whole EU
Hey guys, Happy New Year! So, about public transportation, in my opinion is way more utilized and affordable in Europe (I was paying 80 euros/month to travel with everything in Madrid community, in the last 2 years the trains are free). About health, I don't know much, since I don't pay for medical insurance (private or public), but in my knowledge there is an European health card, that applies everywhere in EU (so I don't ignore you :D ). I am using private health clinics, it's much faster.
I think most countries have about "same free healthcare" more or less but we all have our own styles.
/Sweden
Geographically we're more unified - Hawaii & Alaska might want a word with you.
That video made me dizzy. The question about costs was not stupid at all. I’m from Sweden and I was a receptionist at a children’s ER. If you’re an EU citizen and want to travel to another EU country you really should get an EU healthcare card. It’s free and if you need public healthcare in another EU country it will cost considerably more without the card and just the same as if you were a citizen of that country if you do have the card. Sadly this isn’t common knowledge, at least not here in Sweden.
Wait a second. Went to Fuerteventura on holiday (Spain). Broke 2 of my toes the day before going home . Went to hospital there, got medicated and put in a plaster. ZERO payment. All I had to show was my Italian ID and Italian Health Card. Nobody asked me about a EU healthcare card (never heard about it).
@@strikedn Maybe you already had an insurance that covered it?
Londoner here the packed tube, trains, bus is during rush hour. Providing you're travelling between 9am and 4pm public transport is absolutely fine.
This guys video is horse doo doo. There's a lot of misinformation.
The NHS literally saved my live. After my scan results came back my op was pushed up as priority and was operated on within 2 weeks. Waiting lists are prioritised and you are regularly monitored and checked to judge your need. It's Karens who think their cut finger should be treated as equivalent to someone having a heart attack that say otherwise.
This was said by a person from a country that was originally East European.
Please remove the microphone stands if you're going to hold the mikes. They're constantly knocking into the cable and making thudding noises which makes the audio distracting.
This guy must have had some exceptionally bad experiences or live in one of the worse off EU countries.
Trying to put all of them under one generalization is not the way to go to get an accurate description of how things work.
I feel like this guy has a lot of misconceptions about Europe and the US.
Take this video with a massive pinch of salt.
Taxes are high in some countries but education and health care is free and Americans are spending out more per month than Europeans. Health Insurance costs a lot. Plus, you get a lot of your tax money back in your state pension. A few countries pay their old pensioners about $800 a week.
I’m a Brit and I seem to recall there was an E111, which I think with holiday insurance would help cover the cost. But that was a long time ago and now we’re not in the EU so it will definitely have changed for us. Someone else who has traveled abroad since COVID might be able to help.
7:22 It depends on your insurer and differs between countries. In the Netherlands, any care that can't wait until you're home is covered, but repatriation isn't. You can get a fairly low-cost travel insurance, though. The taxation comparison is fallacious, since if you compare what people actually spend and get to keep as their actual household budget, Europeans actually often beat US households by several percentage points.
It IS correct to think European countries and US states are similar. Broad agreement on some things, radically different on others. Death penalty for one. Does Florida health insurance work in Maine? Does California SIM card work in Arkansas?
I know many European countries have high taxes but the UK is different. It has Lower tax rates for lower incomes but slightly higher taxes For higher incomes compared to the US. so the balance is Equal. He doesn't know anything about the NHS everything he said was wrong.
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The cost of public transportation varies. It's 0.5 eur in my city (Zagreb) for a ticket for public transportation, not 3 eur. This video was wrong at times, I would take it with a grain of salt.
At least in Norway, if it's an emergency, you'll get attended to basically immediately - no questions asked. You might get a bill for the equivalence of 20 dollars.
Then again, we're not EU.
its more of a humorous type video , love it
Just pointing out one topic:
Costs for trains are high and easily above 50,- €!?
In Germany we have the 49,- € ticket, which allows you to take every regional public transportation in whole germany (and a few in the neatherlands) for a month.
Most other things he state are bullshit too.
There are more than enough videos comparing european universal healthcare with the US health system, which seems to be the worsed on the planet. A shame for such a rich country.
in germany we have the 49 euro ticket, wis it you can use any city and close area and slow trains, for exempale i drove from hamburg to saalfeld in Thüringen about 500 km, so going my train is cheap in germany, took about 6 hours
You forgot to mention that this ticket is valid for one month. This means you can use all local public transport in all German cities (buses, trams, underground trains, ferries, etc.) and regional trains between cities (not the high speed trains) for around €1.60 per day.
these videos are bad... sure there are countries in europe with long wait times, but i never experienced that.
I agree
As a Europian, I can say that this guy's videos are only good for fun and laughs. Don't "hold him" for info, please, for your own good. For example: Look how "precise" and accurate are his information about US, (what you will and can know first hand, ofc.) Well, it's the same, if not even little less true and precise are his "facts" about Europe . He's just an sarcastic east Europian kid who has lived little bit in the US, and now he's back in Europe, and makes funny videos not based on official data, but based on his personal experience from one US state, (Illinois I think), and three east European countries he lived in, lol🙋🥂🌄
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As an german I can say this: Whenever i stay for a longer time in a different country in the EU all I have to do is to notify my insurance, thats it. And its simply not true about the waiting time.
The "US is more unified than Europe" part is true, European countries had literal wars between them not so long ago and there is one going on at this moment and the last war before this one happened in the late 90s and before that war Europe was literally divided in half. Also Spain had a dictatorship in the 70s. These conflicts still linger on in the subconscious and politics of Europeans and thats what it ment 😃
There are "Social Security Treaties" between two countries and (for EU countries) the European laws.
With a "health insurance card" by your national organization (e.g. a German health insurance card) you get treated either for free (and your German insurance reimburses the health organization of your host country) or you have to pay upfront, get an invoice, and then you get reimbursed by your insurance or service but only to the maximum of the amount your insurance will pay in your home country. To make things easier most people get "travel health insurance" (limited duration) to cover (additional) costs. And, at least with the ADAC (German equivalent to AAA), you get a "retrieving insurance" with your membership. When you fall seriously ill abroad (e.g. heart attack, serious accident) and it is deemed beneficial to your recovery the ADAC will retrieve you (and your vehicle) for free.
A friend of my in-laws visited relatives in Turkey and fell ill with severe liver problems (the liver stopped working). He was an ADAC member and flown back to Germany in a medically equipped Lear jet for free. He only needed his membership number to initiate the process.
In Europe, at least in France and spain, if you need to see a doctor in any other country, as long as it's Europe, you're good to go, you either don't pay and then they facture the cost to the social security of your main country, or you pay, and get paid back once you're back, at least as far as i know, i might be wrong but so far i've never had to pay when i go somewhere around here
In EU there are agreements between states so for example a German or a french if is traveling in Greece has the same care as Greeks etc.
That video is wrong in almost every aspect.
Poland in last week was chosen fifth time in a row as the most homophobic country in whole of European Union in terms of population view not government. But we have some good thing like we are the fastest growing country in the world after China... in 2010 our GDP was 200B and in 2027 it will be more than 1T we pass Portugal and Greece in terms of minimal wage and wealth :D
Watched the video to the end. Christ. "Someone's" high.
Nope. We do have an entire Europe valid certificate that one can apply for before travelling and than a person from one EU member European country can benefit from free healthcare in another EU member country. However we have differences in costs of medical services, so it may differ to which services one is entitled in each country and what is the limit of the costs covered. So nope, one country free healthcare applies only if one does not apply for such certificate before leaving one's own country and if one comes from a country in Europe that is not a member of EU, so yeah, think Brexit. ;-) Other than that, it's not a very common situation for most Europeans who are for example travelling on business across Europe or holiday-making in Europe, away from their own country.
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For citizens from a European Union country, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, present in another member country for tourism, Health care is guaranteed through the European Health Insurance Card that entitles you to receive the necessary care, even if it is not urgent.
Citizens from countries outside the European Union are enrolled in the National Health System if they are in possession of a residence permit.
Healthcare in Australia is great however manage it isn't. I went to hospital for Sleep Apnea test and cost me $20 and that was for parking. Yes in some cases you need to wait however in emergency you should be look at in a short time. Also being on a pension my MD doctor visit are free and I can make appointment on the same day I see the doctor
This video is awful. Here's my healthcare example. My son broke his arm a few years ago. We get to hospital around 7pm, he's been x rayed and has a temporary cast by 8pm. Then we got dinner. Stayed overnight and he was in theatre at 8am the next morning.
Once he was done and in recovery he had lunch before we left. The only bill I had was for coffee in the cafe.
If you as foreigners are on a temporary visit to Sweden, you have the right to necessary medical care at the same cost as those of us who live and are insured in Sweden. I would guess that it is the same in most other European countries. I have friends here from Sweden who have had accidents and had to spend time in hospitals in several different countries, and none of them have been ruined or had to pay large sums.
And we don't have to wait for emergency care. If, for example, someone suffers life-threatening injuries, they receive care immediately. You may have to wait for non-life-threatening conditions. My mother, for example, had problems with a hip and had to wait as it was not life-threatening and she could walk and move around.
However, the person who made the video seems to be talking some bullshit. Yes, we pay more in taxes, but we get it back in a lot of ways (health care, kindergarten, schools (all primary schools have fritidshem, extracurricular activities for children aged 6-13 whose parents work), care for the elderly, free glasses and medicine for children, dental care is free of charge for children and young people up to and including the year they turn 23,. And most workplaces offer wellness care at a certain cost (have colleagues who have taken their wellness care out of getting a gym card or being allowed to visit professional masseurs). As a Swede, I have nothing against paying more in taxes as it helps others to a fairer society and I want to live in a society where we take care of each other.
You can obtain an European health card that gives you health cover throughout the EU.
Hihihi ... I love it, when a video is talking BS about "Europe", how many Europeans react by "Romania, here, in Spain , Italy, France, the Netherlands, the UK, ..." all defending their respective yet similar cultures like a lioness would defend her cubs.
Europeans, unite! And the UK, stop making fools of yourselves and come back "home"! We miss you.
49 euro ticket one month driving around
Well you guys definitely are more united than we are, despite the regional variations. First of all, the USA has more laws in common. Second, your foreign policy is just one, whereas ours are one for each country. Third, even when it comes to economic differences, while they are significant between American states, they're nowhere near as big as between European countries.
If you are from a EU country, he public health inssurance is valid in all EU states
ehic card is free and eu citizen can use any eu country healthcare
What people think when they think Europe is : nordic + france +italy +germany and spain , or simply put : the nice Europe ^^
okok there is very nice place in every country but we can have from very rich to third wold condition members in europe if you prefer .
So generalize European country or even eropean union country is a great mistake : same as if we say america is same as australia ( not canada but australia ) to show the difference between france and any estern europe .
That video was just so last season. Kind of lame. ty for your reactions .
I'm pretty sure that you do NOT have to keep paying the public health care tax, if you opt for private health care. At least in Germany. It's one or the other. In fact, once you go private, it is pretty hard going back to public.... While his video is entertaining, he seems to be getting a lot of the things very wrong and he tends to compare apples to oranges a lot... Also, as he said himself, Europe is a continent, not a country. So comparing the US health care system to Europe is impossible because every European country works differently...
Comedy should really be seen as comedy and nothing more, I guess...
UK train prices are high my Annual Ticket to London a 32 minute journey costs £6176
Less than £17 a day to go there & back, how much would that cost in a car?
At least you'll soon have the completed HS2 .. oh, wait ..
@@grampstin9375 take 5 weeks holiday off that, Bank Holidays, Weekends and it works out a lot more than £17 a day!
Is your job worth the travel costs?
That's crazy high !!! People already complain in Paris for the 86.40 € monthly pass (or 950.40 € for a yearly pass) !
G'day Guys! WOW what a load of vague generalised BS! eg:- he speaks of overweight for some places in Europe but fails to compare the obesity rates and there is a big big difference! I never needed a car when I worked in 9 different European countries...he fails to realise that even though Europeans pay for health care with their taxes the amount spent in Europe is much less than in USA per capita A LOT LESS!... so much more but that's enough for now... BTW I'm an Aussie and I have worked in 37 countries so I do have some ability to compare...Cheers!
No healthcare is free in every country and that the is from a country and talk most shit😅 In from Sweden
Nice video. Must have been done by someone on acid living in Nepal.
Buy a 🚗 😅40.000.2 years later it worth 20.000.😅alot cheaper to travel buy bus train😊
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sorry but overweight its only a 2 to 5 pound overweignt not 50lbs overweight, 50lbs over the limit even 25 its being obese overweight it count on the cmi rate if 65% of italians are overweight that not mean automatically obese
This video is awful and woefully inaccurate about a lot of things.
7:02 if country have contract each other apply
Eastern Europe*
Funny video with 0 correct information😢
That video was a mess.
This video generalizes so much and get so many things wrong that I think that I'm on my right to doubt that he's even european. In fact he surely repeats a lot of right wing american talking points.
Also, if your life depends on a surgery I don't know a single case in wich you get into a waiting list, you get a surgery ASAP.
In adition, if you give me to choose between high taxes or go bankrupt with an unpayable debt because I had an accident... Taxes every single day...
This video isn't accurate.
@gwopyschwab What do you mean?
That's a pretty crappy video you're watching. Better to read many of the comments here.
This is rubbish 😅😊