what is that you usually do or see in your country or area but is weird to do in other area you have traveled or vice versa?? like it is unusual to wear footwear indoors in asia.

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    11 hours ago

    Hospital bills. I guess some of y’all have some kinda universal health care? Wild. Here, illnesses can lead to bankruptcy. Cool. Yeah.

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        6 hours ago

        How could they possibly be different. If it’s not free, then it’s not universal because it doesn’t include the destitute.

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          China is labeled as “Universal Healthcare” but its not “free”. They have a system equivalent to the US’s “ACA”, most people purchase insurance through employers. Unemployed people have no insurance. Its not “free”. And insurance doesn’t cover a lot of things, just like in the USA.

          I know because my parents regularly call our relative in mainland China over wechat, and I just asked my dad today because of a discussion on another Lemmy thread.

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            Seems like a drastic mislabeling if their “universal” care is the same as the US. That’s like saying we have universal thousand dollar bank accounts. Sure, everyone can get one. You just need to get the $1k first.

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        9 hours ago

        Cool. I’ll be sure and be way more specific and accurate when I make my next glib comment on the internet.