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Thanks!
Oh Ty so much ❤️
Nah Andre. You would be fine with your accent. Everyone would be curious when they hear you and be very happy to ask where you are from. Are you visiting? Or live in America? They'd genuinely be happy to chat with you and ask about your country, and how are you enjoying visiting our country. So don't worry.
Much ❤️ y'all from the Great State of Texas 🇺🇸
I second that sentiment. Howdy from Alabama! 🤠
Absolutely true. I think very few Americans are judgmental about people with foreign accents or what their governments may or may not be doing. We are such a melting pot, it would be exhausting to treat people this way.
True. When people ask you where you are from it is a sincere friendly question.
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Howdy back at ya Alabama. Love the 'Bama Texas football rivalry. Y'all awesome neighbors 😎
We all love Lawrence!
As for you, Andre … just get a t-shirt that says “It’s a Portuguese accent!”
Also, put your RUclips information below that so people know where to subscribe.
Oh, sure, then everyone can ask which part of Brazil he's from.
@@jonadabtheunsightly Brazilians don’t sound like the Portuguese even on their best days.
The problem with dry sarcasm without tone is it makes one seem unaware.
I can definitely hear a difference between their accents.
Same. I think the Irish accent sounds American at times. It might be because of how they pronounce the letter R.
@@Julieroo28 Same, I agree. Her accent isn't very thick.
Andre, I appreciate your dry sense of humor! Keep it up!🙂
Ty so much!
Andre, your accent is unusual, but most Americans are used to hearing unusual accents from all over the world and will easily understand you. You have a large vocabulary which is always a good thing.
I think that the emergence of the for-profit healthcare industry could be considered a moral disaster that has caused hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths, as well as amounts of suffering that simply cannot be calculated.
Imagine the suffering caused if we got rid of insurance at this point except for major medical , like we had in the 70's.
Thank God President Biden is making drug companies compete and lowering insurance rates
For profit medical system not only wastes money but the company will deny claims to increase their profits.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Although I can't remember the last time I've had to go to hospital. Blessed
@@jabbad2992 My late ex wife was not as blessed , that poor woman was in and out of hospitals and had at LEAST 7 diff surgeries . We had been uin enough local hospitals that we even rated them according to their cafeterias :)
Only been to emergency room , myself, ONCE .. Blessed
I think your a great human being. Very loving and humble guy. Keep up the good work!!!
Diane really does sound Irish and Lawrence really does sound English. Even if they are both speaking English, they don't sound the same.
I’m SO SAD I can’t keep re-subscribing to make your day! You’re always so sincere and sweet how you ask in the intro.
I have zero love for our current healthcare system. It hasn't always been this bad. When I was young, most hospitals were nonprofit, and most employers offered decent insurance. Between most hospitals being part of large, for profit, corporations, and employers paying low wages and offering few benefits, things have gotten rough. Now everything is about high stock prices, and paying out large profits to shareholders. Employers, hospitals, and insurance companies are all trying to squeeze out every penny for investors, and everyone else is paying for it.
Waiting 10 months for a surgery in a "free" healthcare system is FAR worse than paying for it and getting it done next week.
There is free Healthcare for people who can't afford it. There's Healthcare paid for by employers, and there's private Healthcare. Several times my husband went to the emergency room and spent the night in the hospital. With all the services including ambulance, ER, tests, and overnight stay, his bill was about $12,000 and he had to pay only $500. Our taxes are only half of what countries with "free Healthcare" are and we don't have to wait.
Cope
I spent 6 weeks in the hospital in 2022 and my insurance sent me a copy of the bill.-$717,000 I paid $150
@@firefly9838no need to cope . Enjoy your welfare healthcare . Lol.
Don't have to wait my ass lol. I've had four major surgeries and the only one that I didn't have to wait on was when BOTH my retinas decided to Un attach. They had me in for reattachment the next day. The other three? Plenty of wait.
@@waynepurcell6058 Do you know there are 7+ million people on wait-list in the UK? Waiting for treatments, surgeries, MRI, Scans, etc. population adjusted that's about 35+ million Americans. Do you know the ambulance response times for a heart attack and stroke averaged 90 mins in the UK. Do you know in order to afford the healthcare in the UK they pay a degree holding nurse fastfood wages? Registered nurses make £14 per hour. Less than a cashier at your local bucees gas station.
125k people die annually in the U.K while on wait-list.
Nobody wants that welfare healthcare.
Since you asked, as both a healthcare provider and as a patient, I find our healthcare system to be appalling on many levels. It’s heartbreaking, TBH.
As a retired healthcare provider, and as a patient, I find our healthcare system to be exceptional. I've had nothing but first-rate care. What do you find to be appalling?
@@user-oh2hs6jh5x honestly? Too tired (from working in this I did try) to sit and list it all. It wasn’t like this even 10 years ago and it just gets worse and worse. Also, I have an adult son who is IDD and I work in community agencies and universities do that may inform my lens and opinion 🤷🏻♂️
I hear their accents as very different. Neither have thick accents, but Diane's accent is so light to me, sometimes I forget she's Irish! She did have professional voice training, though. Lawrence sounds very English 100% but uses more American figures of speech and pronunciations than he used to.
As an insurance claims adjuster for two states, the medical costs are insane. I'd much rather see a federal system with every person have a right to medical care.
Ask the Veterans how that single-payer system is going for them...we are dying to tell you. The only thing that even remotely keeps Medicare afloat is the cost offsets by the private system, otherwise, it would be in the same conditions as the VA Healthcare system. Veterans who live more than 50 miles from their VA Health Center have the option to get paid the mileage to travel or to go to a private Dr close by. They almost always choose to go private and it has nothing to do with travel but rather quality, and promptness, not to mention the facilities are not out of a 1960s sanitarium horror movie, unlike so many VA Health Care facilities. $325B budget in 2023 for the VA to cover less than 20M Veterans. Imagine the price tag of trying to get 360M people the same horror level of care as the Veterans get.
The VA system is also a mess, my ex uses that system and it's a cluster.
I've also seen families denied transplants until they have gathered 50,000 prior to the surgery. I have seen 2 million dollar claims denied for no prior authorization for baby's unable to leave the hospital. I've fought to get COBRA set up for someone begging to go to rehab. Everyone needs to be equal in medicine. Everyone deserves to have fair and quality healthcare. UK, Canada, Portugal, and many other countries have made it work.
I'm from Washington and I've never seen anyone be unkind to people with russian accents, we have a quite a few eastern europeans here. I do live right by a major port city so that may have an impact on our overall acceptance of pretty much all peoples. ^^
Definitely. Americans use a lot of sarcasm, but we always alter our tone of voice when we use it.
As an American, I feel a bit more of a kinship with the Britts...... I have an exceedingly dry delivery with my humor, so much so that most people look at me as if I have three heads! 🤔
Hair salons, nail salons, valet, sit-down restaurant, bartenders, and cabs/Uber etc. Other than those, I don't tip unless I'm impressed beyond belief. I was charged $125 for a car detail, and they did such a spectacular job, I gave an extra $25. The US has started going overboard on tipping, and I'm not having it - I work hard for my money, and I don't get tipped.
Private healthcare allows for the ability to get immediate healthcare. I've heard horror stories about the UK and Canada, where people couldn't get to a doctor quick enough before a health catastrophe. We pay out the ass, but, we get immediate, and decent care for the most part. Of course, we all wish it was cheaper, and insurance is the devil, but we have no other option. Our country is too big to support paid HC - it would bankrupt most states.
Arby's is terrible - don't go! LOL
Love Diane and Lawrence!!! Great reaction as usual.
Same. I'll add movers to that list if they do a good job.
Andre, yes I agree.. I love your fun sense of humor. Humor can sometimes be challenging or lost between languages and cultures. Continue being funny! Yes Diane Jennings is Irish and she has Irish accent that is different than the British accent that Lawrence speaks.. Same way as I think Portugese speakers have different accent if from Portugal and Brazil?
Don't sell your accent short. Russian or Portuguese whatever you have the sexiest accent ever.....❤❤
Your personality and sense of humor are fantastic! Don't change that. It's why I love your channel so much. And an instant travel machine thingy would be amazing. I don't think I'd ever sit still.
Health-care in america is expensive and with the taxes of everyday Americans its not their favorite topic. Most are aware that our Health-care system is predatory, however the upside is that your getting quality care and state of the art equipment to examine and do surgeries. Im not extremely versed in the Health-care system, i like natural medicine, but thats completely different and more difficult to come by, so most people stick with Health-care.
Another thing to remember is that Health-care is insurance heavy, if you have insurance then your costs for treatment can be significantly less. This of course depends on the coverage your insurance provides.
Ambulance prices vary from City to City, I live in a city in Missouri and it costs us nothing to go to a hospital when being taken by ambulance for emergencies. 😊😊
$6000 for an ambulance alone? I don't know. I have had to take an ambulance several times, include twice last year. While my bill was covered, you still get an itemization of charges from your insurance company/the government, and they were no where near 6K. I made a point of looking at the fees charged in my county.
One of the advantages to American's health care system is that we frequently get faster service than what you get in Europe in other places.
You don’t need an app you just move the decimal over a spot and double that number so if your meal was 11.50 you turn that into 1.15 double that is 2.30 and there’s your tip. At this point I can see the tip in the total like Rain Man.
Regarding your question about healthcare: I would say the general answer would be no. No one really LIKES our healthcare system. Whether you're someone who supports free-market healthcare or universal healthcare, we all know the system as it stands is massively flawed. Yet like almost every other topic imaginable, we cannot come to a general consensus on how best to address it. Unless you're one of the 1%, a single medical event could potentially wipe out the savings of even an upper-middle class family.
It's also noteworthy non-Americans seem to be under the impression that healthcare in the U.S., once bought, is an even keel system. The reality is far from it. Not all healthcare plans in the U.S. are created equal. Like most other things, most aspects of healthcare vary from state-to-state. Everything from what types of plans, what companies provide those plans, premium caps, what is available to low income/indigent populations, and even whether or not medical debt can be reported to credit agencies all change from state-to-state. As an example, I'm fortunate enough that my husband's employer provides us with an amazing plan. We pay around $600/month for our insurance package for the two of us, but we have almost no other out-of-pocket expenses (regardless of whether we stay within our network or not). Conversely, I have friends and family that pay substantially more a month in premiums, but their benefits are terrible ($5K+ deductibles, astronomical copays, high coinsurances, very limited coverage, etc.).
My children dad was Portuguese there last name is medeiros and all Spanish speakers say it wrong everytime
Your accent will be good in az we have a lot of Brazilian here so Portuguese is spoken here as well
Andre, Americans LOVE accents!!! People would be so intrigued about where you are from and will do there level best to help you with everything!!
Tipping started in the pubs in England - so get over it.
I've been watching Lawrence for years and I'm so happy I found this channel too. Your accent is adorable! And it sounds Italian sometimes 😂❤ Each restaurant usually has a guide at the bottom. No you don't tip again if they are fixing something. You only tip 10% if they're not great. 20% is for good service. 15% is mediocre. If someone asks you how you are you say good even if you're not unless it's something they can help you with. You only comment that your sick or unwell if its relevant. Usually it's just a hello type reply unless you're good friends.
Andre' I LOVE watching your reactions, you brighten my day! Thank you. Love from America!!
Confession time 😊 The first time i watched your channel, you joked about being Russian. It took me 2 weeks to work out that you were joking 😂😂😂
Lawrence and Diane! What a great combo! Thanks Andre!
Health care is tricky. I'm disabled and I still pay almost $800 a month for insurance. However I'm on a 1st name basis with all my Dr's. And can get in to see my Dr. With one call and I can get in that day. So it's a double edged sword. My dad had cancer and his bills to insurance were upwards of 1mm. But my mom had great insurance because she was a teacher.
It varies state to state but generally the further you get away from tourists and cities the cheaper things get.
From a technological point of view, medical care in America is generally good but it's a tossup what you'll get when you walk into any given medical facility. I've received much better care in rural Appalachia than here in Chicago, where from what I've seen, maybe 5% of medical personnel are competent in their jobs and care at all about their patients.
Andre, we do have government funded healthcare for the poor (Medicaid) and for the elderly (Medicare). It’s a complicated topic but I’ll just say this: when foreign potentates / kings / leaders need complex medical care you always hear about them going to the Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis or Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles or Columbia-Presbyterian in NYC etc. Never to Canada or the UK or Portugal with their national health services.
Oh my yes very different accents between Diane and Laurence. She sounds so very Irish and different than his British / English accent. I think it’s difficult for people to pick up accents if they aren’t a native speaker. I remember you struggled with the accent tour of the US. That said, there’s no way I could tell a Parisienne accent from a Breton one or a Quebecois one en française.
we have trails you can walk that are hundreds of miles. not easy but really cool. just never ever carry half eaten food and clean those cans. no smells. i take freeze dryed food. it a lot lighter. just put in long trails to walk across america.
Healthcare in the US is good, if your job provides it for you. Otherwise, it is a big problem not having it or getting a huge bill you can't pay if you get sick. Personally, I would like to take that worry off my plate knowing that if I lose my job or if I hate my job and want to quit, I will not have to worry about the loss of healthcare. I think overall it is just a general good thing for the entire society. With that, of course there are some sacrifices, but to me it is worth it. I have many friends in Canada, Spain, Slovenia, and Germany who would not change their healthcare for the US version.
Oddly enough , about us medical bills.. if you are uninsured or show difficulty in paying the full amount, the "billed amount' gets knocked way way down nearly half
Laurence has an ordinary English accent, perhaps somewhat changed by living in the USA. She has what we call a lilting accent typical of the Irish, although hers is not particularly strong either. Most Americans find Irish and Scottish accents very pleasing. A strong Irish accent is quite musical.
Here's the thing-it's expensive, but we have EXCELLENT healthcare, despite what a lot of Americans think. As someone that has terrible health and has also traveled the world, I have found a NHS to be mostly not great. It is fine for your basic broken arm or the flu, but if you need intricate surgeries or chemotherapy for example, then you want to be here. Or, S Korea. Or, Japan. They have great care, as well.
On the healthcare question, I am part of the small part of the population, who can see how a government operated insurance would actually be helpful of course, that could be because I was denied health coverage, for the sole reason of having a disability… until Obamacare came along and basically outlawed denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions…
Right??? And just being born could be a pre existing condition!
I hated Obamacare because I didn't go to the doctor at all but had a huge chunk of my tax return taken from me because I didn't have insurance. So I was penalized for not having insurance which is totally dumb, imo.
@@FourFish47I’m not sure what exactly you are calling for here, I’m talking pre-existing conditions like problems people were born with… or genetic disorders…
@@WolfLove89 no that is not dumb you should be penalized for not having insurance, I would think you would of figured that out, eventually… especially when considering how inexpensive healthcare now is…
@@RyanDabrowskiBoilerUp Nope. Was my choice not have insurance, the government shouldn't penalize me.
I'm always amazed by immigrants, like my dad and grandparents, as I find the thought of having to move to a strange country terrifying. So many difficulties to overcome.
When you visit, buy the travel insurance available.
Diane is SUCH a sweetie? Been watching her for years. From what I understand, most Russians are white, God fearing religious people? I love them.
I remember as a 17year old visiting Europe with a school group, and hearing the chaperones asking the guides and translators what were taxes like, and do they feel their taxes are being used wisely? What was like on a regular day - cost of living, pay scales? I, unfortunately, don't remember all the answers as those questions didn't interest me at the time. But as an adult, now I'd love to rewind and listen to the conversations again.
The Accents Question (12:44): Yes, Lawrence's and Diane's accents are indeed very different, at least to MY ears, and I could identify them as British and Irish just by hearing them. And I think most (all?) Americans would know Lawrence's accent is British, but some (many?) might *not* recognize Diane's as Irish. For people who aren't familiar with all the non-American forms of English, it's common to confuse British, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Australian and New Zealand accents.
He doesn't know what he's talking about because only cities in the United States are laid out in Block form. When you come to the east coast especially in Old areas of Pennsylvania and New England and many other states there are a lot of roads that curve and wind just like they do in Europe
As far as healthcare goes, I like the doctors, hospitals, etc. It can be frustrating and complicated to navigate healthcare, especially when you're young and you're just starting to figure it out. You have to learn a lot of aspects, like deductibles, co-pays, pharmacy costs, coinsurance, HMO versus PPO, etc. Depending on where you live, sometimes health insurance can be available through the state, sometimes you have to go through a private vendor, but usually it's offered through most jobs if you're a full-time employee. A lot of people forget to make sure that they're going to see a doctor that is within their network. You might have health insurance, but if you go to a doctor that's not contracted with your health insurance plan you can receive a very big bill. Basically, it can be very frustrating because there are a lot of things that you have to remember. This can be difficult to do when you're in a stressful medical situation. So while I don't love our healthcare system, I don't dislike the care that I have received - I have seen some great doctors. I just wish it was more affordable and less stressful.
There's a simple rule: In health insurance, as in most things, you get what you pay for. If you go for the low cost option, the coverage isn't going to be very good and you are making a gamble you won't get a serious illness. If you do, you lose. The alternative is to pay more for the insurance and pay less, often a lot less, if you do get sick or injured. The good thing about America is that you get to make the choice. In countries with national health systems--including Obamacare in the US)--the government decides for you on the balance between coverage and cost. In the UK, it is estimated that about 4.5% of the average citizen's income goes for healthcare, paid for as part of their income tax (though they don't see it directly broken out that way). The British NHS, however, is notoriously underfunded with regular strikes by doctors, nurses and even ambulance drivers who are government employees, and also clinics and hospitals that may not have the most modern facilities and equipment as do most such places in the US.
Diane is absolutely adorable.
Tipping developed over the years. My father tipped a waitress in a southern diner and had a man bring it out to him as he left. He said....we don't want our waitresses spoilt.
figuring out tips is easy :
10% = just move the decimal over 1 place
20% = like 10% then double it
5% = like 10% then cut in half
example 1 : $143.98
5% = $8
10% = $15
15% = $22
20% = $30
25% = $40
Arby’s is known for the Roast Beef sandwich. But the initials are RB for roast beef. Get the trick on the name and the initials?
Granted I can’t remember the last time I had fast food- but I never noticed that. You learn something new every day! 😊
I’m in my 50’s and I don’t think I ever knew that! 😮
I'm from Nebraska. I moved to Houston. My tv broke? I called a tv repair place. All I said was "you guys fix tv's? Guy says Your'e from Nebraska, ain't you? I'm like How could you Possibly know that? He says, my daughter just married a guy from Nebraska, and you have an accent just like him. ROFLMAO? Television stations in the U.S., acually send their workers to speech "therapy"
places to learn "midwestern". To get rid of the accents? lol.
Spray tanning? Is this a Friends episode?
Spray tanning is HUGE in Ireland
As an American, I would say the health care is good if you can afford high-end health insurance. If you only have low-end health insurance, then no, I don't like it. Also, if you have to buy independent health insurance (you work for yourself or you don't work for whatever reason) then health insurance companies don't even offer a good package. They only offer one low quality independent option. I do want us to have a basic universal health insurance. Right now the law requires emergency rooms to accept people who don't have health insurance, and it costs tax payers WAY more than simply paying for basic health insurance for the unemployed.
No, I do not like my Healthcare system. And if I could, I would be on a plane to Thailand or Malaysia right now!
As far as sarcasm goes, you have to remember Americans are commenting to people who have culture shock about Americanisms. We don't know what you think or know. Just being helpful 😁
It's easy to calculate a tip for me because the tax in my area is 7.25% so i just look at my receipt and double my tax for the tip if the service was good, then i add a little bit more if it was great.
They are talking about cities when they speak about grids and not driving. You will not find grids in suburbs and rural areas, and you definitely won't find public transportation.
Snake or alligator - really neither are very common to eat, but if they offer themselves up, no use going to waste. It's white meat - pretty mild. Heck - anything battered and deep fried is good.
Let me sum up our healthcare system in one sentence. “Your money, or your life.”
Are you even aware that many states have great bbq? Its not exclusive to Texas. It gets really old, like the 500 conversations about tipping.
Yeah foreigners can't comprehend this stuff. Texas barbecue is just Texas barbecue. Every state that does barbecue does it different. I lived in NC most of my life and barbecue isn't a whole spread of beef and other stuff, it's only pork and it doesn't have traditional tomato based barbecue sauce it has a vinegar pepper sauce. It's so different from Texas barbecue. They all forget barbecue is just the method, not the end product.
Healthcare in the U.S. is often misunderstood in other countries. Why the costs are high in America, is a separate question. Here's what most Europeans get wrong with our system. The population of the U.S. is about 340 million people, give or take. Most countries in Europe are much, much smaller and can afford to provide "free" healthcare. That is the biggest issue that we face. The size of our country won't permit "free" coverage.
I don't go by anything Lawrence or Diane says because they have very limited experience in the United States. They cannot judge the entire United States by only living in or seeing a few spots
The point about safety and security really is on point. When I travel, I am so careful and paranoid with my money, my documentation, etc. in a way that I never am at home, even though it's not as if there is no petty theft in my home city. Seriously, does anyone wear the sort of money belt they might wear as a traveler when they're just doing errands at home? Do you worry about keeping your bag securely in front of you with a firm hand on the strap, etc., etc.? I sure don't.
But travelers are -- by the very nature of *being* travelers -- out of place, and that does make them more vulnerable to bad elements who might be looking to take advantage. I don't look like an easy mark in my home city. I'm far more likely to look like one in a foreign place.
I hear a huge difference between their accents
Tipping is not required, it's common courtesy.
To me tipping no different than saying please and thank you.
We have areas where Canadians and other foreigners fly in for health care services from places that provide health care, so it is probably better than most countries
So true. Worked with 2 different people that left Europe for Canadian health care then left there for American health care. They wait time for an operation or office visit is shirt .
André. Been enjoying binge watching your content. Please do a review of the channel: Living in Houston Texas.
I'm originally from Houston but had moved away 30 years ago for my husband's job. Lived abroad for many years and have recently moved back to Texas. Recently discovered your channel. Just curious what you think about the nrw planned communities in the outskirts of Houston.
just gonna say I don't like Texas BBQ,but my roots are in st Louis. So kanas city or St Louis bbq is better
Never tip at a counter.
Starbucks, Chinese Chef, 1 Day Dry Cleaning say what! Of course, the counter has nothing to do with when or when not. It is the service being provided, not the architecture of the building.
As for food? We are a melting pot of the Worlds people! And EVERYONE brought their favorite food! So we literately the BEST the World has to offer!
there is a lot more places over here you can carry a gun then just tevas. we just have more crazies then anywhere else. because we are just a little wilder.
I suppose there probably are apps for figuring out tips, but you don't *need* one. If you haven't figured out how to divide by ten by moving the decimal point over, there's no hope for you. That gives you 10%, which is pretty much the bare minimum tip (unless the service is _spectacularly_ awful in an obviously flagrant way). Then you just scale that up by half (to 15%) if the service was actually good, or double it (20%) if you're feeling generous. And it doesn't have to be precise. If the bill is $22.73, you either tip $3 or $4, or maybe round up to $5 if you feel like it. Amounts less than $1 are generally not important. (If the whole tip would be less than $1, round it up to a dollar. Don't be that cheap. Unless you genuinely can't afford the dollar.)
Americans consistently have complaints about how health care works here, but the issue is far more complex than Europeans generally expect. The reasons why it is the way it is, are numerous and complicated, and there isn't any magic wand that could be waved to make the system be completely different from how it is. In fact, several of the largest *problems* with the current system, were caused by the government trying to fix something with an overly simplistic solution. For example, in the forties, during a labor shortage, the government attempted to control inflation by making it illegal to pay workers more; but the demands for goods and services was still high, and there was money to be made if only enough employees could be had, and so companies went looking for loopholes, and this is why Americans (usually) now lose their health expense coverage if they lose their job. This is one of several examples. The Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") is another. Are there problems with the current system? Yes. Do I want the US federal government to keep trying to fix it? No. They'll just keep making it worse. If they can manage to *undo* some of the harm they've already caused, then maybe we could trust them to try again with a more careful approach. Until then, no. Do you want an enthusiastic six year old with a bucket of wet sponges to help you put out a grease fire?
As for *free* health care, we couldn't do that in America if we had the GDP of the whole world to fund it; at least, not without fixing several other things first, including the culture. Americans are *obsessed* with health care, to a really unhealthy level. Making it free is a terrible idea, arguably a worse idea than making guns and ammunition free (which, to be clear, would be a very bad idea). Making health care less expensive would be good, but accomplishing that is not straightforward, because the reasons why it's expensive are very complicated. There are a lot of moving parts. Medical malpractice suits are an issue that would have to be addressed. How drug discovery is funded is another (America pays, one way or another, for *most* of the world's pharmaceutical research). The culture of referring everything to increasingly niche specialists is another. There are more. It's complicated.
The Midwest is a relatively affordable region, yes. Certainly more affordable than the coasts.
There are some unsafe places in America. South LA. Washington Park. The bad part of Detroit. But by and large, statistically speaking, you're probably going to die of heart disease, or something related (stroke, etc.), or cancer. And if by some miracle all of that doesn't get you, the next most likely thing is a motor vehicle accident.
Honestly, most receipts, anymore, it tells you right on the receipt how much is the recommended gratuity 😊
In the US, most people that are employed full time obtain health insurance through their employer. In some instances, the employer pays the full cost of health insurance for the employee. In other instances, the employee may have to pay part of the premium. It sounds as though Lawrence has medical insurance, but for some reason, the hospital did not properly apply for the benefit. So they billed him for the entire amount. When he straightened that out, the insurer paid the bill.
In 2022, 92.1% of Americans had some form of health insurance. Actually, I was surprised it wasn't higher because 92% was the figure we were all given when Obamacare was under debate. That seems to mean that after it passed, Obamacare didn't improve the stats at all. Some people may have switched from more expensive polices they had to Obamacare polices. That I don't know.
No their accents are nothing alike, she has a very definite Irish accent and Lawrence has a faded but still obvious British accent.
To me Lawrence definitely sounds English and Diane Irish there are differences in the accents in the UK, Scotland and Welch sound different too. Andre, there is crime in Texas too, just because there’s a higher proportion of gun owners there doesn’t necessarily make it safer.
There is free Healthcare for poor people called Medicaid. There is also Medicare which covers 80 percent of health care. Most people have to pay this from their Disability or Retirement Social Security check.
I always tip 20%, and even more when the service is extraordinary.
I see a bright light bulb going off on ER's head. Definitely a vid for him, though visit first before go welp I'm moving to US.
In a week I have YTers meet up with each other. Before this Anna and Artur (met up in Ukraine, with Anna the native) and now Lawrence and Diane. Can we see ER and L3WG, for two countries to visit US, that would be nice to see. Lawrence and OriginalHuman, two individuals that have dual-citizenship with here and UK.
Nice to see this and thumbs up.
Unless you visit an area with a large eastern European population, like the Russian community in Houston, absolutely no-one can tell between a Czech and a Russian. So the issue won't come up. Even at the height of the Cold War, if we ran into a Russian in the US we'd generally think "good on you for getting out of that hellhole" instead of having any anger issues. (There's even a funny story about how a visit by Boris Yeltsin to a US supermarket contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union.)
That’s what we want you to think 😊
Or do as my family did. England to the Americas - 350 years ago! ( gives you enough time to assimilate)
the first time you yell and don't get bounced. then you will know what it's like to be an american. now bars are a different story. they have to keep it calm. we can get out of hand fast. so they try to nip it in the bud ."stop it fast".
The traditional penalty tip is 2 cents.
Tipping is easy, always TIP, except when you've been given bad or improper service. It is your opportunity to show displeasure of the service you have received. Most people just complain and tip anyway, but in unusual situations where the service is bad, NOT tipping is advised.
In the case of most things you buy, there is NO service except ringing up the sale and shoving a card reader at you, and in that case there should be NO TIP. Don't be intimidated by the new card processors that "suggest" a tip on every sale.
I'm iffy on my health insurance. More because I'm in the area of the country where it's hard to find specialists. I have to go 600 miles to get some of the services. I get it free from the Veteran's Administration (which all of us pay for as taxpayers) but it's hit and miss. I am on Medicare now because of my age, no choice in that, but I do pay for a supplemental plan at $142 a month which covers what Medicare doesn't pay for. I only have to pay $200 deductible each year. Covers me out of the country also.
I really like your accent!
I tip 15% all the time.
Andre just needs to wear a t-shirt when he comes to the US that says “Is it a Russian accent? No chance”
Our health care is hit or miss on the coverage of care you get. The insurance companies have a lot of say on if you can have a procedure or test done and monthly premiums are not cheap. My qork pays all of my premium, my husbands work pays about 90% of his premium, but his vovwrage is better then mine.
He sounds English, but not posh English, while she sounds very Irish
There are millions of Russians living in the United States and there are many Rich Russians living in South Florida in the Miami area
Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire are a few of the lowest crime states in all of the US. Their gun laws are the least restrictive in the country.