Saturday, December 29, 2007

Ugh

I hate Michael Moore. I do. I hate every documentary he's ever made. Just watched Sicko though,
http://www.megavideo.com/ep_gr.swf?v=6GLO6VSV There's the link.
and I have to agree with him(He's still a sleaze ball, and some of this docu. is very unfair).

It's astounding being outside the United States and seeing just how foreign our system is the rest of the world. Alex(South African) was just complaining tonight that one of his friends who was in an accident and is paralyzed and she has to pay an awful amount of about $2500 a year. Shocking...in the states it'd be at least 10 times more. That's AFRICA.

Here in Korea? And remember, I'm not even Korean, I've been to the doctor. I went to see an ear nose and throat specialist. How far did I have to schedule in advance? Walked in. How long was the wait? 10 minutes. How much did I pay? 3 dollars. I got a one week prescription of 4 seperate pills. Total cost? 1 dollar and sixty cents.
4 dollars and sixty cents. How much would it cost me to see an ENT and get a week of 4 pills? $100? $300?

Where does the U.S. rank in Medical services? 32nd. Just above Slovenia.

One of the main things I've learned from having lived outside the U.S. is that our reluctance to OMG PAY TAXES FOR SERVICES shoots us in the ass. Although I should say our taxes probably wouldn't go up if we'd just stop with the retarded two thirds of a trillion dollar TERRORIST defense budget.

Ugh. Why am I not moving to Canada? I like the cold, I can live with hockey. I don't know...
You're all rooting for Obama if you like me living in the states.

1 comment:

Emily Smith said...

Happy New Year!!

Have you seen "Michael Moore Hates America"? It's pretty good. I'm not a big fan of movies that have the sole purpose of bashing another person, but it makes some good points and it's fun to watch a newbie have a go at making a documentary. Really makes you think twice about what you see in Moore's films.

Anway, hope you're not too hungover, though I'm still not sure about what time it is right now over there, it's probably the 2nd by now.

Cheers!