[Beastie]

Are we the only country that has the NHS? That is the only thing I worry about. If you get ill in this country usually your hospital bills are free because of the NHS! Plus we pay taxes and that so if I ever do get ill I hope I get treated fine after the tax I have to pay! In other countries you have to pay for your own hospital bills etc.. mmm.

I do quite like England. This weather is depressing though. I am lucky to live in a nice-ish area. That is probably why? Mmm.. maybe from October/November until about February/March time I should live somewhere warmer! Like the USA, France, Australia! Etc..!

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by XmasPudding

Are we the only country that has the NHS? That is the only thing I worry about. If you get ill in this country usually your hospital bills are free because of the NHS! Plus we pay taxes and that so if I ever do get ill I hope I get treated fine after the tax I have to pay! In other countries you have to pay for your own hospital bills etc.. mmm.

I do quite like England. This weather is depressing though. I am lucky to live in a nice-ish area. That is probably why? Mmm.. maybe from October/November until about February/March time I should live somewhere warmer! Like the USA, France, Australia! Etc..!

A lot of countries have universal health care. I think all EU countries are obliged to treat you for free anyway

[BB_Eye]

Given the prospect of four and a half looooooooooooonnnnng years under this shitty coalition government, a near identical opposition party that represents fuck all, our decrepid, risible public transport system, a health service that is more than happy to leave you to die, a criminal justice system that lets off psycho thugs with a slap on the wrist, ridiculous housing costs, sky high cost of education, unemployment, overpopulation, rude noxious people (and no, that's not a typo) and its beer swilling simpleton culture, I would be delighted to leave the country if the opportunity arose.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by BB_Eye

Given the prospect of four and a half looooooooooooonnnnng years under this shitty coalition government, a near identical opposition party that represents fuck all, our decrepid, risible public transport system, a health service that is more than happy to leave you to die, a criminal justice system that lets off psycho thugs with a slap on the wrist, ridiculous housing costs, sky high cost of education, unemployment, overpopulation, rude noxious people (and no, that's not a typo) and its beer swilling simpleton culture, I would be delighted to leave the country if the opportunity arose.

so you love this country then.

[Lewis.]

Not sure. I don't see the problem with England myself. Okay, it's obviously going downhill because of the economy... but as people have said - we have free healthcare here.

[Marc]

Australia.

Every time I think of that place my heart warms!

[Harry!]

Originally Posted by Lewdolph

Not sure. I don't see the problem with England myself. Okay, it's obviously going downhill because of the economy... but as people have said - we have free healthcare here.

We 'pay' for healthcare through our taxes. Nothing in this country really is 'free'.

On topic if I was to emmigrate I would love to move to Turkey or the United States.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Lewdolph

Not sure. I don't see the problem with England myself. Okay, it's obviously going downhill because of the economy... but as people have said - we have free healthcare here.

This isnt exclusive to the UK though, just found this list of countries offering universal healthcare; 32 of the 33 developed countries offer it, the exception being the US where it is due to be introduced in 2014

Norway
New Zealand
Japan
Germany
Belgium
United Kingdom
Kuwait
Sweden
Bahrain
Brunei
Canada
Netherlands
Austria
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Slovenia
Denmark
Luxembourg
France
Australia
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
Cyprus
Greece
Spain
South Korea
Iceland
Hong Kong
Singapore
Switzerland
Israel

[Grimnir]

why is everyone spelling it emmigrate?

I would like to emigrate out of the city and live in rural area

I think all the world is going down the toilet so no point moving

Maybe Canada might be nice place to live though or Dubai if was millionaire and the sex laws are not as bad as heard

[Shaun]

Not for longer than a year, really... but would like to go to Japan for a while. Maybe Germany too...anywhere really.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i shouldnt even be in this country i will probably get deported soon

im from kazakhstan

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Scott

i shouldnt even be in this country i will probably get deported soon

im from kazakhstan

Really? I thought you were from Kyrgyzstan?

[Ninastar]

only if I could take one of my besties

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by XmasTurtle

Really? I thought you were from Kyrgyzstan?

Tajikistan = the funniest sounding Stan.

[lostalex]

i would never leave California unless i absolutely had to. Like if the Mexicans some how gain significant control and turn it into the same sh!thole as Mexico.

If thatdid happen, and i had to leave, then i'd move to Oregon. If Oregon went the same way, then i'd Move to Hawaii.

If for some reason i absolutely HAD to leave the United States, then the only other country i could imagine living in is Australia, because they are so well Americanized.

Canada is too cold and boring.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

i would never leave California unless i absolutely had to. Like if the Mexicans some how gain significant control and turn it into the same sh!thole as Mexico.

If thatdid happen, and i had to leave, then i'd move to Oregon. If Oregon went the same way, then i'd Move to Hawaii.

If for some reason i absolutely HAD to leave the United States, then the only other country i could imagine living in is Australia, because they are so well Americanized.

Canada is too cold and boring.

Australians are nothing like Americans

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by lostalex

i would never leave California unless i absolutely had to. Like if the Mexicans some how gain significant control and turn it into the same sh!thole as Mexico.

If thatdid happen, and i had to leave, then i'd move to Oregon. If Oregon went the same way, then i'd Move to Hawaii.

If for some reason i absolutely HAD to leave the United States, then the only other country i could imagine living in is Australia, because they are so well Americanized.

Canada is too cold and boring.

It's not that Americanised. It has more similarity with UK

But still they have their own culture and ways, which is different from that of both UK and USA.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by XmasTurtle

It's not that Americanised. It has more similarity with UK

I would have thought so too

[letmein]

Originally Posted by MTVN

This isnt exclusive to the UK though, just found this list of countries offering universal healthcare; 32 of the 33 developed countries offer it, the exception being the US where it is due to be introduced in 2014

Norway
New Zealand
Japan
Germany
Belgium
United Kingdom
Kuwait
Sweden
Bahrain
Brunei
Canada
Netherlands
Austria
United Arab Emirates
Finland
Slovenia
Denmark
Luxembourg
France
Australia
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
Cyprus
Greece
Spain
South Korea
Iceland
Hong Kong
Singapore
Switzerland
Israel

The US is not getting universal health care in 2014.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by NingleBells

Australians are nothing like Americans

I think there are a a lot of similarities between Aussie and California culture. laid back, sunny, surfer/beach, stoner, liberal, hippies.

Many more similarities than with the UK culturally. Unless you mean the political system, which i guess is more UK-ized.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by letmein

The US is not getting universal health care in 2014.

Why not?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Why not?

Because Americans don't want government death panels telling our doctors what to do and who to treat.

We'd much rather have corporations decide for us.

[InOne]

Kiwis are more like Americans

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Because Americans don't want government death panels telling our doctors what to do and who to treat.

We'd much rather have corporations decide for us.

Isnt 2014 when Obama's healthcare bill gets introduced though?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Isnt 2014 when Obama's healthcare bill gets introduced though?

Obama's healthcare bill isn't universal healthcare. It was just a law that made it illegal not to buy insurance, and forced insurance companies to allow parents to keep their kids on their healthcare plan til the age of 26. It's still private health insurance.

The government isn't providing coverage for anyone new, you still have to buy private insurance.

The government only pays for healthcare for Old people, Veterans, and of course... Congressmen.