Golden Retriever GFI just went to a German Dentist yesterday and I have some thoughts.
On tooth repair in general I had a crown put in before leaving the USA. It cost 4000 USD uninsured. Nobody really talks about the aggravation of a dead tooth in your mouth. I'm happy it didn't get pulled but it is something I regret more than anything HRT has ever given me. HRT has been a consistent comfort. This crown has been a constant mild annoyance and it is installed correctly.
People complain about the innefficiency of the German healthcare system but the Dentist was horrified at my reaction to possibly needing another root canal or a filling that cost €85. To me this is nothing. When a person from the US says "my healthcare system sucks" or "my country is hella racist"it means something VASTLY different from when a European says it. I'm not saying don't fix it, or that the German system isn't broken, Just please stop conflating and equivocating. We use the same words but using the same words does NOT mean the same severity. Yes work on on it but for the love of god stop saying we are the "same".
For two I appreciate the German efficiency. I get my blood drawn here and it's "zack zack, erledigt, schönen Tag noch" in the US I feel like I have given my life story to almost every stranger and certainly to every nurse that has ever drawn my blood. One of the Dentist techs at this praxis is a server with me on the weekends. We have known eachother for years. No conversation. No explaining my life story to a dentist with drills in my goddamn mouth. "zack zack, erledigt, schönen Tag noch" and I was gone.
I love German efficiency. I tell people that small talk is very normal in the USA and I explain it thusly, you meet a random passerby on the street and they"ll say "Oh my GAWD, you breathe air too, we're so similar, we should get married". That is obviously hyperbole but I tire from making too deep small talk from everyone especially when you have a needle in my arm or dentist drills in my mouth. Let my private life remain private, please.
Lastly there is relief. I was an alcoholic. Before I had a few teeth pulled due to weird dental problems in my family but before that, no cavities, my teeth were the envy of dentists everywhere, but addiction does things and it's not just meth that'll cost you your teeth. Be careful. I'm very happy my teeth are finally being repaired and I'm five years sober now. My recommendation tho is avoid addiction whenever and however possible. I never met my grandfather and a whole lot of people I care about almost never met me and now I also have to pay for my mistake out of my own pocket and it is NOT cheap even with universal healthcare.
#immigrantlife #healthcare
On tooth repair in general I had a crown put in before leaving the USA. It cost 4000 USD uninsured. Nobody really talks about the aggravation of a dead tooth in your mouth. I'm happy it didn't get pulled but it is something I regret more than anything HRT has ever given me. HRT has been a consistent comfort. This crown has been a constant mild annoyance and it is installed correctly.
People complain about the innefficiency of the German healthcare system but the Dentist was horrified at my reaction to possibly needing another root canal or a filling that cost €85. To me this is nothing. When a person from the US says "my healthcare system sucks" or "my country is hella racist"it means something VASTLY different from when a European says it. I'm not saying don't fix it, or that the German system isn't broken, Just please stop conflating and equivocating. We use the same words but using the same words does NOT mean the same severity. Yes work on on it but for the love of god stop saying we are the "same".
For two I appreciate the German efficiency. I get my blood drawn here and it's "zack zack, erledigt, schönen Tag noch" in the US I feel like I have given my life story to almost every stranger and certainly to every nurse that has ever drawn my blood. One of the Dentist techs at this praxis is a server with me on the weekends. We have known eachother for years. No conversation. No explaining my life story to a dentist with drills in my goddamn mouth. "zack zack, erledigt, schönen Tag noch" and I was gone.
I love German efficiency. I tell people that small talk is very normal in the USA and I explain it thusly, you meet a random passerby on the street and they"ll say "Oh my GAWD, you breathe air too, we're so similar, we should get married". That is obviously hyperbole but I tire from making too deep small talk from everyone especially when you have a needle in my arm or dentist drills in my mouth. Let my private life remain private, please.
Lastly there is relief. I was an alcoholic. Before I had a few teeth pulled due to weird dental problems in my family but before that, no cavities, my teeth were the envy of dentists everywhere, but addiction does things and it's not just meth that'll cost you your teeth. Be careful. I'm very happy my teeth are finally being repaired and I'm five years sober now. My recommendation tho is avoid addiction whenever and however possible. I never met my grandfather and a whole lot of people I care about almost never met me and now I also have to pay for my mistake out of my own pocket and it is NOT cheap even with universal healthcare.
#immigrantlife #healthcare
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