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Health Care in the US and Germany: My Personal Experiences

August 19, 2009

This post is the second one of my series on universal health care. The first was a description of the health care system in Germany, the third was reader submitted experienced with universal health care in Germany, the fourth gave experiences with universal health care around the world, and the fifth takes on myths surrounding [...]

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Health Care in Germany

August 18, 2009

This is the first post in a series on universal health care, addressing the concerns that have been brought up in the current debate on health care reform in the US.  This post describes the German health care system. How do health statistics compare between Germany and the US? Looking at the World Health Organization’s [...]

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Got an experience with universal health care you want to share?

August 15, 2009

I’ve gotten emails and comments from readers (a few self-described as scared) wondering what it’s like living with universal health care.  To address these questions, I’ve decided to write a series on health care this week starting with a description of the system here in Germany on Tuesday and ending with a post with personal [...]

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What I like about Germany!

May 22, 2009

Happy Birthday, Germany! The Bundesrepublik Deutschland turns 60 years old today.  Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag! Almost 5 years ago, I made a post about my likes and dislikes of Germany.  I figured I’d update it, and since it’s Germany’s birthday, I’ll save my updated dislikes for another day. Brezn – I still love my fresh [...]

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How We Became the United States of France?

September 22, 2008

I guess the author of the Time magazine article How We Became the United States of France is trying to be humorous, but the more I read of the article, the more I was insulted.  What is so wrong with France, anyway?  I don’t get this (yes, I know it’s supposed to be a joke, [...]

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30 second reviews

March 13, 2008

Movies Superbad: The Unrated McLovin Edition - Man, I think I knew these guys back when I was a teenager.  If you’re into silly comedies about geeks and dorks, you’ll probably love this film, for me, it was like reliving the bad parts of high school.  Sure, I had a few laughs, but overall I’m glad I’m in [...]

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I should be sleeping!

September 14, 2007

Things have been much better today. Except that I’m exhausted from lack of sleep over the last two days. And now when I can sleep (because Oliver is a peaceful little sleepyhead angel at the moment), I’m online surfing and posting – CRAZY! Oliver has now mastered the sucking-of-the-thumb skill. His passport arrived today (only [...]

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