True. But the systems are more and more breaking down. Its unsustainable. At least what I can tell from Germany and the Netherlands. to see a healthcare specialist, you wait 3-6months in some cases. Not talking about the trains. Germany DB runs on time in only 50% of the cases. So thats a big problem

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microtonal 17 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Ehm, my parents some serious health issues the last two years and they usually had their appointments in days or at most a small number of weeks. (NL)

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maigret 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The trains that are 10 min late in Germany mostly not exist in many other countries. Sure Switzerland is the best, but Germany is pretty high up. It’s just less good than it used to be. Oh and you can ride almost everywhere for 60 EUR / month.

For healthcare if you get an IT salary you can either move to private insurance, or buy additional insurance, or just pay a consultation yourself for a fee that US people won’t believe.

	▲	lmf4lol 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Last 7 times i took the ICE, i had 5 delays. 3 times the restaurant wasnt available. 2 times they didnt stop at my destination and I had to rent a car. so yeah. I try to travel now either by car or plane. But even by car is terrible, especially in the south. More construction sites every year and none are finishing. . Health care is totally broken if you dont have private insurance. My step dad, who has, gets an appointment 1 day after he calls. my grand ma, who worked all her life and is now on public needs to wait 5 months IN PAIN. the system is breaking down in front of our very eyes. i am not living in Germany. i moved to fthe NL, but the situation is very similiar.

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palata an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

> Not talking about the trains

How does that compare to the public transport situation in the US?