Panadol, where have you been all my life?

I mean.. it's paracetamol

@netikras because of marketing, I took Flanax and it gave me side effects like chest pain. I made a lemming move that turned into a quick visit in the ER.

@retoor isn't medical care in NL free? Or at least better than US/CA?

@retoor but if you're working for a company, they're required to cover the cost of health insurance right?

In Russia we have Цитрамон П — Soviet-developed mix of salicylic acid, paracetamol and caffeine. It’s dirt cheap and has no side effects on liver like painkillers do. Upon digestion, it causes brain blood vessels to spasm, relieving headache in minutes.

@kiki does it come with a coffin?

@fruitfcker no, but you can buy a body bag in the same pharmacy for around $3.

@retoor

EUR 150 in NL? That's cheap!

Here in Germany, I pay EUR 800 with no guarantee of getting service 🥲

@retoor

Yup, half is paid by employer and the other is taken from our salary.

I wouldn't mind if we get excellent healthcare services, but dear God we have to wait 3 months to see a specialist, and the doctor only have 7 minutes per patient (regulated by insurance)

@retoor

The insurance cost is a percentage of our salary (14% where 7% is taken from our paycheck) with a maximum of EUR 470(I am already in the maximum)

Haha Germany is only cheap if you have below average income, but for high paid professionals, we're getting ripped off 🥲

Especially someone with no kids like me, they just increased one of the social insurances this year, my January take home pay is less than last year. 😢

egion within each country.

vered by mandatory health insurance, with monthly premiums ranging from €100-150, while in Germany it is between €150-200 per month.

Overall, the cost of living in the Netherlands tends to be slightly higher than in Germany for a middle-class person, primarily due to higher rent and healthcare premiums. However, this can vary depending on the city and lifestyle choices.

@retoor nope. Looks like a glitch. Don't have debug enabled (as in logging dR API responses), can't check what went wrong. Prolly some kind of timeout or smth...

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