danity:


How can?

In my opinion, UK is wayyyyyyyyyyy better.
Guys, seriously - mentally, Physically, Socially, economically. . . . . . . . do you all want me to continue?

danity:


How can?

In my opinion, UK is wayyyyyyyyyyy better.
Guys, seriously - mentally, Physically, Socially, economically. . . . . . . . do you all want me to continue?

The Jackal:

@ D-reloaded,

Don't even open y'all can of worms. . .
Your country have the highest number of sexual deviants in the whole world.
Pedophiles, Mysophiles, Teratophiles etc. . . .
22 million Blacks have passed through the Prison system . . . .never mind the whites.
Your country breeds more barbarians than any other country in the world.

@ Almondjoy,

Are u saying u don't know an average american is dumb?
Ask em where Nigeria is  and most of em will tell u its in Europe.
Most of em don't even know there's an anutha country apart from the USA.

Come see American tourists on the tower bridge here in UK behaving like lunatics.
All they do is to swear with their fat backsides and sag their pants like a prison sissy.
The whole country is a mess. . . . . .

@ Nwando,

You can't be serious. . . . .
How can u compare council flats in the UK to y'all projects.
The Projects in the USA is the equivalent of Amuwo Odofin housing estates with people spreading clothes on their balconys.
American dream is the biggest facade ever. . . . . Only few of em actually live the dream.
Others are better of shinning shoes in Idumota.

4 Play:

If you can afford health insurance in the US,you can afford it in the UK.I prefer BUPA here to the NHS.However,the fact still remains that unlike the US(where a whopping 40m don't have coverage)you are still entitled to free healthcare just in case you can't afford or don't want private coverage.

When Obama is prancing around talking about universal health coverage,look at the applause he gets.No need pretending that Americans are satisfied with their health care situation.Some even have to go to Canada.

Imani:

I have been to the US several times, and while the places i visited where all right, i always longed to come back to the UK.

Yes the houses are much larger, probably as Americans are fatter more flashy and like more space.

In terms of style, London is much on the scene as much some parts of the US. A relative of mine keeps saying to bring him "proper" shirts. We are not talking 5 for $10 like you guys have over there.

Someone mentioned it is difficult to get jobs. Maybe if you don't have your papers. Changing jobs is not difficult, it depends on what you want and how ambitious you are.

I also prefer the transportation system here. I have been lazy with driving here, which is not that easy, but at least i still get to move around. In the US, without a car, is without a Life.

People say health insurance is "free" in the UK, they forget it comes out of the 22% taxes they pay or will pay in the future.

Entertainment is a bore here and most people don't have a life as they are working morning, afternoon, night and if possible to have more than 7 days a week, some people work till they drop because of the almighty pounds. I don't think there is much point working soo hard to take of the royal family, prisoners, and those people on benefits because they refuse to work.

Safety in the UK is almost now a thing of the past. You could walk around anytime of the day and night and feel safe, but now, even during the day, the so called "youths" are more feared than the police, since they can't be touched if they are below 16, except the commit violent crimes. In that regard, the american hardline on crime is better.  

I could go on and on. But i guess we all have our preferences. The UK is a small island, but almost busting from recent immigration from all and sundry.

nwando:

4play,I happen to work in the health care industry.
quote me on this
NO AMERICAN CAN BE DENIED CARE AT ANY PUBLIC HEALTH FACILTY USUALLY CALLED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS FOR FAILURE TO PAY.
They have federal funding and that is the law.
I happen to work in one of them,we can't turn anyone away
Don't believe all that hype of politics
America takes care of it's poor very well.

danity:


How can?

In my opinion, UK is wayyyyyyyyyyy better.
Guys, seriously - mentally, Physically, Socially, economically. . . . . . . . do you all want me to continue?

The Jackal:

@ 4play,

Thanx for hitting the bull's eye.

@ Nwando,

Please explain this . . . .

Healthcare
40 millions American have no healthcare insurance(1 out of every 6-7 people u meet have no Health Insurance).
The government's annual bill for healthcare spending -- $3,925 per person -- significantly exceeds that of other nations, because physicians' salaries and hospital costs are higher, and medical technology is more widely used.
FACT: The American healthcare system is at once the most expensive and the most inadequate system in the developed world.
People can lie down for hours unattended to just because they don't have healthcare insurance . . . . . . Is this a country?
American drugs are too expensive and many go all the way to Canada to get cheap drugs.

This system is CRAP because only those with sufficient money receive the full medical cover and many of the poorest sections of society are left with little or no cover. There are 2 systems in place that cover old age and the poorest sections of society Medicare and Medicade , but both require the person to apply for them and make them jump through many hoops to obtain cover and coverage mostly only provides the basic cover and little choice in service supplier. Preventative medicine is not practiced to ensure the nation's overall health  
Children's dental health and eyesight needs are not covered as well.  
Many citizens continue to work after retirement as it is the only way health cover can continue.

nwando:

4play,I happen to work in the health care industry.
quote me on this
NO AMERICAN CAN BE DENIED CARE AT ANY PUBLIC HEALTH FACILTY USUALLY CALLED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS FOR FAILURE TO PAY.
They have federal funding and that is the law.
I happen to work in one of them,we can't turn anyone away
Don't believe all that hype of politics
America takes care of it's poor very well.

4 Play:

As for those talking of crime.The US has 3 times the murder rate of the UK. A woman is at least 6 times more likely to be raped in the US than in the UK. . . .are people in the US that Hot? The US also has higher levels of sexual assault.

rite2salas:

UK is dull Socially all they have is punk and wild musics
US is better economically, chk wikipedia
do u want me to continue?

4Him:

Population-wise the US is 5 times larger than the UK so this is expected. Its just like gloating over a fact that a family of 9 have less to eat than a family of 2.

4 Play:

So anyone without coverage can walk in for a routine health check up,like in the UK, and you guys will simply allow him or do you have to wait for manifestation of illness? Abi,you guys don't believe in "prevention is better than cure"?

4 Play:

So anyone without coverage can walk in for a routine health check up,like in the UK, and you guys will simply allow him or do you have to wait for manifestation of illness? Abi,you guys don't believe in "prevention is better than cure"?

4 Play:

Crime rate is determined per head.

Is what I'm posting news to you? You people are in darkness over there sha

Are u saying u don't know an average american is dumb?
Ask em where Nigeria is  and most of em will tell u its in Europe.
Most of em don't even know there's an anutha country apart from the USA

The Jackal:

@ Nwando,

You think i will buy that liner?  . . . NO AMERICAN CAN BE DENIED CARE AT ANY PUBLIC HEALTH FACILTY USUALLY CALLED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS FOR FAILURE TO PAY. . . . .

While they might not be denied public health facillity, they will NOT BE DISCHARGED UNLESS they pay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many people are chained to their sickbeds for failure to pay their medical bills.
Lets call a spade a spade here and move on.
The quality of life here in the UK is top draw. . . . . loads better than what u think u've got.

eldee:

oi, you stole that off my keyboard, even CNN knows


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6ybqfPJ61Y

In health centers all across the USA (every city has at least 3)
My dayz, swear that's even worse than naija.
In the London there's at least two in every postcode.
Why do you think Obama's focusing on that part for his campaign?
Think of a place like QB where there's a concentration of below-middle class pips.
THEY WONT BE DENIED, THEY'LL JUST NOT LIVE TILL THE END OF THE WAITING LIST

nwando:

In a health center yes!.
The prices may vary because of location.
One I took my aunt to in Maryland cost us $15 and she did everything including pap smear sef.
Annual check up o
you just have to go to a community health program.

Neoteny:

we like the brits for the infamous stiff upper lip and tepid tea, we like americans for their dramatic violence and poor health system and acidic mocha.

both suck.

now if only you said FRANCE-

No No NO - please do not even mention France.
France is no where close to any of these countries.
In fact, now that you mentioned France, I think I appreciate my US. Thank you!

morenike09:

Just wondering why you're busy finding out info on USA to compare it to UK, then come here bleating and crying over what info you got out of it

The Jackal:

@ Eldee,

You came late, bro!!!!!
I have been killing these pretenders all night.
They think they can mask their inadequacies. . . .

Here is anutha shot. . . .

If you are a working woman in the UK and you get pregnant, you will be given maternity leave benefits by the government.
If you are in the US, you will not receive anything unless your employer decides to pay you.
There is no mandated maternity pay though, so your employer may just as easily not give you anything.
How is this different from Nigeria or Somalia?