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AsiaTraveller · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 6:13 pm Post subject:

Zero-Luddy once again continues down the slippery slope toward being banned on the ESL Cafe. Watch him become increasingly indignant when others treat him to a spoonful of his own pedantic and nasty little medicine.

Zero Hero · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 944

I see you got yet another thread locked over on the newbie forum, it is becoming quite a regular occurrence with you. You certainly don't welcome being contradicted do you? As for supervision, anyone who claims the Standard Theory was published in 1969 should be limited to supervising playground activities, as they obviously have no knowledge of generative grammar whatsoever. Anyone who had ever studied linguistics would have had to reference that work at least a hundred times before completing their post graduate work and would never make such a mistake. Similarly, anyone who claims Hong Kong is a "backwater" is obviously on a different planet.

Horizontal Hero · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 2:28 am Post subject:

During SARS period I took my Chinese girlfriend to western medical clinic in Beijing (she had a cold). The bill for the ten minute consultation was RMB 1500, and to be honest I am not even sure it was a doctor who checked her (the Chinese woman seemed to be a nurse to me). We were given a prescription which would have cost several hundred more RMB (about 700 I think from memory). I walked out with my girlfriend, highly pissed off (after paying the consultation fee), ripped up the prescription paper and went to the yoadian and bought some over-the-counter stuff for a few kwai.

If you are not covered under some medical scheme, medical costs can be ridiculous.

Zero Hero · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 944

Yes, thank you 'H.Hero'. So the HK price quoted by 'Waco' is by no means "ridiculous", then? Indeed, considering most people in HK earn a minimum of 8 times more than their Mainland counterparts and the Mainland price you quote is identical to that in HK, the Mainland is thus 8 times more expensive in (very) real terms. That is what I call ridiculous. Accordingly, I take back my 'a day's wage' comment and in reference to the Mainland and wish to replace it with 'a week's wage'.

yaco · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 473

I have found 5 STD clinins in HK.

The standard price for Non HK residents inc tests, consultation and medicine is $700.

The hospital which quoted me $1500 is guilty of extortion.

ChrisRose · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Hong Kong

You have found 5 Shocked

?

One ponders, did you just search them with regard to this thread, or do you know of the 5 due to personal experience / low impulse control?

Just curious. Laughing

As for STD's every government is duty bound to offer free or at least affordable treatment.

When it comes to private sector medicine or government sector, I personally opt. for the government.

A private doctor benefits from seeing you again. e.g. gives you 50% of the required course of meds. (at 200% mark up plus) and will ask you to go back for second consultation.

The government sector in H.K. Well they have no financial motivation to see you again. Heck you are nothing but more paperwork! They will give you enough meds. to last several years, (cost or meds. not usually an issue), and tell you to come back if the symptoms persist.

yaco · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 473

A friend checked the phone book.

Simple !!!!!!!

ChrisRose · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Hong Kong

A phone book! Shocked

You know it has been so long since I have bothered to collect one of those. I just use online searches these days.

The skills of turning a page are rapidly being lost with every progressing generation.

Me thinks, me has created a pretty cool quote there.
Razz

prplfairy · Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 102

Methinks you should not pat yourself on the back so vigorously as you might dislodge something useful, like a better quote.

AsiaTraveller · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:10 am Post subject:

arodeorowdy · Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 125 Location: Shenzhen, China

Zero hero - your wrong! your first post was just stupid spunk intended to dis the op. So you should have swallowed it yourself instead of spunking on this thread.

I just got checked in the San Francisco City Clinic (and this is about THE MOST EXPENSIVE City to live in in the whole US of A) and all my checks were complimentary and I got everything: rod&tackle inspection, throat swab, anal swab, urine test and blood draw. Even a Hep. A shot. All billed to the taxpayers which is me since I pay sales tax 2 this city too. And I even got the free dose of Cefpodoxime to combat my invaders.

Mabuhay, rowdy4bush

yaco · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 473

It costs $700 HK for non HK residents to visit an STD clinic.

There is a catch - this includes doctor's consultation, tests and medicine, but you must pay another $700 to receive the results.

Zero Hero · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 944

Thank you, 'Yaco, so I was right, of course.

If the price wasn't that high the facilities would be flooded with Mainlanders trying to get decent treatment for a change.

once again · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 815

Not sure what you were right about Zero. You originally said that 1,600 was a days wages in HK. Are you still saying that 1,600 equates to a days wages here? If we mulitply 1,600 by 30 we get 48,000. Are you saying that the average salary per month in HK is $48,000?
If so, then please quote a source for your fact.

Of course, you will not be able to. But go on, really try. You have said that you were right. Tell us which part you were right about.

Zero Hero · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 944

I was right in every regard, as you well know. It is not my fault you do not have the qualifications or the experience it takes to attract a decent salary here in Hong Kong.