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| The wonderful Czech socialized healthcare that took care of my MS scare. You will get this through your school after you are legalized but usually takes the full three months, so you have to have your temp insurance until then. |
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| The wonderful Czech socialized healthcare that took care of my MS scare. You will get this through your school after you are legalized but usually takes the full three months, so you have to have your temp insurance until then. |
Hi cks.
That must have been a lot of stress for you so glad you well and fine.
Yes, I can agree and add that Czech hospitals are bare and look a little like movie scenes from 1984 BUT the service is usually on a very high level and without the long waits which you get in a lot of other countries (such as the UK).
I had an experience at Budejovicka hospital the other day which sort of summed up my experiences of just how diverse your Prague experience can be in terms of kindness and rudeness.
I recently developed an irritating rash on my face and neck and after weeks of trying to ignore it, or being just too damn busy to be able to do anything about it, I decided that I needed to get it checked out. Anyway, I'm off on business to S.Korea in just over a week and need to look 'the biz' and a skin rash on the face simply won't do.
When I arrived I found the relevant department and knocked on the door to the Kozni area (dermatology), and the nurse began being extremely irritable that I was knocking on the door within the 30 minutes before they closed for the day (it's a rule they have in this department - I later saw it written on the door in small text). I mean, this nurse was trying to get rid of me - big time. I could easily have stormed off in a huff but I calmed myself and told myself not to take it personally and to counter her rudeness with politeness. She slammed the door after taking my documents and health insurance card and 10 minutes later I was ushered in to a wonderfully friendly doctor who was so completely polite and professional and who diagnosed me in a matter of minutes.
Prague is a little like this - polarized experiences.
Some days you will feel Prague is the most wonderful city in the world and it's peoples the ultimate in charm and affection.
Other days you will feel that you are absolutely firmly lodged in the dirty bowels of Europe's Wild East.
Guess that just makes Prague what it is 
Hezky den!/Lovely day!
Neville
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