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What was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

could not wrap my mind around not wanting socialized healthcare

Listen to this podcast

Frame Canada: Wendell Potter spent decades scaring Americans. About Canada. He worked for the health insurance industry, and he knew that if Americans understood Canadian-style health care, they might.... like it. So he helped deploy an industry playbook for protecting the health insurance agency. https://www.npr.org/2020/10/19/925354134/frame-canada

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

What a travesty.