TL;DR - Health Care in Korea

[@conjestion]

When we went to Korea, my friend had severe allergy that her eyes were swelling. She only prepared 2 tablets for medication. 1) it took a while before worked 2) after a few hours her eyes swelled again. We tried our hardest to explain to a pharmacist her problem. The pharmacist gave an eyedrop that we can't understand but her allergies were so bad we had no choice. My friend was in total pain (she was shouting) when she used the medicine but after a minute the swelling subsided completely. It was scary how effective that medicine was.

[@TesticularHomicide]

I got a little teary eyed when Simon said he called Martina when they told him his appendix was about to burst. I don't even want to think about it, they have to grow really, really old before they can go! Both of them! I've never seen such a beautiful couple, it would just be heartbreaking if they got anything less than a lifetime together. Q n Q

[@91hsh]

damn.

[@pegleg2959]

Oof

[@jayle1084]

@@pegleg2959oof indeed…

[@orange-teeth1074]

Am i the only person who kept staring at the coffee waiting for it to spill?

[@Lucky_Black_Kitty]

+Orange-teeth nope I was too

[@Cayla_McL]

No i was too haha

[@harmlesshabit5053]

+Orange-teeth Yeah, at the beginning I totally couldn't concentrate on what they said, and kept rewinding. ;D

[@rinchi3]

no I was looking at the coffee too and the first thing I saw when the video started was the coffee😂

[@eatyourkimchi]

It's stuff like this that makes me so thankful to be Canadian. My mother battled breast cancer and won, thankfully, and doesn't have heaps of debt as a result. All of her treatments were covered. If this was America, my parents wouldn't have been able to afford it whatsoever.

[@Hollbyhand]

W/o Health Care in the US all of those tests could easily add up to like $100,000 thats is so crazy

[@Siehna]

I'm quite late on this one but whenever I see videos like this one I'm very glad I live in Germany. I recently damaged my knee. Multiple X-rays had to be taken, I visited 3 specialists and my regular doctor. I got leg braces, motion devices, rehabilitation and medication. Altogether it did

[@Siehna]

... cost me around 20€. And I pay nothing for health care, because I'm a university student.

[@andre-cmyk]

+Weltgebrumm I heard Germany has free good quality school, and that is the only one that exists. Is that true?

[@heatherdavidson9297]

NHS

[@AlyssaTaylor9]

I wish healthcare was more affordable in the U.S. I'm really, really fortunate my dad has a good job with the government and can therefore stay on his health insurance plan for 6 more years, because he has pretty decent insurance. But healthcare is ridiculously expensive here, we don't ever go to the doctor or get prescription pills unless it's absolutely necessary. A couple years ago my dad had to go into surgery to fix something in his intestine that was a life threatening problem, and had to spend a few days in the hospital. Even with insurance, it still cost a couple thousand dollars. I also tore a ligament in my foot a few years ago, and that still cost a couple hundred bucks to treat.

[@orlock20]

Most countries skimp on health care in certain ways. If you get cancer in Germany or Japan, your death rate is most likely 100% unless it's very localized.Many countries also skimp on mental health, hospital beds, drugs and technology. Also countries may make you pay up to three times while claiming just one expense to the world. General taxes, private insurance plus deductible are the three costs some people pay for their health insurance. Europeans pay so much in taxes that the average person's net income would put them below the U.S. poverty line.

[@christopherbennett6571]

orlock20 I don't know what you mean by "most countries" but here in the UK we have free healthcare. I'm a student so I don't pay taxes, free prescriptions, free health check-up and cheap hospital bills depending on the condition.

[@orlock20]

***** That free healthcare is paid for by a 20% sales tax, $7 per gallon of petrol and a variety of other taxes you are still paying even if you are a student. Also note that the UK's national debt per GNP is over 3 times larger than that of the U.S. even with a smaller military expense per GNP. All that debt is from social programs.

[@christopherbennett6571]

orlock20 I know it mainly comes from tax. In exchange for higher tax, you get free health care (is how I see it, I could be wrong though). Also, I don't have a car (not even a licence) so I'm not sure what you mean by taxes that I'm paying. Also, I just checked and yes, you are right; Britain does have a MUCH higher debt rate than the US. What do you mean by these social programs? I Googled it but they are not being specific. Do you mean from events (i.e. holiday decoration)?

[@orlock20]

***** In The U.S., social programs include health care and welfare for the people old, poor and those with long term illnesses. Sometimes education is lumped in as a social program.

[@6a10u]

Mad props to Martina and Simon for being sicky and still making this week's video. Even if it is on the couch in their apartment. Feel better!

[@eliselapuce]

If I was living in Korea right now (I got a cold too at this moment), I would just order the heck out of kimchi jjigae or any jjigae and be grateful that I could do so. In Montreal, there's no korean restaurant that does delivery and everytime I'm sick, I curse the sky for that unfortunate situation.

[@spiraluzu969]

Actually there is a korean restaurant doing delivery in Montreal, it's near Guy-Concordia Metro, near the Lasalle College (I can't remember the name though). :(

[@eliselapuce]

:'( I think it's to far from where I live to expect them to deliver at my place... Thanks though, I'll check it out

[@spiraluzu969]

You're welcome. :)

[@fangirlingfromafar]

This honestly just made me think about how cute you two are together, not the fact that you are both sick or getting sick and snotting everywhere.

[@Yingying11999]

I could not focus on the video like: "MARTINAAAAA!!! YOU'RE GONNA SPILL YOUR DRINK!!!" AH SO FRUSTRATING!

[@srcsmncrnt]

In Scotland our health care is free, which is amazing cause I get ill...a lot. Thank you Scotland for being so amazing.

[@KettiexD]

AMERICAN FRIENDS. MEDICAL TOURISM IS A THING.

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

I have no money to go anywhere else though!!! 😭

[@kuzbloom1503]

Ginger root simmered in hot water 30 minutes + two cloves of garlic minced + juice of 1/2 lemon + a pinch of salt + one spoon of honey + (if you can find it) Ma Huang tea. You can add the juice of parsley to kick up a notch. Mix. if you can drink it.....it works every time.

[@calummH]

Healthcare in Scotland, where I live is totally free. The NHS is publicly funded from our taxes. We get free prescriptions, operations, doctor visits, everything.. you name it! :)

[@reahkim3185]

***** That is why Canadians coming to US for Dr visit?

[@RealSnowWhite]

CalummH It's a great country we live in huh? =D

[@RealSnowWhite]

Meggy McKechnie Prescriptions in Scotland have been free for a good couple of years now.

[@Amykilbride1992]

For people like me in the UK who take pills daily you can pay a yearly amount (£100) for all your prescriptions!! So ally cheaper than laying 7,50 a week / every three days

[@JepJep92]

+Reah Kim Heaps of people cross borders for medical care: according to the National Population Health Survey that I read (taken by Statistics Canada) the majority of Canadians who went to the US for healthcare went to facilities in US counties that bordered Canada. Furthermore, only 20 of the 18,000 people who went, purposefully went for treatment. Plus, in the facilities in the US that were "world renown", only one of the eleven surveyed, saw more than 60 Canadians in a year.

[@karatepop]

My husband popped his head in and said "this is the quietest Eat Your Kimchi video ever". I'm so grateful for our health care system here. I broke my wrist off and the x-rays, setting, huge amounts of morphine (I don't know if this is true for Martina, but certain classes of drugs don't really work for me - morphine being one - and it's speculated this is related to my EDS. Or my MC1R gene), and the surgery - COST NOTHING (out of pocket). I hope you feel better soon, guys!

[@liliebilie]

Paying for healthcare isnt that bad if its cheap. Im a canadian living in the US and the healthcare and insurancr here is KILLING ME! So expensive! It makes me want to run back to Canada

[@choihanda]

Actually korean insurance is rly cheap and has Large coverage. and plus, Even tho u don't hv insurance, korean Medical cost is not that Expensive :)

[@liliebilie]

DhanFourAs yeah! Paying for insurance isn't bad when it's cheap

[@amtrueblue]

oh no poor baby Martina! I pray you are healed by now. Fighting!

[@funnycalicocat3690]

Maybe herbal medicine is meant to cause vomiting or diarrhea in order to "clean up" for the sickness to go? I read a lot about traditional medicine and all of them Ayurveda, Chinese, Korean Sasang and Arabic Unani are based around same principles. One of the main principles is to purge excess humors and re-balance the body.

[@Amelia-kl7tv]

Last year I had a pain in my abdomen that was awful for about 3 days; it progressively got worse and once I decided it was serious enough to get medical attention, I went to urgent care first. They tell me they think my appendix is about to burst, tell me to go to the hospital. I met my mom at the hospital, and we wait for roughly an hour to be seen. Once I'm taken back, I sit on a rolling bed in the middle of the ER hallway....for 3 hours. Despite being an urgent case for possible appendicitis. All I had was an IV for hydration, no pain killers. After that 3 hours I was given a CT, and then I am put back in the hall to wait for another hour. At this point the pain is still there and I'm basically preparing myself for surgery. After waiting what had to be an hour and a half, a nurse comes to tell me I don't have appendicitis but have epiploic appendagitis; a rare 'condition' that mimics appendicitis with the pain, internal inflammation, and overall horribleness associated with appendicitis. They inject me with a painkiller, prescribe some hard stuff to take for a couple weeks, then send me home. Why'd I write all that out? Well the bill for the hospital visit, which consisted of me talking to a doctor for 2 minutes total, getting a CT scan and a single IV shot of painkillers, and waiting in the hall for around 4 and a half hours cost us more than $10,000, and insurance only covered a moderate percentage; I want to say a few thousand dollars was leftover to pay out of pocket. I paid for a "doctor consultation" and for "room fees". I paid a couple thousand to stay in a hallway waiting for news. And that's not including the 5 minute conversation at Urgent care, which cost another $2-300. The American Healthcare system is baffling and I hope I never have to go through that again.

[@Nymphiiah]

But what if you have a disease and move to Korea? What do you do then? Like I have Epilepsy and I plan to move to Korea soon, and I have no idea where to even begin to go about getting my medication and whatnot.

[@ThaoNguyen-cv8if]

You pray

[@chloedullingham9108]

+Thao Nguyen God isn't real

[@HanNguyen-xz5iy]

+Chloe Dullingham we are christen so don't hate aboout our father

[@alinajustme11]

+Chloe Dullingham don't believe in him if you don't want to. I don't give a fuck. But don't you dare tell me what should I believe and what I should not belive

[@emerald764]

I live in the UK and I'm so grateful for the NHS. It may not be perfect but we are so lucky to have it.

[@vixxcelacea2778]

I ended up with really awful food poisoning in the US. I was throwing up so much to the point where I started dry heaving and it was just spit. I was super dehydrated and could barely move, so my mom called the hospital and they got an ambulance out and IV right away. That ambulance costed 2000 dollars plus 500 for IV ..... WHAT? Luckily, we were broke enough to get it all for free as we couldn't even near pay it. Health care in the US sucks. I now live in Sweden and only paid 80 bucks for emergency care (because I can afford it, if you can't you can get help to get it for free) because of positional vertigo (terrifying, but not harmful) waited an hour able to lay down and get anti-nausea medicine. My wait was long because they KNEW I wasn't in any dire straights, though I felt like it, lol. Also if you spend a certain amount during the year you get it free after that point. I think it's around 200 dollars on appointments or emergencies, but I'm not sure.

[@kimackerman2183]

Whoa that's Simon?! I'm new to the channel and started watching the newer ones so I'm surprised to see how much he's changed

[@eatyourkimchi]

Welcome to our channel! Yeah, we’ve got 10 years of footage for you to catch up on...prepare yourself mentally to brace for all the changes 😂 Hope you enjoy~

[@kimackerman2183]

@@eatyourkimchi Oh thank you, I'm enjoying your content very much! You guys have become one of my favorite youtubers💗

[@LittleChell94]

I think is super they start with the worse scenario....A thing in Portugal that we miss is that, in here everyone think its nothing so when is something really big sometimes is to late :(.

[@TheManuelaGomess]

I'm from Portugal too and my dad is a doctor and I can totally relate with what you are saying. Sad fact!

[@elpislove4713]

Get well soon Martina and I hope you don't get sick Simon! Keep your immune system strong!

[@SmartYouTubification]

I checked into the ER for like 10 minutes in the US with no health insurance and I didn't get any tests done. The doctor came over and thought I might have appendecitis (I was referred there by my doctor). The cost of my first doc was about $200. The 10 minute ER visit was $1800 and I was there for 10 minutes, and did no tests. TAKE ME KOREA!

[@Nganthebread]

The more I watch TLDRs, the more I believe that Korea is the best place ever and want to move there even more

[@kjjjacobs13]

Healthcare is so expensive here in the U.S. so I never go to the doctor unless I feel like I'm literally going to die. Actually, I don't think I've been to the doctor as an adult. When I was a kid, I was on my mom's health insurance, so I haven't been since I was about 17 or 18 years old and I'm 27 now! I did have to go to the dentist because I felt like my brain was being eaten alive... I wouldn't wish tooth pain on my worst enemy. I've heard that's it's comparable to birth pains. And it was really expensive. Thousands and thousands of dollars here in Texas. When I lived in Colorado, dental work was a lot cheaper. So much so that we've even talked about flying to Colorado to get our dental work done lol

[@emilydiamond4712]

***** I've heard that canada is great for preventative health care but tank when it comes to serious things such a surgery or something more serious. Is this true?

[@VanNguyen-mv7rn]

I totally agree when I was 12 i needed to remove 4 molars plus braces and it was like $5,000 plus the insurance doesn't cover it at all!

[@Haylem]

Never been to a doctor before...I'm 19.

[@darthbane2669]

Vince Haylem Doctors are over rated. My insurance makes it worth it though I only play co pay.

[@askquestionsplz]

unless I really need the doctor i don't go to them either... and i have free healthcare! i don't think doctors are as helpful for small things like this as they make it seem.

[@lifeofjung1826]

I live in Nova Scotia, Canada and Canadian universal health care coverage is 70% but it does NOT include dental or eye care unless you have private insurance. Korea's health care is funded by government and it is also covered 70% including dental and eye. That being said, I spend 150-200 dollars for cleaning teeth in Canada whereas I pay only 30dollars in Korea. Even those molar filling are extremely expensive in Canada. I got 4 teeth done and I had to pay almost 1000dollars. If you get 4 simple fillings done in Korea it will charge you 20 bucks. Also the speed of health care delivery is extremely slow in Canada and you have to wait months and months to get some stomach endoscopy or MRI but it takes a few days to get it done in Korea. I don't know how foreigners can access health care in Korea but it is generally very convenient/fast/cheap.

[@ViiCtOriiA13]

Question; where can i find a relationship like Simon's and Martina's.

[@jaejunie]

another thing to mention is that they have more doctors in korea relative to canada so the wait time is usually lower (e.g. in vancouver it's considered quick to get an MRI a week after injury but in Korea my experience has been within 24 hours)

[@AngMagulongVlog]

i remembered working in a health/dental insurance in canada. yeah CANADA's healthcare is sooo good. :))

[@kyeoptawerk93ah]

well recently I just got over a lymph infection in my throat. it took 2 weeks to get over and hurt like a mother. so I hope you feel better soon Martina!

[@lovetheworld71]

i Love how the cat disappeared.

[@dies__irae]

martina looks so pitiful, i just want to hug her :( get well soon!!

[@justinamarcos]

And I just spent $12.50 on 2 rash ointments and antibiotics, Australia #winning

[@piplupEX]

Get well soon Martina and stay well Simon! Loving your home too!

[@Heztnord]

I Sweden the healthcare is almost completely free! ^^ You have to pay for some stuff, like if you need a "special" vaccine, but it´s not expensive, depending on the vaccine, 60-80$ ! :)

[@hheidiel]

same in Finland :)

[@MikuHatsune12]

same in finland xD

[@MikuHatsune12]

soyakaakao oho en huomannut XD

[@howl262]

It is not free guys. If you are working, you pay tax (% of your work salary) every month , which probably more or less 8% for the healthcare (don't know how much is there)

[@coolcitydude123]

+Bentleymrx I hate when people tell people that our health care isn't actually free, that we pay for it through our taxes. WE FUCKING KNOW THAT PLEASE STOP SAYING IT. You don't know how many arrogant and ignorant people say that, it's annoying -.- the reason people say free health care is because your not paying for it directly for example like the United States. Why do you people all fucking think we are ignorant of how our free health care is funded -.-

[@asdx88]

I'm a Korean and I have Rheumatoid arthritis from 3yrs ago i regularly visit doctor every 3months and get medicine. On my biannual company health check, i found i have higher RA factor than normal and so i was scrared, went to a big hospital and checked many things, multiple tests costed about 500$ but company insurance paid it, and to get medical treatment, our national health insurance pays 90% so i pay about 15$ every 3months. ah medicines are about 20$ for 90days.

[@xoARTxo1]

7:44 Oh no! The cat teleported! :)

[@harmlesshabit5053]

+xoARTxo1 Thank you for improving my mood!

[@vyampire]

LOL IM DYING

[@TheOffensivePie]

This is a really good question. I'm disabled myself, and I've been wondering about this for a while.

[@Pali_F]

magical thingie happened when the cat on the kitchen counter instantly disappeared...oooh :D

[@111michigangirl5]

Pali F meemers went to Narnia

[@LissyXC]

I watch all the time and I follow on tumblr, but I never comment. You guys, in this video, are the cutest things I've ever seen! So much so that I needed to tell you. Thank you so much for these!

[@misosoup5198]

Is 'juk' similar to congee? it sounds like the same thing

[@eatyourkimchi]

+Misa Nguyen yeah, it's similar, though the flavours are different.

[@minsooseo6438]

If you get cold in here korea, you can go any hopital near your house. We have lots of small hospitals that can't diagnose dangerous disease like cancer, but can treat simple disease like cold. Usually it cost 10$.

[@CLofNYC]

theres a number and letter on every single pill they give you which is on an international database which tells u what each pill is, google it and you'll get everything you evr need to know about any of them

[@askquestionsplz]

yes but that is different for every country. so it is not consistent or always accurate when you check online

[@unknowno07]

Get well soon Martina!!! And I hope Simon didn't catch the cold. Loved the ghostly Meemers!

[@EllaMuersofNerdfighteria]

Simon, Martina and Spudgy: Illness in Koreaaaaaaa *blows noses* Meemers: YAY KITCHEN COUNTER- OH GOD THEY'VE SEEN ME- Pyong!!!

[@avie2897]

Get well soon Simon & Martina!! Get lots of rest!!

[@TWQEmmaFrost]

x.x I wish it was cheap like that in the U.S.A.

[@mexxriku88]

Are weddings in South Korea similar to weddings in America? What are some good and bad omens regarding marriage in Korea?

[@ericarangel6543]

Why do you ask toph? :> wanna marry a korean man hmmmmm?

[@ericarangel6543]

Loveeeee you're pic sis!!!! ♥♡♥♡

[@kmlkml3450]

Toph Uchiha I've been to a couple of weddings in Korea. Most girls wear western style wedding dresses and have it in a wedding hall, it's crazily rushed. The thing is most people buy a wedding "package" that comes with the dress, photos, hall, food, decorations at one set price. You don't do anything, it's not like in the U.S where brides spend a year+ planning every little detail. I guess this is less stressful but imo it just made the weddings look sort of ... well. These package deals usually come with a buffet and a few hours in the wedding hall. There will probably be a few weddings using the same wedding hall each day - so you get in, you marry, you get out. People don't RSVP either - you come if you come, you don't if you can't make it. You give an envelop with some cash as a gift and in exchange you get a ticket for the buffet (yes, really). Also not everyone dresses up and at least at the weddings I went to people were talking during and walking in and out during the ceremony .... There's also usually a small traditional Korean wedding ceremony after the western style wedding ceremony - but not a lot of people outside the immediate family watched this as the area was small. We then went down to a buffet area, the bride and groom thanked us and then went off on their honeymoon. All in all it was about an hour and a half in length. I told my boyfriend that when we get married I don't want this kind of wedding - we would rather just have a nice dinner with both our families and have a better Honeymoon. Probably works better for international couples anyway.

[@Agandbuildabearholly]

In Australia healthcare and hospitals are free, we have Medicare so most thing are free unless there is surgery or medication involved (I had my appendix taken out and everything was free)

[@Offensive_Username]

Who else kept watching the cup of tea if it would spill? Yep, 1:30.

[@kpark7052]

We don't have GP In Korea. People usually go to small clinics for minor injuries and for severe injuries or sickness, they visit big hospitals or university hospital. If patients with severe sickness visit clinic, they are recommended to visit hospital.

[@orlandomosqueda9256]

September 22 2021 You gyys tried your best 👌.

[@koreainanutshell8212]

Just in case anyone is watching this in 2018, it's super different now. Almost all the hospital costs are covered by the government through your VISA, so you only pay very tiny amounts, even if you go to the doctor for tests its max $20 until you have surgery or stuff. Furthermore, if you are required to do what you go to do (for example this year we had to have a TB test) then it is totally free and I think is paid by your school.

[@homesteadingforeveryone2215]

minute 7:50 did anyone else notice memurs the disappearing cat in the background being naughty and going on the counter ;P

[@bloom959]

No im apparently blind I cant see the cat o_o

[@PelusitaFideos]

bloom ever 7:40 that is when the cat appears XD

[@bloom959]

Woww just noticed it :O magic cat lol!

[@claretheworm]

he teleported

[@LadyMirageCharlene]

google it. GP in my country usually have their own building and they're not connected to any hospital at all, they check you up and if you have a fever/headache/muscle pain/nausea he'll direct you to a pharmacy (In my country these pharmacies have connections with multiple GP's in town) and if you have a possible fracture or something some serious you'll get directed to a hospital nearby. Doctors in the hospital are way different than GP's.

[@hahailikefood]

Dental is always a money murderer ._.

[@NeoNovastar]

Orthodontics is the worst!

[@eatyourkimchi]

We're about to move into a new apartment. Once we do, we'll surely do a tour then :D

[@assassinxnin]

anyone else book that fantastic jump onto the counter by meemers?@7:45

[@kpark7052]

The health care system is completely different. Yes GPs are doctors. I dont know where u live but GPs will only see patients when reservation is made. But clinics in korea see both walk in patients and ones who made reservation. All clinics and hospitals are basically private but national health insurance covers all the hospitals and clinics in Korea.

[@CGArtMadeEasy]

I think I'd be quite glad if they started with the worse diagnoses and worked backwards in this case xD At least they can rule out the worst thing first then.

[@Sophie_Woit]

Martina is even cute when she is ill Poor Martina get well soon & simon if you finally got sick too get well soon too I love EYK, u are amazing even when u ill, u still make an video for us.Thx

[@Xentradi97]

What about dental? Is it expensive compared to Medical?

[@김성수-f3t]

No health insurance in dental. But the treatment costs guaranteed by Korea National Health Care Services. (Ah... recently tooth scaling also guaranteed) Ex, tooth implant never guaranteed.

[@Xentradi97]

김성수 Ah cool thanks for that. So how does it compare to say North America? Cheaper? Exp? About same?

[@김성수-f3t]

Xentradi97 I don't know how exp dental care in US. But in the case of tooth implant care, it takes 900~1500 dollars.

[@Ma5jay5dontxdoxthat]

김성수 Just making sure but do you mean U.S dollars?

[@김성수-f3t]

Ma5jay5dontxdoxthat US dollars

[@BlueberryNane]

Hope you feel better guys, thanks for your effort, I know its not easy to do this when you feel sick....Fighting!

[@goldhawk151]

How popular is western pop music and other pop culture in Korea?

[@김성수-f3t]

Almost of people enjoy their K-pop. But also many people enjoy Western pop. Ex, When maroon 5 come to live concert, only a few seconds takes to sold out all tickets.(In Online book)

[@FaeTigre]

Get well soon Simon and Martina!!!

[@katzroye6477]

It cost me 380 dollars just to go to the emergency care room so that they could poke at my ears and then say "here you go, take these ear drops." .. the bottle had less than 15 ml of medication. :\

[@ThiPhan-mi4xs]

Jeesh? Where? I live in California and went to the emergency room once and it cost like $4000 for them to do a work up and give me an IV. Thank god I have ridiculously amazing health care.

[@katzroye6477]

In the land of Florida~ The moment you step into an Emergency vehicle for hospital transportation that's about $1500 or so as well. Even if they don't do a single thing to you in that emergency vehicle.

[@iluvyaoi4evaeva]

I hope you 2 get well soon!!! keep urself hydrated!! and most important REST! as well as getting a fresh air breeze and little bit of exercise (cuz resting too much is also not good) AGAIN GET WELL SOON!!

[@Tetyana07]

Eee, I spotted Meemers at 7:41 !!! >w

[@tissitu]

Being sick in the summer sucks!! I hope you feel better soon!

[@annabanan6657]

In the uk healthcare is free yay but we have higher taxes than if we didn't have free healthcare but people in the uk are complaining about how the NHS is failing at stuff but they save people every day and if the weren't here my mum would have died and I wouldn't have been born and my brother could have died when being born because the corn was wrapped around his neck so he couldn't breath :(

[@bebo3516]

Martina for the next TL;DR could you talk about some of your favourite cosmetics/ Korean make up?

[@jc4jax]

thought "appha" was dad and "ahpuh" is hurt?

[@cchun346]

it is haha

[@cchun346]

that sounds weird when I repeat it in my head, so i'm just going to re-respond with: "you're right" haha

[@IcePrincess642]

..

[@niupinnacle]

IcePrincess642 no. 아빠 and 아파 are pronounced differently, and written differently

[@LeeJiHye_24]

feel better dear Matrina. you should take good care of her, Simon

[@Mika-si3dc]

Welp in my country we have 100% health care and it costs 35$ a month :D For families its 25$ :D Under age of 10 its absolutely free(100% also) :D and the hospitals have AMAZING service. BUT sometimes there are some doctors that may diagnose you with something absolutely crazy. So you always need to have someone who you REALLY know.

[@ashlynns.7425]

I'm an uninsured American. I can't even begin to tell you how jealous I am of your health care. It would cost a couple hundred dollars a month to get insured in my state. There are some good programs for minors and the extremely poor, but the middle class is basically told to suck it up. If you don't mind my asking, what country do you live in?

[@Mika-si3dc]

Ashlynn Shanahan Georgia,Tbilisi ^-^ (Georgia is NOT a state.)

[@leekiwoo9300]

Ashlynn Shanahan I'm a Malaysian. and it is free here as well. There is quite a long que for MRI though. So sometimes people go to private hospital to get MRIs and refer that to the government hospital. The best is University Hospital. They are free and all the best doctors are there. I started to feel grateful for what I have now.

[@haidarmashlab1531]

I can't stand how cute spudgy is 🐾❤️

[@jaerekray]

Meemers at the end XD videobombing o(^ v ^)o

[@KoreaKLiK]

I went to Samyook Hospital in Seoul and it was AWESOME. best medical care I've ever had.

[@japanesewhitelady123]

in the background all i can see is you cat jumping on the counter

[@SaniaMeister]

I live in Colorado and Im 18 1/2 heath care cost here depends on who you get it through. My health care is free but you have to sign up there is also Obamacare now.

[@nealkim9768]

한약 really does taste blegh. I had indigestion once, and my parents gave it to me, and as soon as I took some... I threw up... >_>

[@jeffreysetapak]

Do you mean the traditional medicine 韓藥?? Yes, it's way too bitter and pungent.

[@JillTomson]

I have a Canadian friend whose mother died of eosophogus cancer. She had the tiny tumor in the throat and the doctors recommended surgery. With a successful surgery, she would have lived up to five more years. She waited for her surgery for six months, meanwhile her tumor had grown much bigger and her cancer had spread to her lymph nodes. The doctors then told her it was too late for surgery. She died few months later.

[@ccross04]

I keep staring at the coffee like "NO! YOU'RE GOING TO SPILL IT ON THE PIG!! STAHP TIPPING IT! "

[@declanknight3634]

ccross04 it's name is kogi and I was like NOOOOO MARTINA STAAHHHPP

[@ungloomed]

Even when I'm crazy sad these tldr always make me feel good

[@OliveVlog]

Omg health care in the USA suck!!!! I had an dye contrast MRI done with can cost $5,000 to $10,000. And Obama Care suck!!!!

[@DoesAngelsHaveWings]

actually Obama care is awesome in theory, but the people opposed it from the get go and so it didn't work as it should of.

[@fluffystarburst818]

I had same MRI when I first went into hospital whiles I was there I was on a drip that cost £2,000 a bottle I needed 8 so like £16,000 just for that and I got it free in the uk

[@samoyed7480]

I was in the emergency room last year because i had constant pain by my heart, it was litterally nothing and the doctor said " ok that'll be $500"

[@fluffystarburst818]

+Olivia Holm that's ridicules

[@Musiknird]

I'm so lucky to be born in Sweden and that we have almost free healthcare. it's about 100$ to get free healthcare for one year and 180$ for free medications for one year. I have rheumatism and have done 3 MRI's, 6 CT's, 3 surgerys, countless of doctors appointments and countless of times spent in the ER for treatment. I have injections that's cost 2300$ that I need to take every week. If it wasn't for our medical system I would be put to personal bankruptcy, living in the streets or live but without medical treatment and that would be the same as hell. Because I get all the treatment I can work full time, pay tax, cost less for the society and help others in need of medical care. So it's a win-win situation.

[@IfIWereABoyWhichIAm]

I loved how Meemers climbed up on the counter behind them xD Hope you guys feel better soon! Give my love to the Spudgy and the Dr.!

[@nikkipolowyj6134]

Is $200 cheap?! I obviously don't live in the real world!

[@SquishyMcJones]

Nikki Polowyj For health care it's cheap, depending on where you live. My dad recently got x-rays done, and before insurance it was $1,567. That was JUST for the x-rays, it was another 1k for the x-ray technicians to LOOK at the x-rays. Thankfully my family has great insurance and it covered under Consolidated Medical so we didn't have to pay anything. But I remember before we were covered under CM, and shit was expensive even with good insurance. I remember going to ER because I was SUPER sick (I won't go into details, but it wasn't pretty) and due to it affecting my skin, you could tell. They laid me on a bed and did only the basics: check vitals, and blood tests. When everything came up "normal" they thought I was somehow lying about being sick and sent me home. It was still $255, and that was WITHOUT the cost of the blood tests, and my mom never told me how much they were. So, In Korea: Huge machine = $200 In US: Huge Machine = ~$1,700 + $1,000 to get the read. Having your vitals done in an ER = $255. Huge Machine =/= Vitals done in an ER. PRICE of Huge machine = ~Vitals done in an ER.

[@chocmilkshake24]

Aw get well soon, Martina. Please elaborate more on dental care, thanks in advance!

[@mouseroad]

...a time traveling ghost cat at the end of the video lol.

[@tomspriggs9478]

I saw that! It jumps up on the counter and disappears! Like magic!

[@ArteoftheMist]

When I was abroad in Korea for a semester I, with my awesome luck, was sick for a month or so with a throat thing. Severance Hospital at Sinchon-dong was great. They spoke English really well (they also had plaques for Japanese and Chinese besides English on the front desk). I was a bit concerned when they gave me what looked like 2 half-liter bottles of cough syrup that I had to take 4 times a day, besides a pill...

[@rainbowribbons8470]

u r mispronouncing it hurts in korean

[@rainbowribbons8470]

u r saying it like daddy

[@eternallyiulia]

Get well soon, both of you!!

[@reahkim3185]

Don't use the word FREE! In this world not thing is free, Somebody has to pay for that your FREE. It might be somebody is your grand kids.

[@skyeim]

Free healthcare is from taxes. So it's not free but it feels like it

[@pader583]

Its so funny to see Simon all happy while Martina's sick n tire.

[@ilovemango1128]

get well soon martina

[@TaikoGoggles]

Feel better Martina! And you too, Simon!

[@Ash-op2ql]

I went to the Samsung hospital a few times. That place is huge! I got lost and it reminded me of an airport. I'd much prefer something a bit less sprawled.