Why I Choose Germany Over New Zealand: A Kiwi's Perspective

[@AnnetteLudke-je5ll]

Antoinette, i hope you are healthy again!!!❤️

[@lorisutherland7728]

Glad to See you back

[@helloweener2007]

We have vulcanos in Germany. They are in the Eifel. There is still vulcanic activity. Last eruption was the Laacher See about 13,000 years ago which was the size of the Pinatubo eruption in 1991. The it will erupt again eventually. But we are most likely safe in our lifetime.

[@AntoinetteEmily]

That’s really fascinating! I had no idea that Germany has volcanic activity, especially in the Eifel region.

[@dgerkrath]

@@AntoinetteEmily Well, it is quite a difference if You had the last volcanic eruption 13000 years ago or only a few years ago.

[@joannunemaker6332]

You are sounding much better! I enjoyed this video. 😊❤

[@antjebrands1692]

Thank you very much for sharing your experiences with the German health care system. I am very glad that you are feeling better again. I work for a big German health insurance company. If anybody here has any questions about the healthcare system in Germany I can probably help. Please feel free to contact me anytime.

[@natashaw401]

Happy, surprised u posted a video

[@sonjaandic2376]

I live in Germany and waiting lists are long here too. My husband waited for an eye doctor examination 8 months and my daughter and I for 6 months.

[@arnodobler1096]

Two years ago I called an eye clinic because of eye problems. She gave me an appointment 4 weeks later, but she called back 1 hour later and gave me an appointment for the afternoon. 8* weeks later I had cataract surgery on both eyes, I had a special lens inserted in one eye and no longer needed glasses after 50 years. The cost of the lens was €500 (the price of new glasses) + €10 prescription fee. There are good and bad experiences, but you have to look at the big picture - it's in the top ten compared to other countries. * Health insurance company insisted on a 4 week break between the 2 operations for safety reasons.

[@djgonpet]

Omg... How much I value that I could always go to pretty much any doctor same or next day in Ukraine. Always If I booked paid clinics visit instead of free healthcare, I could wait maybe 1.5 week maximum

[@Arltratlo]

Für den Kardiologen und Augenarzt 2 Monate maximum.... aber ich wohne in einer Kleinstadt in der nähe von 2 Großstädten! Mein Hausarzt am selben Tag!

[@AntoinetteEmily]

@arndobler1096 Thank you for sharing your experience! It sounds like you had quite the journey with your eye treatment, but it’s fantastic to hear that it turned out so well for you in the end. Getting cataract surgery and no longer needing glasses after 50 years must feel like a real game-changer!

[@arnodobler1096]

@@AntoinetteEmily life changing Antoinette!

[@barbsmart7373]

Kia ora Sister, just saying"Hi" from Paradise and glad to see you are back to your usual happy, healthy self.

[@thebunnydiaries]

From reading the comments it looks like healthcare waiting times are very dependant on the region. Unfortunately in the UK it seems (from reading comments) that our waiting times are much longer than in Germany . I’ve been waiting for surgery on my nose for over a year now and will likely wait another 12 months atleast. Again in the UK it can be dependant on what area you live in.

[@mattesrocket]

Nice video, but your view on the health system is not fully correct. Many people wait also here for months for a specialist appointment, even if they have cancer, and then sometimes are lost because of the late appointments. And many other big problems in the health system exist here in Germany. And it's slowly but surely collapsing, the whole system. In some regions though, you don't notice this yet, but experts say this, based on facts. Some fields like pediatric medicine or dentists are still mostly very good.

[@DaughteroftheKingofKings777]

Agreed

[@sonjaandic2376]

Exactly.

[@arnodobler1096]

Two years ago I called an eye clinic because of eye problems. She gave me an appointment 4 weeks later, but she called back 1 hour later and gave me an appointment for the afternoon. 8* weeks later I had cataract surgery on both eyes, I had a special lens inserted in one eye and no longer needed glasses after 50 years. The cost of the lens was €500 (the price of new glasses) + €10 prescription fee. There are good and bad experiences, but you have to look at the big picture - it's in the top ten compared to other countries. * Health insurance company insisted on a 4 week break between the 2 operations for safety reasons.

[@kirstengabel390]

And there aren’t enough staff in the German health care system either and they are overworked and underpaid too it is only getting worse in light of the growing size of the aging population over the next 20 or so years

[@tannif7455]

I'm German but live in Australia. I recently went back to Germany for a visit as I do love Germany and friends and family were telling me the health system is struggling and many waiting to see specialists. They also pay a higher percentage, ca 13% of their income into the German health system. They all said its not like it used to be.

[@eagle1de227]

I live in Germany in the black forest near the Rhine and we also have some earthquakes now and then though not on the New Zealand level. But it can be quite shaky sometimes...

[@dgerkrath]

But we won`t ever have sometimes similar to the Christchurch earth quake in Deutschland. Do You remember that? I´ve been to Christchurch before the earth quake and I couldn´t recognized the city at all in den pictures we got after the catastrophe.

[@eagle1de227]

​@@dgerkrath not as often of course. But for example the city of Basel was completely leveled in 1356 by a magnitude 7 earthquake. I experienced some 3,5 to 4 ones in my lifetime causing nearly no damage...

[@BasssTable]

1 new Zealand dollar is 0,54 € cents if anyone is wondering

[@Arltratlo]

NZ ist Teuer...

[@60beats44]

I live in Sydney/Australia. Currently still on a hospital waiting list for a doctor prescribed endoscopy/colonoscopy after more than 2 years.

[@Arltratlo]

German, been to NZ...nice country, nice people.... i got a job offer in NZ.....i declined... i am to European to leave Europe.... i need to have Paris, Berlin or Switzerland in reach! driving around in Europe is awesome, i use my motorbike to travel from Scotland to Spain to Croatia!

[@AntoinetteEmily]

Hey there! It's great to hear you’ve had a wonderful experience in New Zealand - it really is a beautiful place with amazing people! I totally understand your decision to stay closer to home, especially when Europe has so many incredible cities and landscapes to explore.

[@Arltratlo]

@@AntoinetteEmily lol, i got warned about Chinese and Samoan drivers.... but i think the Indians are more dangerous drivers...but Chinese drivers are very bad at parking! i also got warned do avoid contact with certain motorbike clubs....they would be involved in organised crime.... and some places i passed thru, reminded me of places in France or the USA! i traveled a lot around the planet, i dont wear pink glasses, i see the bad things, too!

[@markusschenkl7943]

Hey fellow Franconian! Hope you're feeling better!

[@kellymorris2076]

Kiwi who lived in Germany for 8 years this isn’t true re wait times with the Germany health system. It depends on where you live. I had specialist wait times of 9 months in Germany for things. My son had long wait times as well for specialists. It depends where you live in Germany.

[@MikeHansen-mh8pf]

Schade, dass mir der Titel und die Beschreibung auf deutsch angezeigt wird, das Video aber auf englisch ist. Warum macht man das? Hätte ich ein englisches Video sehen wollen, hätte ich auch beim englischen Video draufgeklickt...

[@teotik8071]

Ich habe das oft bei indischen KZbinrn. Titel in Englisch, Video auf Urdu oder Hindi oder sonstige Sprache. Nervt arg aber ich glaube YT steuert das, nicht der Ersteller.

[@oechermaedche]

Das liegt an deinen KZbin Einstellungen, die Titel werden jetzt automatisch übersetzt