To think eventually, UK could become a part of the USA?

Who cares ?

Honestly, I think these posts are just paid trolls from the US. I can't take them seriously.

The next one will be 'Trump should be crowned King' or 'Give Musk a knighthood'. They exist to plant these mad ideas in public forums

Not really very funny. DH has just cancelled his subscription to this lame rag.

Of all the stupid posts I've seen on here lately... This is definitely the stupidest.

Even more so if it's actually genuine and not a wind up.

It continues to astound me that Americans continue this false narrative that their healthcare system is so wonderful because they don’t want a ‘socialist’ system (UK, Canada etc).

Sure your insurance in the US has to pay but the kind of insurance you have and how much you pay are dependant on your individual wealth (or company healthcare scheme). Poor Americans receive exceptionally poor care because they can’t pay for it or afford it (despite a drive to make this better with Medicaid or whatever Obamacare is being called now).

You give an example so I’ll give one too. American citizen from birth - motorcycle fell over on them - stationary so not riding. Femur break and surgery needed. Cost? 180,000 dollars. Let that sink in 180,000 dollars.Insurance paid 100,000 ONLY. Friend in their early 20’s now lumped with a 80,000 bill. These things do happen. Canadian cost - zero. UK cost - zero.

Your system isn’t better and ours isn’t socialist. I can easily choose my doctor. When my father needed complex surgery he was given the choice of five hospitals and dates for each. Sure in super rural parts of Canada there is much much less choice but that’s geography not socialism.

@EasternStandard I never had you down as so sensitive

What happens to people who are uninsured?

Trump is turning illegal immigrants back, and doing what he says he would. What do our government do? 🤔 Im.a Trump fan

You give an example so I’ll give one too. American citizen from birth - motorcycle fell over on them - stationary so not riding. Femur break and surgery needed. Cost? 180,000 dollars. Let that sink in 180,000 dollars.Insurance paid 100,000 ONLY. Friend in their early 20’s now lumped with a 80,000 bill. These things do happen. Canadian cost - zero. UK cost - zero.

Another urban legend.

www.healthcare.gov/glossary/out-of-pocket-maximum-limit/

Yes we are, but I'm afraid a LOT of English people in particular don't see themselves as fully European, in the way that the rest of Europe does. I've frequently heard them speak about Europe as if it's separate to us, as if they're not European as well.

Part of this comes from the fact that many people in the U.K are still of the 'Rule Britannia' mindset, more naturally aligned with other English speaking world powers rather than the European neighbours that are on our doorstep.

Brits are also mostly monoglots who've never head to learn another language outside of GCSEs. Psychologically, that also makes a difference, culturally.

May be check the state of knife crime and the NHS which is as bad as not having any safety net. When was last time you saw a police officer patrolling your area.

@EasternStandard a very useful bit of Scottish slang imo

It continues to astound me that Americans continue this false narrative that their healthcare system is so wonderful because they don’t want a ‘socialist’ system (UK, Canada etc).

Sure your insurance in the US has to pay but the kind of insurance you have and how much you pay are dependant on your individual wealth (or company healthcare scheme). Poor Americans receive exceptionally poor care because they can’t pay for it or afford it (despite a drive to make this better with Medicaid or whatever Obamacare is being called now).

You give an example so I’ll give one too. American citizen from birth - motorcycle fell over on them - stationary so not riding. Femur break and surgery needed. Cost? 180,000 dollars. Let that sink in 180,000 dollars.Insurance paid 100,000 ONLY. Friend in their early 20’s now lumped with a 80,000 bill. These things do happen. Canadian cost - zero. UK cost - zero.

Your system isn’t better and ours isn’t socialist. I can easily choose my doctor. When my father needed complex surgery he was given the choice of five hospitals and dates for each. Sure in super rural parts of Canada there is much much less choice but that’s geography not socialism.

Seriously the US should aim higher. They usually go for places with natural resources like oil.

We have whisky and benefit claimants as growth industries if you believe Reform

The US always come miles below the UK in world rankings of healthcare systems.

'According to the 2024 Mirror, Mirror report, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom have the best healthcare systems, though the differences in overall performance among most countries are relatively small. In stark contrast, the United States ranks last, with its healthcare system performing dramatically lower than the others.'

Feel free to emigrate OP.
I have yet to meet anybody irl who doesn’t think Trump is a psychopath. Not sure who are referring to when you say there is so much support for him here.
From Musk bots perhaps?

I don’t even think of American as a lost colony, sorry to disappoint you. And while you’ve done very well economically, it’s not hatred to say social policies are not th8ngs I like. The health system is positively cruel, the rampant use of guns is scary and the more or less total lack of workers’ rights is positively backward looking for us. It’s not hatred of America to say that - before even mentioning Trump, who I actually probably do hate. He represents a lot of the things I hate anyway - rampant greed, homophobia, misogyny, racism, sexual incontinence and exploitation of sex workers.

Anyone in particular?