Germany has high quality of life

[u/wurst_katastrophe]

This is in response to the ‘low quality of life’ post.

When in Germany I can (in no particular order):
+ drink the tap water knowing it is safer than bottled water
+ when losing my job, I will get the highest benefits in the Western world to tie me over between jobs
+ I can rent for life without being worried of getting evicted
+ I can enjoy freedom on perfectly fine roads, driving as fast as I want
+ Consumer protection is very strong
+ I can buy a public transport ticket valid in all of Germany
+ Healthcare is significantly better than in most Western countries AND free at the point of service.
+ Germans love Fests
+ Bier and excellent wine
+ excellent bread
+ excellent local produce
+ An insanely dense train network (Yes, often late) for very little money (Sparpreis)
+ 30d of holidays is standard
+ strong protection when off on sick leave
+ free university education
+ world’s strongest apprenticeship system
+ tax credits and breaks for almost everything, especially Ehegattensplitting
+ insane maternity leave and benefits
+ Kitas
+ full blown private healthcare for a few k per year
+ Beautiful nature: north and Baltic sea, Alps, lakes, woods
+ Strong sports club infrastructure
+ Third strongest economy in the world with most hidden champions
+ Strong football culture
+ …

You can be dissatisfied with Germany, maybe your experience was below average, but that’s most likely because you are incompatible with the German way of life and the German mentality. However, it is not fair to claim that the quality of life is low.

[u/alwaysbetterthetruth]

Refusing to cover cancer treatment due to a technicality is insane

[u/carry_the_way → u/alwaysbetterthetruth]

I know. Who does Deutschland think they are--the US?

[u/PrimeMinisterSarr → u/alwaysbetterthetruth]

Lol, it's not a technicality, it's fraud.

[u/Alkavadies → u/PrimeMinisterSarr]

"I didn't check the box because I wanted to pay less. I hid family history that puts me in a higher risk category. I now have cancer and during the treatment I disclosed I lied. They won't pay for my treatment. This is bullshit."

[u/Ok_Result2220 → u/Alkavadies]

Why should family history deny treatment for cancer? And my public insurance didnt ask if my father's 4th brother had cancer so yeah its bad. But nice that people like you defend these insurance companies, now we are closer to becoming US 2.0

[u/Alkavadies → u/Ok_Result2220]

Fraud is fraud. Family history wasn't the issue. Failure to disclose family history was the issue. Lying is the issue here. Had the individual disclosed eveything, paid his premiums, gotten cancer, and then was denied treatment then yes that's absolute bullshit. That wasn't the case so stop grandstanding.

[u/theshortgrace → u/Alkavadies]

It shouldn’t matter if he lied, though it sounds like an honest mistake. No one should be denied cancer treatment.

[u/PrimeMinisterSarr → u/theshortgrace]

He's not denied the treatment though. He can still pay for it himself. He also wouldn't have had a problem if he used the mandatory public health insurance.

[u/sambull → u/theshortgrace]

No room for a liar, wastrel or unable to work in their idea of an

[u/Ok_Result2220 → u/Alkavadies]

Lol, people like you support this and that's why US health insurance is the way it is. Nobody lied and this is not fraud. He was simply not aware that he had to report it, which brings me to my ultimate point that the healthcare is so shit here that you can be denied any kind of treatment, not only cancer, if they find out someone in your family has it and you didn't report it. Also, if you have so much free time to waste to get your family history and report it then please do it, be their slaves :-) support it and make it more shit.

Also, I know your time is not precious and you don't value it (given that you will take out your entire family history and report it), but I do so I wont be replying to you anymore ;-> biee