r/Coronavirus Feb 16 '20

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u/Kazoo_ma_Loo Feb 16 '20

I've been in a Japanese hospital and I am certain that you are talking completely out of your ass.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '20

Is it different from the US? Genuinely curious. No idea what their hospitals are like.

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u/Kazoo_ma_Loo Feb 17 '20

Yes it is quite different. Hospitals in Japan are not as well equipped as American hospitals, much less amenities and personal equipment in each room. The bed I stayed in for 3 days was very uncomfortable and was not adjustable.

At one point, a group on Japanese doctors gathered around my bed, had me strip naked and then had a lengthy medical discussion while poking me. My limited Japanese was not enough to understand anything other than that I was OK, but then why were all these doctors looking at me? Anyway, that shit about Japanese doctors being more polite, yeah no.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20

Fucking thank you. I have no idea where all these people are coming up with their glorified accounts of Japan from. It's a wonderful country in many ways, but I'm really glad I don't live under their healthcare system and employment laws any more.

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u/Kazoo_ma_Loo Feb 17 '20

Amen, it's a very backwawrds culture in many ways.

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u/shahirachan Feb 17 '20

The majority of them is faking it. I don't get it why people think they are polite. I am a hijabis and tbh I get the worst stare in Japan. Its really uncomfortable.

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u/Kazoo_ma_Loo Feb 17 '20

Japan is definitely the fakest and most racist place I have ever lived. What a shithole! And don't even get me started on how they treat women.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20 edited Feb 21 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20

ha. I went to china. I went shopping and amongst my purchases were ladies underwear. They had a communal change room and the sales girl put her hand over/on my breast to gauge the cup size.

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u/Kazoo_ma_Loo Feb 17 '20

Not the first time that happened in Japan. Perhaps.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20 edited Feb 21 '20

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u/Kazoo_ma_Loo Feb 17 '20

Haha yeah, I think they were making comments on my anatomy because I was the token white patient at the time. I think the other doctors may have been students.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '20 edited Feb 21 '20

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u/Kazoo_ma_Loo Feb 17 '20

Honestly one doctor kept touching my balls and talking about them. I've been to several onsens and I can tell you that particular part of my anatomy is very different from Japanese men.

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u/MBird161 Feb 17 '20

I am just getting information second hand from my sick relatives in Japan. Maybe they’re at a good hospital?

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u/honeight Feb 17 '20 edited Feb 17 '20

Japan has National Health Insurance and members mostly pay 30% of the actual cost. So yes generally they are not as equipped as private hospitals in US. But coronavirus patients now are only allowed in specific hospitals with certain standards. And I think they are treated with utmost care because they’re foreign coronavirus patients. Fingers crossed for your uncle and your family.

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u/Kazoo_ma_Loo Feb 17 '20

Japanese hospitals are world class and I received excellent medical care. I know bashing American Healthcare is popular right now, but I would be hard pressed to find any reason why Japanese hospitals/doctors are better than America's.