The six years I lived in the Netherlands, I loved all of it. It's arguably the most progressive country in the world; bike paths connect the entire country. Public transportation is the most modern and advanced, libraries and museums are everywhere, and don't forget medicine for all. When I say all, I mean me also-- when I was 18, I was in a terrible car accident, 7 broken bones, the most serious being a compound fracture of my R. femur. I had an intramedullary rod put in, which I was told I would carry forever. Because the end stuck out of my greater trochanter, it started giving me bursitis when I'd bike or run. I went to the clinic (I had no citizenship), to ask what could be done, and after x-rays and whatnot, the Dutch surgeons made the decision to take it out. I showed up when they told me to, they put me under, took out the rod, and even gave it to me as a souvenir when I went home. It cost nothing, and I heard not even one comment about "foreigners taking advantage of Dutch healthcare."
If anyone besides Lemon bothered to read all that, the least I can do is get back on topic:
Jutta Leerdam
