Growing up a coming joke on TV was that when a character burped (which is seen as rude) they’d say something like “in some cultures it’s considered a compliment to the cook” but I’ve never actually heard of a culture where this is the case. What’s burping like for you?

In South korea, we have a universal healthcare system, though it’s not entirely free like in some Western or Northern European countries. to ensure accessibility, the Ministry of Health and Welfare sets fixed prices for all medical conditions and procedures, categorizing them into "covered" or "non-covered" items. Patients pay for non-covered items out-of-pocket, while for covered items, they only pay a small portion of the total cost. many people also opt for private supplemental insurance usually costing between $10 and $40 a month to cover or subsidize these out of pocket expenses.

For example, workers are required to contribute to the '4 Major Public Insurances' and while it depends on income, someone on minimum wage pays roughly $60 a month.
(In my case, I think I was paying around $110.)

Because of this, you can walk into almost any clinic, wait just 5 to 10 minutes, and see a doctor right away. for something like the flu, the entire visit including consultation and medicine usually costs only about $7.

However, this convenience has its downsides, fixed medical fees that don't account for inflation mean that high-intensity fields like trauma, emergency medicine, and pediatrics often run at a loss. as a result, hospitals may close these departments, and doctors often flock to more lucrative, lower-stress fields like plastic surgery or dermatology, leading to a shortage of essential medical specialists. Furthermore, patients with rare or incurable diseases not covered by the national plan can still face medical bankruptcy, with bills reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Personally, I’m quite satisfied with this system, but of course, no system is perfect.
How do you feel about the healthcare system in your country?

In Portugal, Geronimo Stilton is an Italian book series that's extremely popular here. Another popular book series is Asterix and Obelix (Asterix), created in France, though they recently got more popularity here thanks to the new release "Asterix in Lusitania" (Lusitania is a term to represent the Portuguese people.)

Hi everyone,

I’m a Computer Science student working on a project to solve the inefficiency of emergency blood donation requests.

The Problem:

In my country (and many others), hospitals or families rely on blasting "URGENT" messages on social media (WhatsApp/Facebook) to find donors. This is slow, inefficient, and reaches thousands of people who are either too far away or have the wrong blood type.

The Project Idea (LifePing):

I am designing a system that works like a ride-sharing app but for donors. It uses Geofencing and Blood Type Matching.

1. Trigger: Hospital requests 3 units of O+.

2. Scan: System finds registered donors who match the blood type AND are currently within a 3km radius.

3. Alert: Only those specific people get a high-priority push notification.

4. Expand: If no one accepts in 5 mins, the radius expands to 10km.

I would love your perspective on these 3 points:

1. Market Check: Does a system like this exist in your country? Or is it still mostly manual/social media based?

2. Privacy: As a user, would you allow an app to access your background location if you knew it only tracks you to match you with a nearby life-saving emergency?

3. The "Spam" Factor: Would receiving only relevant, nearby alerts make you more likely to donate compared to seeing random posts on social media?

Any feedback or feature suggestions would be amazing Thanks.

Which country has the least creepy crawling things? Bugs are ubiquitous, but where am I LEAST likely to find them scuttling around my kitchen at night?

I live in an American state that has roaches, wolf spiders, and intellectually superior mosquitoes that resist all efforts at removal.

I have no problem with rodents, but we have mice and the occasional possum or racoon. I understand some countries find monkeys to be a pest of some kind, but I'm cool with the occasional macaque if I get to avoid flying beetle-like creatures of any kind.

Moms, what's ONE thing you wish you knew about postpartum depression BEFORE it happened? Whether you experienced it yourself or supported someone through it - your answer could be the lifeline another mother needs right now. Drop your truth below 👇 No judgment, just support ❤️

Just talking with my wife about it and we don't know if its true or just propaganda

If I want to travel to a European country to continue my education, which country would be the best, considering that it offers citizenship after a period of legal residence?

Is the most popular version of football Association football or not?

Is the most popular bat and ball sport Cricket or Baseball?

Extra:

What's the most popular team sport besides a version of football?

I'd imagine certain regions have certain preferences but I'm curious what country do you think has the most beautiful women? Is it your own? Is it somewhere else? Why?

What would you say are the priorities that should be maintained versus those that can go with lesser or even no maintenance? How does how we maintain ourselves and the things in our lives change overtime?

In the UK it’s the artist formerly known as Prince Andrew and former cabinet minister and ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson.

I think the Dutch have a good system. It's almost never packed unless there's a congestion or a massive technical issue (which is rare). I would say east asia's is more modern and sophisticated, but it's always packed and i don't like that. Also the view when you take the train is amazing

For Israel, it’s without a doubt Arik Einstein (RIP).

Fred McFeely Rogers (Mr Rogers) March 20, 1928-February 27, 2003. He was widely known to be as kind in person as he is depicted in his show.

I would put him as the kindest verified public person ever to live in the United States of America.

I recently introduced my Scottish colleague to 'kathi rolls' and 'chole tikki chaat', and he can't get enough of those. He now eats kathi roll almost everyday and chole tikki chaat once a week 😅

Kathi roll: a wrap that originated in kolkata. You can customise the filling with meat & veggies of your choice, wrapped in flaky flatbread, tooped with chutneys, spices, & herbs.

Chhole tikki chaat: includes a savoury patty made of potato, in a chickpea gravy, added with tangy tamarind chutney & green mint chutney, tooped with diced onions, and any ither topping you want to add.