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Medicine, credit cards and other disadvantages of life in the USA: the opinion of a Russian-speaking immigrant

Author of the channel “Life in America” on Yandex.Zen shared his own opinion about what features of American life it is difficult for an immigrant to get used to.

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I want to share my impressions of those aspects of America that may seem negative.

For example, the first minus for me is medicine. More precisely, medicine here is good, but expensive. The best jobs will give you insurance, but even then you will pay some portion. At the same time, prices for medical services are very high.

But - what is most important - it is not at all clear what it costs. That is, approximate prices for services can only be guessed at. The insurance procedure is very complex and the prices for insurance are also not at all low.

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The next minus for me is the banking system. I'm a little concerned about the protection of funds on the card, but there are nuances here. The easiest way to steal money is from your credit card. This is because the credit card doesn’t even have a PIN code. Moreover, if you quickly contact the bank, your card will be quickly blocked and reissued, and the money will be returned.

But if you hacked a debit card, everything is much worse. Therefore, it is advised not to carry a debit card with you and not to use it anywhere.

In general, in few operations with a card you will be asked to enter a PIN code. Even if you use a debit card. Therefore, you should not use the card anywhere until you know the exact amount charged.

A big disadvantage for those who do not know English well is that most issues are resolved over the phone. You have to call everywhere. There are few places where it is possible to go to a website on the Internet or write to a technical support chat, so all newcomers will have to explain something long and hard in their broken English.

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On the other hand, over the phone, all issues are resolved much faster than if you write letters by mail. But many people still use faxes - so in the US I had to learn how to use a fax machine.

By the way, paper mail is very common. You will receive all the most important documents by mail. It works fast and well.

Original column published on the blog. “Life in America” on Yandex.Zen.

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