Well i'm Boned... - Page 2

allie2590 · (#11 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by billysweird

In australia we pretty much get full coverage...from the government...but we have to pay tax...for it...

Same as Canada. I hate it when people run around boasting about free healthcare and complain about taxes. But paying tax isn't nearly as much as we would have to pay if we didn't get full coverage. Especially for an elderly or sick person.

allie2590 · (#12 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MissMisa

We have that too. Practically everything is free on the NHS. I haven't got a clue why America hasn't done it yet, seriously.

It's better if we don't go down that road.

reptilesandsamurai · (#13 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MissMisa

We have that too. Practically everything is free on the NHS. I haven't got a clue why America hasn't done it yet, seriously.

I can't imagine the amount of bureaucracy that would create in U.S. Seriously it would be like the DMV turned up to 11. The amount of people that die in waiting rooms would increase 10 fold.

tommasi · (#14 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by billysweird

Look's like i'll be having to go back to my home country...i wish i could have stayed longer aswell, But unfortunatly i got sick and had to goto a japanese hospital and because i was there for a few days i now owe them hundreds of dollars because in japan even if you have insurance you still have to pay 30% of medical bill's and thats pretty much all my budget gone so i have no money saved up for rent next month let alone food for the next week hopefully i get a better job within the next 2 days (which i doubt).

What sucks the most is i quit my job in australia and used most of my savings to get over here so even if i go back home i'll still be as fucked as i am now. And unfortunatly i don't come from a family that has much money so they can't help me out hell...i don't even know where im going to live...maybe if all my firends hadn't moved to either brissi or WA i might have a place to stay but no everything bad always has to happen at once it can't just happen at a time i can deal with it.

Alwell the overall experience i guess is what i came here for, still can't speak the language fluently and didn't manage to find a decent job but i did have a lot of fun experiences and met a lot of people. Didn't get to travel around japan at all but meh i guess i learnt my lesson lol...even hard work and persistance can't change some things.

Another lesson for living in Japan is to sign up for a health insurance.

Even if it's a cheap package, it'll cover the 30% costs and that's what many people do.

I believe AIU has a year insurance which covers basic costs and it's around $1000.

You could easily sign up for it at the airport.

Anyways, how much money do you have left?

I know few hostels where you can stay for only $3000 a night.

Japan Youth Hostels, Inc.

If you think you got a chance of getting a job, you might want to take your chances.

Also, a friend of mine turned down a job here so there might be an opening.

http://www.robin-international.co.jp/index.html

Also, look into gaijinpot for jobs.

Good luck billysweird and hope things work out for you either back in Oz or in Japan.

Henbaka · (#15 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by tommasi

I know few hostels where you can stay for only $3000 a night.

Seems reasonable!

silentscreams · (#16 (**permalink**))

in the us. medical bills and payments can be really high. insurance covers a lot but you still May end up paying thousands of dollars.
but so could you maybe get some help since your job?. im not sure if you could but i think maybe..i atleast know you can if you dont have a job. and in some cases if you have a low pay job and dont earn over a certain amount, you can get money or coverage for things, but i dont know about where you live.
in the us. things are different for certain reasons having to do with the set up of the whole system and such for medical, taxes, health care, bills, etc.
and yes taxes are horrible
also if people got more benefits and coverage for things than they do already now. it probably wouldnt help much because then you would probably have to pay more in taxes , and other things would maybe be higher too.

billysweird · (#17 (**permalink**))

Henbaka If you read my complete post i said i took a year off University to travel, wtf?
and why is it strange to work even if you goto university, pretty much all my friends who goto uni work and my cousin took a year off to travel around europe and hes now working as an event manager in the UK? dude you seriously got an attitude problem aye....

silentscreams · (#18 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by billysweird

If you read my complete post i said i took a year off University to travel, wtf?
and why is it strange to work even if you goto university, pretty much all my friends who goto uni work and my cousin took a year off to travel around europe and hes now working as an event manager in the UK? dude you seriously got an attitude problem aye....

thats is not a bad idea.

so what about not working? working actually is....um good. you want to work to get money.

..If you are talking about what i said
i wasnt meaning it like that. i meant like hypothetically like in different situations..not being specific. working while you are in college will actually help with your future career and experience.

by the way. i was planning to do something like the same as you.

billysweird · (#19 (**permalink**))

Lol and tommasi if i had that much i wouldn't be surviving on bread, tuna, instant ramen and cheese. When i mean i have nothing i literally mean nothing, like my account balance for my bank is 470￥. And i only came over there with bare minimum of $2500 if i had of bought the insurance it would have been half my budget gone immediatly i was just hoping i didn't get sick and/or got a decent job...lesson learned i guess XD

billysweird · (#20 (**permalink**))

nah i was talking about henbaka, lol i didnt get to your post yet...and i do work....