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> European so I don't need domestic health insurance

Just a reminder that Europe is not a country, and this statement is not accurate for many Europeans. It's perfectly fine to say this about a country in which you understand the system, but this doesn't even apply to all EU countries, let alone the continent.

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Northern European then (although its quite obvious what I meant).

I agree that it's obvious to both of us, but there are regularly comments that seem to indicate that it's not always the case for people from other regions. No one needs more generalizations about the continent. :)

(Or about any continent, obviously.)

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