The grass is always greener... Every system has advantages and disadvantages. One of the major disadvantages of yours happens to be solved by one of the few advantages of ours, but that doesn't mean our system is better because our disadvantages are also huge.

One of the commonest medical stories you get in this country is of a family desperately raising money so a loved one can be sent abroad for treatment. Enough said.

we had a stay of execution, thank god

Yes, I was very relieved to hear that. I hope you all manage to keep kicking the can down the road for the foreseeable future.

And yes, let's stop trying to discuss this, it is making neither of us happy.