The rest of the world thinks you're silly

[Beskar]

Here in the UK if you go into hospital you've got more than an even chance of meeting him.
National Death Service we call it. Google it and your blood will run cold.

Clearly there is a mismatch between your experiences and my own when you come out with a statement like that.

The downsides with the NHS is the relation with the private sector, usually with private payments taking a priority over the 'free' (some doctors do out of hours or allow private referrals) and private services such as a bed-side basic TV costing £5-per-day and the waiting times for non-essential operations or having to wait a couple of months for a free hip replacement opposed to paying over $50,000 in the United States and still having to wait a while.

A lot of people take the service for granted, but even then, it is something like 4 out of 6 operations are for the over 65. It clearly takes care of the vulnerable old people.