"You've just won a trip to America!"
Hopefully, you guys are smart enough to figure out what I'm hinting at about my current circumstances. Again, I'm not stressed. I just don't want to put it in writing... on the internet... for the world.
So, in order for me to get my ADHD medicine here, I gotta go see a psychologist. At first, I thought it was just a very talkative psychiatrist... then, I realized I was in a therapy session. That's always awkward. And here I was thinking my psychiatrist had the hots for me... Kinda makes the whole "whipping out my penis" thing a little inappropriate. Lucky for me, I haven't learned the word for "sorry" in Turkish, and I never will. LON DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR SHIT!
I'm happy this exists
Anyway, so she (the psychologist) asks me how it would feel if I had to go back to the US. Immediately, I knew how it would feel. It would feel as if I were going back to prison. My students don't understand it. They know America from the movies. I tell them that even I ask myself when watching those films "Holy shit! Where is that?" They don't understand why I don't want to go back. Shit, why would I? If moving back is like going back to prison, why the fuck would I want to visit prison after living there. Even in prison, you have friends and family, but it doesn't mean you want to go there. I will just wait for them to get out if they ever do.
Some of you may not understand how the US is like prison. Why isn't it the greatest country to grace the face of the earth? No. No, it is not. Not now. Not then. Not ever. NEVER. I can't stress that enough. My students are baffled by some of the stuff I tell them. They are appalled by our healthcare system. Even with Obamacare. Matter of fact, I don't even live in the country, and I have to purchase health insurance or pay a $600-something fine. For me, even the cheapest option is more than $600 a year. Furthermore, that cheap option doesn't really cover anything. I pay for health insurance just so I don't get a $600 fine. Sorry, but fuck that.
You see, here, you can buy health insurance and go to a nice hospital, but there is also other options. Government hospitals are cheap and accessible. Oh, and using the ambulance is also very cheap, if not free. My students look at me horrified when I tell them about friends of mine who had a heart attack and drove themselves to the hospital because they couldn't afford the ambulance bill. Or my other friend who broke his wrist playing high school football and had to "fix it" himself because his family was too broke for a hospital. Their logical question is whether or not these individuals American citizens, as if this would make it excusable. Of course they are citizens, but it's America. Shit costs money.
Then, there's the trash. Here, the city picks it up. You pay taxes, so the city picks it up. Easy, right? In America (at least where I was), you gotta pay a company to pick it up. Then, why the fuck do I pay taxes to my city? What the fuck are they doing with the money?
Oh... a new stadium... how could I forget
Then, comes the cost of education. Fuck, just the cost of existing. What's the American Dream? Go to college, get a car, buy a house, and raise a family. Funny how all those things will land your ass in hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. You will work and work until you die, and hopefully, you will never lose your job. Sure, the bank won't take your shit at first, but interest is still a bitch. I never want to be in debt ever again. Right now, I've got $40,000 or so. That shit is building interest. Don't get me wrong, I'm going to pay it, but I ain't going to be living in America as I do. Everything is stacked against you. With a few exceptions, public transportation is a joke (so you need a car). Most places in America are more pro-business than pro-worker, so good luck with the whole work thing. As stated before, the government doesn't provide citizens with shit. Oh, I mean, there's welfare... but all welfare does is allow you to survive, and you are constantly shamed by your fellow citizens for being on it. Nope, I'll stay abroad.
My question is what's next for all of you? The rat race is nice and all, but then what? Shit isn't getting any better. Sure, we got Sanders in the race, but that doesn't change Congress. My advice: jump ship before it sinks, and work like hell to get your loved ones out.
On a more positive note, I downloaded Bioshock on my computer. Awesome! YAY!
MY DICK CANNOT GET ANY HARDER!
The insanity continues! A prison break is imminent. Sorry you didn't get a chance to visit Bulgaria.
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