I, Doctor in the US-Chapter 495 - 456: Zhou Mo Sen, you’re just a doctor from the United States, what do you know about American healthcare!

"What? American healthcare isn't free?"

"How could it be! Over in the United States, medical care doesn't cost a thing! Who says American hospitals charge fees? Which idiot said that?"

"It's that Zhou Mo Sen, you know, the one who's a congressman now and used to be a doctor."

"Huh? That's impossible! How could he say something like that? He's an American doctor, why would he spread such lies?"

"But it was broadcast on the news."

"Really? Then there's only one explanation: Zhou Mo Sen is a fraud! That guy isn't an American doctor at all! He's just a conman!"

Well then.

Zhou Mo Sen went back.

But his interview with that journalist, well, that was something else.

After all, it's CCTV we're talking about, so it had to be aired.

Besides, what he said wasn't really a problem, right?

He's an American doctor discussing the American healthcare system, and he praised China's healthcare extensively.

But there's nothing wrong with that!

It must be aired.

But who knew, once it was broadcast, it sparked all sorts of weird phenomena online.

This bit of online dialogue was just too spot on.

Those folks were really something, they outright dismissed Zhou Mo Sen.

Well, makes sense.

It's a classic case of solving that problem.

Besides, the state of our domestic internet is just like this nowadays.

You can't say anything bad about foreign countries.

The four big magazines and the New Daily among others, all sorts of media joining forces.

They've long brought our domestic public opinion environment to this state.

And as for internet media, as of now, those who can access the internet and write articles,

most of them are… I can't say it's absolute, but in 2008's domestic internet, it was truly filled with public intellectuals.

And these people, they're really all about praising foreign countries, especially the United States.

The way they describe things is difficult to put into words.

There are even all sorts of rumors.

Including the one that American healthcare is free.

Yes, this rumor is indeed quite powerful on the Chinese internet.

The key point is, as of now, many people don't really understand the true situation in the United States.

A certain former rich kid, what he said was indeed quite true.

Those who go abroad are ultimately in the minority, and even if they do, those who've truly experienced American healthcare are very few.

And speaking of Chinese living in the U.S.… they certainly wouldn't speak ill of it.

It's a very simple reason.

You have to know, those who made it from Mainland China to the United States, they struggled and went through countless hardships to establish themselves there.

After all that trouble… if they were to tell people back home that the United States isn't all that great,

wouldn't that make their past struggles seem foolish?

So, these people who went from Mainland China to the United States, they're almost certainly going to praise the country like it's heaven.

And others, like those from Taiwan Province or those who went to the United States many years ago,

these two types of people, they generally wouldn't tell the truth.

Firstly, because they don't have much contact with us in Mainland China, secondly, for reasons somewhat similar to above.

In fact, media like CCTV are relatively truthful.

Back in 1993, they produced the TV series "People in New York."

It depicted things quite realistically, with many issues in American society visible in that series.

And Ma Xiaoqing, who was quite famous at the time, played Jiang Wen's daughter.

Her changes after going to the U.S. were enough to get Chinese people thinking deeply.

And then there's the later movie "Gua Sha."

This movie also discussed many differences between China and the United States,

culturally and in various aspects.

This was produced by CCTV as well.

But.

It didn't seem to do much good.

It's like even today.

The change in Ma Xiaoqing's character, those who've been to the U.S. know this series depicted things very accurately.

In reality, many who study abroad have ended up like that girl.

Is it helpful?

So far, not really.

There are still many people saying they want to immigrate to the United States, giving the reason as their children's education.

Honestly, anyone who's lived in the U.S. for a while and truly experienced the education there,

wouldn't think of bringing their children from China to the U.S. for school.

The truth is… it's basically the adults who want to go.

Yes, it's the adults who want to move to the United States.

Do the children even get a say?

Yet those adults pin the blame on the children.

And otherwise, there's the even less understood truth about American healthcare.

This matter… let's just say the rumor of free American healthcare has a strong basis for existing.

Based on the above situation, it's the immigrants from Mainland China who report only the good news, not the bad.

And in the U.S., when you go to the hospital, you weren't charged on the spot.

They'd send you the bill weeks later.

This billing model, combined with reporting only good news,

led to the rumor of free American medical care.

Honestly, with a little inquiry, one would surely realize just how laughable this rumor is.

There are also people on the Chinese internet debunking it, but unfortunately.

It doesn't help!

This time it's really interesting.

Even Zhou Mo Sen, an American doctor, said so himself.

Goodness, they're directly looking to expel Zhou Mo Sen from the American doctors' community.

Zhou Mo Sen, an American doctor, what do you know about American healthcare!