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Old 01-28-2009, 06:08 PM   #65
classicman
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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45 View Post
We as Americans do share a general culture, but that doesn't mean their aren't variations or subcultures between them. "Rural culture", "suburban culture", and even "urban culture", while different, share the same basic values as opposed to Arab culture, where the value system is much different.
What about the ethnic subcultures. They have very diverse value systems and care for their ill, elderly or infirm in many different ways.

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Originally Posted by Aliantha View Post
Plenty of others seem to manage to compare various health care systems world wide.
Most of them would be politicians. Just like statistics, they make their point and then use a comparison, good or bad - valid or not, to justify it.
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