Happy Birthday from Sweden!
In today’s mail I received a kind offer from the Swedish government for a gynecologic exam on my birthday! Actually, it wasn’t an offer per se, but a notice to be there (for my surprise?) at 8:00 a.m. on November 17th.
I never told Sweden that I’d like to be probed with a vaginal speculum for my birthday. How did Sweden ever guess?! It was just my second piece of official mail from my new home country. The first was my new person number. Next, a notice to report to the gynecologist!
Don’t get me wrong: I am lucky and glad to be allowed to live in such a generous and humanistic country as Sweden. I LOVE socialized medicine… it just may take a little getting used to.
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