5) Cultural Comparisons
Despite the large amount of churches in the Czech Republic,
the majority of the inhabitants are not religious. 60-70% of the citizens of the Czech Republic
are not part of an organized religion. Due
to the history of the Czech Republic many Czech citizens are very suspicious of
the church. Religion is also viewed as a
private matter that should not be a part of the public sphere. Czech citizens do not like being asked about
their religion. Politicians also do not
discuss religion. I personally find it
refreshing that religion is not involved in politics, as I tend to agree that
religion is a personal matter and should not influence the law. The way religion is viewed is a large
cultural difference in comparison to the United States. The majority of people in the United States
are religious, especially in conservative Nebraska.
The way health care is viewed in the Czech Republic is
completely different than how Americans view the health care system. All citizens in the Czech Republic have
access to health care. Health care is
not connected to your job like it is in the United States. The Czech Republic government just recently
added a co-pay system so that people would not go to the doctor as a social
call: this is one of the few health care restrictions. In one of our lectures the teacher told us
that even the most conservative elected officials would not attempt to revamp
the health care system. This is because
as the vast majority of Czechs believe that everyone should have access to
health care. The majority of Czech
citizens would not stand for the way the health care system functions within
the United States. Czech people could
not fathom sick patients being turned down for life saving surgeries because of
money issues. Overall, I have inferred that
Czech population considers access to health care a right rather than a privilege. A few of our Czech professors have also
pointed out the astronomical amount of money that is spent on health care in
the United States.
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