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1、AnIntroductiontoBritishandAmericanCultureThiscourseincludeusuallyformAmericanCultureandBritainculture、CommunicationandCulture^SocialInteractionCustoms>VerbalCommunication>NonverbalCommunication、CulturalInfluencesonEducationalContextandsoon.AlthougheveryoneinBritaincanhavefreetreatm
2、entundertheNationalHealthService.Itisalsopossibletohavetreatmentdoneprivately,forwhichonehastopay,Somepeoplehaveprivatehealthinsurancetohelpthempayforprivatetreatment.UndertheNHS,peoplewhoneedtogotohospitalmayhavetowaitforalongtimeonawaitinglistfortheirtreatment.Iftheypayforthetrea
3、tment,theywillprobablygetitquickly.Anyonewhoisveryillcancallanambulanceandgettakentohospitalforfreeurgentmedicaltreatment.AmbulancesareafreeserviceinBritain.MedicineintheUS.UnlikeBritain,theUSdoesnothaveanationalhealthcareservice・Thegovernmentdoeshelppayforsomemedicalcareforpeoplew
4、hoareonlowincomesandforold,butmostpeoplebuyinsurancetohelppayformedicalcare.Somepeoplecannotaffordinsurancebutnotpoorenoughtogetgovernmenthelp・Thecostofmedicalinsuranceandtheproblemsofthosewhocannotafforditareanimportantpoliticalsubject.Whenpeopleareill,theyusuallygofirsttoageneral
5、practitionerorinternist.UnlikeinBritain,however,peoplesometimesgostraighttoaspecialist,withoutseeingtheirgeneralpractitionerfirst.Childrenareusuallytakentoapediatrician(adoctorwhoisaspecialistinthetreatmentofchildren).AsinBritain,ifapatientneedstoseeaspecialistdoctor,theirgeneraldo
6、ctorwillusuallygivethemthenameofone.Doctorsdonnotgotopeople'shomeswhentheyareill.Peoplealwaysmakeappointmentstoseethedoctorinthedoctor'soffice.Inemergencies,peoplecallforanambulance.Hospitalmusttreatallemergencypatients,evenifthepatientdoesnothavemedicalinsurance.Thegovernmentwould
7、thenhelppayforsomeofthecostofthemedicalcare・Americancultureisuniquebecauseitisnurtured,formedanddevelopedundercertainconditions,whicharecharacteristicallyAmerican.Themajorfactorscontributingtothemakingofthisnewnationandtheformingofanewculturearethehardenvironment,ethnicdiversityand
8、pluralreligion,whichisquit
