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		nly on April 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I’ve been single all my life Ironic because people here in the UK don't have "annual physicals". There is no routine preventative medicine on the NHS.

SoftTalker on April 12, 2023 | [–]

Yeah it's a pretty US centric thing. People here run to the doctor for every little thing and then complain about the price of healthcare and how it's so hard to get in to see a doctor.

oliyoung on April 12, 2023 | [–]

There's nothing stopping you from scheduling your own (said as a 43 year old who has one every January)

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