I hate sounding like a broken record here, and bringing it up again, but where I live in British Columbia my dialysis ward is approximately 70% immigrants. I have have nothing against them, but when I think of the cost and how they will get transplants before me I do get a little bit depressed...
They aren't illegal tho so there's that. Also my area is super high with East Asians who are more likely to develop diabetes and therefore end up in renal failure. Still sucks though. I can't even change my dialysis schedule or add an extra run because the beds are all jam packed and super full.
Welp, I'm no doctor or scientist but it has something to do with their diet I believe. Here's a link to what I think is a legit site. Again, I'm no doctor, but I've seen the patients with my own eyes and most of them are east asian.
You do realize that technically people from India are in a larger sense of the phrase asians? Same thing with people from Russia. Same thing goes for anyone from Africa is african. Though i do see your point in that it's more specific to people from India vs the "greater east Asia".
India and Russia are on the Continent that is Asia, therefore they are Asians. /u/stearic was saying that an African is an African because Africa is it's own continent.
Where I live in BC Indians are referred to as East Asians.
It's true. My family is Asain and Indians are included in that term because they are technically in the continent of Asia. But it's stupid there is 7 billion of them, they should have their own term.
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3TrillionPotatoes ago
There's more than enough legitimate citizens on the list that need transplants. Illegals should go back to their countries.
Isn't our healthcare system extremely broken and overpriced anyway? Why do they want it?
mmmmdonuts ago
I hate sounding like a broken record here, and bringing it up again, but where I live in British Columbia my dialysis ward is approximately 70% immigrants. I have have nothing against them, but when I think of the cost and how they will get transplants before me I do get a little bit depressed...
They aren't illegal tho so there's that. Also my area is super high with East Asians who are more likely to develop diabetes and therefore end up in renal failure. Still sucks though. I can't even change my dialysis schedule or add an extra run because the beds are all jam packed and super full.
UlyssesEMcGill ago
Why are East Asians more likely to develop diabetes?
mmmmdonuts ago
Welp, I'm no doctor or scientist but it has something to do with their diet I believe. Here's a link to what I think is a legit site. Again, I'm no doctor, but I've seen the patients with my own eyes and most of them are east asian.
FatLivesDontMatter ago
Ummm, that link you provided to Pub Med says Indians, not East Asians.
stearic ago
You do realize that technically people from India are in a larger sense of the phrase asians? Same thing with people from Russia. Same thing goes for anyone from Africa is african. Though i do see your point in that it's more specific to people from India vs the "greater east Asia".
FatLivesDontMatter ago
Yeah, sorry, I've never heard of people from India, Russia & Africa technically being Asians. I'll need a citation for that.
mmmmdonuts ago
India and Russia are on the Continent that is Asia, therefore they are Asians. /u/stearic was saying that an African is an African because Africa is it's own continent.
Where I live in BC Indians are referred to as East Asians.
FatLivesDontMatter ago
Well, I usually refer to the country one is from, not the continent. So, yeah.
mmmmdonuts ago
Yeah every city/country/culture has their own terms for things. Can be confusing sometimes :)
44NJ9 ago
It's true. My family is Asain and Indians are included in that term because they are technically in the continent of Asia. But it's stupid there is 7 billion of them, they should have their own term.