An American living in Barcelona, ​​very clear about how Social Security works: “How easy everything is!”

Nickalso known as @spainwithnick on the TikTok platform, it is a young American who is currently living in Spainmore specifically in the capital of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Barcelona. Regarding the type of content that they share on their profiles, it can be seen that their main intention is to reflect what is travel, as a foreigner, to Spain.

Among the most notable videos, the personal reflections or opinions regarding Spain. For example, in one of his testimonies he talks about one of the most characteristic customs of our country: the siesta. He also likes to do comparisons between your place of origin and the new destination you are in lodged; andIn recent days he has returned to the USa circumstance that is coming in handy to be able to create more content.

“Spanish Social Security is incredible!”

However, the publication that concerns us now is the one in which he has offered his experience and your opinion regarding Spanish hospital services. Nick has received a real gift in this sense, since in the biography of the video he has already written the following message: “How incredible the public health system is in Spain! The United States could learn a lot from Spain”he states.

As soon as he begins his testimony, This American offers some context about what was happening to him at that moment. “I just left my first visit with the Spanish Social Security doctors and this is incredible”starts. Later, he announces how long he has been living in Spain (more than two years) and talks about why he went to the hospital.

“I didn’t want to go to the doctor because in the United States it costs a fortune”

“About a month ago I had a 40 degree fever and horrible chills”he announces. One of Nick’s fears is the expense of going to the doctor in his country, which is why at first he was also afraid of Spanish health centers, as he declares. “I didn’t want to go to the doctor because in the United States, if you go to the doctor, it costs you a fortune”he assures.

Finally, his health condition began to deteriorate greatly and he had to be taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed “pneumonia”. The moment he was recording the video was the day he had a check-up, so it is understood that he had this lung disease several days before and that I was already on the verge of full recovery..

“I’m not afraid of getting sick in Spain”

“How easy everything is. Yes, I know that positions pay a lot more and you have to wait longer until you are seen, but the doctors do their job excellently and are super nice”be honest. In fact, Nick’s happiness and satisfaction is such that he maintains that he will never be afraid of getting sick again, since if he is in Spain he will be much calmer. In the US “I’m ruined”he insists while informing his followers that it is a self-employed worker and that, therefore, the mere fact of getting sick can already make him suffer more. After these statements, this testimony comes to an end.