• @skeezix
    4•2 hours ago
    • Car insurance is optional
    • Kids get govt subsidised dental care until they’re 18
    • Most common prescriptions are $5 or free
    • We did away with pennies because they’re pointless
    • It’s common to go barefoot into shops and grocery stores
    • Most kids in elementary school go barefoot
    • Semi automatic weapons banned
    • Kids get 20 hours govt subsidised daycare per week
    • When you sell your car the license plate typically goes with it
    • Most gas stations serve hot food and it’s good (by American standards)
    • Online banking allows instant direct cross-bank money transfer, so nobody uses Paypal or Venmo
    • Nobody pays by check, nobody carries around a checkbook
    • It’s not unusual for public parks to have exercise equipment
    • For short domestic flights, time between entering the airport and boarding the plane can be as short as 60 seconds
    • The milky way is still visible in good sized towns
    • Praying mantises are still common
    • Money (bills and coins) feature women, nature, and explorers not war generals, bankers, and buildings.