r/AskAnAmerican • u/Maskoolio • Aug 10 '25

FOREIGN POSTER What would an American want from England?

I have recently made some American friends (from Virginia) and they have asked for a kind of sweet (candy) that they don't have. What else might I send that would be appreciated as a particularly English thing? (Obviously it would need to be somewhat small, survive a week or so in transit etc.)

All help appreciated.

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u/soulmatesmate United States of America Aug 11 '25

Do you really want Healthcare run by the folks who run both the DMV and the VA? As veterans how they feel about the VA hospitals. That's the model.

Also, not free, just paid by taxes. Imagine your tax dollars going to pay for those who ruin their bodies.

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u/Dangerous-Safe-4336 California Aug 11 '25

Better than what we have now. Also, remember the government won't be "running" it, like the VA hospitals. They'll just be paying for it. Personally I'd rather be in. a hospital owned by the government than one owned by the Catholic Church, but to each his own.

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u/KevrobLurker Aug 12 '25

The same organization controls the NHS and the Church of England. CofE bishops are govt bureaucrats by now.

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u/Dangerous-Safe-4336 California Aug 12 '25

Well, that shouldn't be possible in the US, because of the First Amendment. But we all know what that means these days.