Land of the Free? I'm an American living in the UK - this is why I feel freer in BRITAIN than the USA, from healthcare to religion and jaywalking
Daily MailAmerica calls itself 'The Land of the Free'. HEALTHCARE Travel blogger Kalyn Franke, who moved to the UK from Florida, claims that she feels more free in Britain than in the U.S The UK's National Health Service is one of the most significant contributors towards Kalyn feeling freer in Britain than the U.S. She says on the video: 'It's not just the fact that I can go to the doctor here and not pay anything or have surgery and not pay anything - it's also to do with the fact that I'm self-employed. The UK's National Health Service is one of the most significant contributors towards Kalyn feeling freer in Britain than the U.S Kalyn told MailOnline Travel separately: 'The freedom of having a national health service and not having to worry about going into debt if you get ill, or choosing a job based on health insurance, is the most important freedom I feel I have in the UK that I would love to have in the U.S. One thing that really makes them jealous is that you won't be billed in the UK after having to use an ambulance - you will sometimes have to pay thousands for this in the U.S.' PUBLIC ACCESS TO LAND Kalyn loves the UK's right to roam – remarking to MailOnline that many Brits she's met 'didn't realise that the ability to access public footpaths and walk across private land is quite special'. PUBLIC TRANSPORT The vast majority of the UK is really well connected by trains and buses, says Kalyn Getting around is much easier in the UK, says Kalyn – thanks to public transport.