Jerseygirl

Are you kidding me?

Mallory

Larry King had a lot of charisma. Yes, it was time for him to go because he had "aged out." He had 50 years of experience in television and radio. He knew almost everyone in the industry, and was well liked. He ran the conversation along in an "ad lib" manner - not with a list of supposedly sensational probing questions.

Piers Morgan has no charisma. His personality is as flat as a pancake. He does not have the network of associates and friends that Larry King had. He is just a "talking head," sitting there asking a celebrity a load of questions that we have heard asked a thousand times before. It's like an interview, instead of a friendly natter, as it was before.

I don't give him long at all.

Jerseygirl

IMO Larry King doesn't have charisma...what he was good at was sucking up to celebs.

Mallory

Celebs won't go on the show if they think PM is going to embarrass them. Then there won't be a show!

Jerseygirl

True...but LK's sucking up was truely sickening.

Mallory

Two of the Kardashian girls were on there the other night, and PM asked Kim K "how much money does she have."

Can you imagine him asking Geo Clooney how much money he has???

elfman

Piers Morgan is a massive tosser.

sallysimmons

I don't know anything about Piers Morgan's personality but Larry King had stooped about as low as it was possible to stoop. Every time I turned him on, he was interviewing some D-list celebrity Paris Hilton type. Plus his interviews had become very dull.

I've only watched two of Piers Morgan's interviews - Ricky Gervais and Howard Stern - but I found both very compelling. I learned stuff I didn't know and, far from embarrassing them, he gave them a chance to really open up. I don't care what he's like personally, so far from me his show gets a thumbs up.

Mallory

Yeah, Howard Stern and Kim Kardashian are a huge step up from Paris Hilton.

Fish n Chips 56

Those are the two I watched, both personalities were Great, I like both of them anyway, both seem smart to me.

I used to Like Larry until one day when my wife said "He doesnt seem to listen to the answers and cant wait to get the next question out, look he's cutting them off before they've finished" thats when I lost interest.

Paris Hilton, Yikes I wouldn't waste a minute listening to her, same goes for the Kardashians, I have no interest in them at all...

Englishmum

One of the most prolific posters on some of the British Expats boards is 'Bob' who is an expat in Massachusetts. Tonight he has written an account of his family's experience of the arrival of their brand new (premature) baby in hospital in MA and currently in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). This baby is their second and on a different health insurance plan from when they had their first baby.

I thought it would be of interest to expats not only in the US, but other parts of the world too:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...=1#post9157596

Fish n Chips 56

Thanks Englishmum.

I read the whole thread, pretty interesting, Bob's insurance costs seem very low to me and for such excellent coverage.

I thought the Drs offer of a home visit for $1000 was unreal.

Bob seems happy, I would be too, I think he and Mrs Bob did well.

I Love your version of the babies name too.

Jerseygirl

His wife's employer picks up most of the cost of health insurance...she probably has to contribute towards that each month. The figures Bob quoted are what they have to pay out of their pocket...on top of the monthly premiums.

sallysimmons

When we talk about the costs of health care, we always talk about the cataclysmic events like getting cancer or needing major surgery, but those posts are a reminder of all the additional costs. I pay $1,400 a month for 2 people but when I recently had to see a specialist, the visit cost me $50 and the prescription was another $25. What would someone in the UK make of going for a 15-minute doctor's appointment and having to spend £46? Let alone the initial monthly premium!

It's these small costs that eat into the standard of living of most families and they're not going anywhere under the new healthcare reform - in fact, I expect they'll get worse because insurance companies will have to find new ways of making their profit targets.

Jerseygirl

People in the UK moan about having to pay approx £7 for a prescription.