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Me neither, but we're part of a disappearing slice of the world where we cant be bothered. Much of the the labor force will do anything to make more than minimu

Me neither, but we're part of a disappearing slice of the world where we cant be bothered. Much of the the labor force will do anything to make more than minimum wage.

saryant 10y ago
Does that really apply to people flying from San Francisco to Munich?
ProblemFactory 10y ago
> Much of the the labor force will do anything to make more than minimum wage. But the subset of the labor force that takes international flights?
disordinary 10y ago
Those people aren't flying internationally. If you spend hundreds on an airline ticket then you wont care abbot $5
- chrischen 10y ago
  Tell that to hostel-ers around the world.
  - disordinary 10y ago
    I spent several months backpacking around Europe, through Russia, and then China, and a friend of mine is pretty much a professional backpacker well into his 30's. It can be tough, and you take odd jobs when you can get them. But realistically $5 is not going to buy you a nights sleep in a dorm, it might buy you lunch, it will just buy you a coffee in some airports. Not worth the risk for the money on offer. Knowingly being a drug mule, on the other hand, pays better.
    - PhantomGremlin 10y ago
      Knowingly being a drug mule, on the other hand, pays better. Just be careful you don't wind up in a Turkish prison. Then, what you need to do to escape is to kill the chief guard and walk out the front door wearing his uniform: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Express_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Express_(film) No thanks. Not the life for me.
    - chrischen 10y ago
      You can get hostel beds for $15-$20 in Hong Kong, even if it doesn't get you all the way, it's a significant chunk, so little bits from various places will add up.
      - disordinary 10y ago
        You can get a hostel for $25 in most places, seasoned travelers are not going to be taking unknown packages around. The people that do that sort of stuff are the people going on their first trip overseas.

Me neither, but we're part of a disappearing slice of the world where we cant be bothered. Much of the the labor force will do anything to make more than minimum wage.

saryant 10y ago

Does that really apply to people flying from San Francisco to Munich?

ProblemFactory 10y ago

> Much of the the labor force will do anything to make more than minimum wage. But the subset of the labor force that takes international flights?

disordinary 10y ago

Those people aren't flying internationally. If you spend hundreds on an airline ticket then you wont care abbot $5

chrischen 10y ago
Tell that to hostel-ers around the world.
- disordinary 10y ago
  I spent several months backpacking around Europe, through Russia, and then China, and a friend of mine is pretty much a professional backpacker well into his 30's. It can be tough, and you take odd jobs when you can get them. But realistically $5 is not going to buy you a nights sleep in a dorm, it might buy you lunch, it will just buy you a coffee in some airports. Not worth the risk for the money on offer. Knowingly being a drug mule, on the other hand, pays better.
  - PhantomGremlin 10y ago
    Knowingly being a drug mule, on the other hand, pays better. Just be careful you don't wind up in a Turkish prison. Then, what you need to do to escape is to kill the chief guard and walk out the front door wearing his uniform: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Express_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Express_(film) No thanks. Not the life for me.
  - chrischen 10y ago
    You can get hostel beds for $15-$20 in Hong Kong, even if it doesn't get you all the way, it's a significant chunk, so little bits from various places will add up.
    - disordinary 10y ago
      You can get a hostel for $25 in most places, seasoned travelers are not going to be taking unknown packages around. The people that do that sort of stuff are the people going on their first trip overseas.