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As a person from a third world country living in the US, the subtle difference between "absolutely" and "pretty much" is exactly why I (and I'm sure, many other
by jimmies 9y ago
As a person from a third world country living in the US, the subtle difference between "absolutely" and "pretty much" is exactly why I (and I'm sure, many other immigrants) like my life in the US much better. I enjoy ${k}x the pay, yet not everything costs ${k}x more. I'd have way more breathing room with that extra money here and there every day, every minute, every hour. Pretty much everything I buy, every service I use, every problem I touch costs "a little bit" less than ${k}x.
That is, other than the medical bill and the education bill, if I have my own family later on.
- simonh 9y agoAbsolutely. Many basic goods are priced internationally now. Aside from deliberate manipulations like import duties, things like cars, TVs, kitchen appliances, etc are similar prices everywhere especially if you minimise labour costs such as through online retailers. Even in China salaries might be 5x higher now but also the exchange rate has halved, so foreign goods are effective 10x more affordable now. Hence cars are everywhere, compared to when I started going there when owning a private car was an impossible dream for most families and the streets only carried busses and taxis.