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Things must be very different in Australia. I can't even wrap my head around the concept of borrowing 2K from my neighbor or loaning him/her 2K. I can't believ
by drivingmenuts 8y ago
Things must be very different in Australia. I can't even wrap my head around the concept of borrowing 2K from my neighbor or loaning him/her 2K.
I can't believe that's a criteria for loneliness.
- doubleunplussed 8y agoI'm Australian and it would be pretty unusual. But maybe that's what the example is getting at. My close friends, I could probably borrow 2k from, but my neighbours are not my close friends.
- CM30 8y agoI can't believe it either. Heck, even most (all?) family members and friends would probably balk at the idea of lending 2K for whatever reason. Do most people's friends/families have the ability to just give out 2K in cash at the drop of a hat? Maybe yes if they're upper middle class or upper class and can just plonk thousands on a random whim, but I suspect someone making less than 40-50,000K a year would be hesitant, even more so if they're not super close.
- templenderthrow 8y agoI make less than 50k and I've lent ~20k to my brother within maybe 2 years. Probably a combination of trust and me having no real big commitments that require using my money for myself. I think I put away ~1.5k USD per month in savings, maybe a bit less or a bit more.