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> id rather make 20k in africa than 80k in europe. You criticise the comparison then proceed to make a vacuous one yourself. An anecdote to disprove your gene
by lesiki 7y ago
> id rather make 20k in africa than 80k in europe.
You criticise the comparison then proceed to make a vacuous one yourself.
An anecdote to disprove your generalisation: I used to work in Europe (Reading, UK) and now work in Africa (Nairobi, Kenya) and can confirm that 80k in Reading would give me a far higher quality of life than 20k in Nairobi.
Africa and Europe are both large, diverse places, just no point making a statement like this.
- ousta 7y agoyeah. my comment was as stupid as the article. Unlike the article I just don't have a first page on HN. your anecdote barely holds btw. comparing nairobi on of the most expensive cities of africa to a third tier city in england. just compare it to london to see. Consumer Prices in Nairobi are 43.15% lower than in Reading Consumer Prices Including Rent in Nairobi are 49.86% lower than in Reading Rent Prices in Nairobi are 63.97% lower than in Reading Restaurant Prices in Nairobi are 49.25% lower than in Reading Groceries Prices in Nairobi are 44.13% lower than in Reading Local Purchasing Power in Nairobi is 78.67% lower than in Reading