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Well, 15k internationally. As soon as it enters France’s revenue agency, it will be slashed to like 2.45k/m. Also, if you deviate from income norms by 10%, you

by aborsy 3y ago

Well, 15k internationally. As soon as it enters France’s revenue agency, it will be slashed to like 2.45k/m. Also, if you deviate from income norms by 10%, you’re considered to be rich and will be disliked. You will lose in other ways more than that 10%. Basically, that “dream” doesn’t worth the effort in some places.

anonzzzies 3y ago
Why would you tell anyone? At least in the EU countries where I have lived and live now, it’s not normal and actually not done to mention ‘what you make’, even among friends, so no one knows how much I make or what I have. I don’t think it’s very different in France ; my uncle, who moved from my birth country to France because he was in the newspapers when he sold his shares for a lot of money, was a poor farmer for his neighbours, they assumed he got his pension from country which allowed him to take them for anis and food now and then. He actually had 20m euro, but no one knew in the town where he lived. Now his son lives in his farm and no one knows anything still. It’s a mistake to show off I believe; people treat me like one of them and sometimes I ‘win the lottery’ and treat them to something. But I rather appear poor than rich; it attracts far too much grifters and weirdos. Also I don’t get the urge to spend on crap I don’t need, because it would show I am not one of them. It would be annoying.
- aborsy 3y ago
  It’s expected that in many places, you provide a dossier that includes your last few months of paycheck. There can also be cultural elements to gossip and so on. In general, people can be a bit sensitive with respect to money across EU. Like, the president of a country buying a suit that is a bit (but not too much) expensive, and there is public outrage. Common, it’s the president of this large country! It’s not so much the impact of that amount of money, rather, topic sensitivity.

by aborsy 3y ago

anonzzzies 3y ago

Why would you tell anyone? At least in the EU countries where I have lived and live now, it’s not normal and actually not done to mention ‘what you make’, even among friends, so no one knows how much I make or what I have. I don’t think it’s very different in France ; my uncle, who moved from my birth country to France because he was in the newspapers when he sold his shares for a lot of money, was a poor farmer for his neighbours, they assumed he got his pension from country which allowed him to take them for anis and food now and then. He actually had 20m euro, but no one knew in the town where he lived. Now his son lives in his farm and no one knows anything still. It’s a mistake to show off I believe; people treat me like one of them and sometimes I ‘win the lottery’ and treat them to something. But I rather appear poor than rich; it attracts far too much grifters and weirdos. Also I don’t get the urge to spend on crap I don’t need, because it would show I am not one of them. It would be annoying.

aborsy 3y ago
It’s expected that in many places, you provide a dossier that includes your last few months of paycheck. There can also be cultural elements to gossip and so on. In general, people can be a bit sensitive with respect to money across EU. Like, the president of a country buying a suit that is a bit (but not too much) expensive, and there is public outrage. Common, it’s the president of this large country! It’s not so much the impact of that amount of money, rather, topic sensitivity.