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Can you not do that if you live in any other country?
by dubcanada 3y ago
Can you not do that if you live in any other country?
- ben_w 3y agoHow much money can the average waiter/waitress save up in most countries? (I've never worked as one, all I can say is the role has a reputation as being low-paid).
- dubcanada 3y agoI've never worked as a waiter/waitress in any country. But any developed nation with a fairly decent salary index would support you making enough to backpack in a poor nation like Thailand. The whole idea of backpacking is spending basically nothing. The internet says $20-30 a day, assuming you go for 30 days, and assuming higher range, that's $900.
- ben_w 3y agoI get the impression the role is mostly wages (i.e. hours worked) rather than salary. The closest I've had specific details of is an ex who did some behind-the-counter stuff in a fast-food place in Davis CA (so not enough to extrapolate from), and that wasn't enough to cover just rent by itself.
- onemoresoop 3y agoNot really, you wouldn't even be able to cover most of your living expenses on that kind of money.
- legitster 3y agoCould a young waitress in Sweden? The author of this article makes it sound like even dual income professionals can barely cover their living expenses.
- onemoresoop 3y agoIt's a good question. I don't know for sure but the author claims that is possible in Sweden. It may even be possible in other rich countries but it's becoming increasingly hard in the US, that I can attest.