▲ 85 ▼ 36-year-old left the U.S. for China—now pays $1,000 rent and $100 for groceries for family of 4: It's my 'version of the American Dream’ (www.cnbc.com) submitted 5 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/world@quokk.au 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/63192062
[–] simone@lemmy.org 2 points 5 months ago (4 children) Wumao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (3 children) Do you think China pays a lot of white americans to post nice things about China on lemmy? Or just me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] simone@lemmy.org 3 points 5 months ago (2 children) On Lemmy? No. That’s the cheap 50¢ people. I’m at my brother’s house. His girlfriend lived in China (Tianjin) for 25 years. I showed her this and her only response was, “my ass.” Don’t worry, she hates America too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child) I spent a couple nights in Tianjin last year, coming from SK. It seemed like a nice enough city, nearly as clean as Beijing or any japanese city. What didn't she like about it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] simone@lemmy.org 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) She didn’t like the CCP, they liked the city. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (3 children) Do you think China pays a lot of white americans to post nice things about China on lemmy? Or just me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] simone@lemmy.org 3 points 5 months ago (2 children) On Lemmy? No. That’s the cheap 50¢ people. I’m at my brother’s house. His girlfriend lived in China (Tianjin) for 25 years. I showed her this and her only response was, “my ass.” Don’t worry, she hates America too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child) I spent a couple nights in Tianjin last year, coming from SK. It seemed like a nice enough city, nearly as clean as Beijing or any japanese city. What didn't she like about it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] simone@lemmy.org 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) She didn’t like the CCP, they liked the city. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] simone@lemmy.org 3 points 5 months ago (2 children) On Lemmy? No. That’s the cheap 50¢ people. I’m at my brother’s house. His girlfriend lived in China (Tianjin) for 25 years. I showed her this and her only response was, “my ass.” Don’t worry, she hates America too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child) I spent a couple nights in Tianjin last year, coming from SK. It seemed like a nice enough city, nearly as clean as Beijing or any japanese city. What didn't she like about it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] simone@lemmy.org 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) She didn’t like the CCP, they liked the city. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child) I spent a couple nights in Tianjin last year, coming from SK. It seemed like a nice enough city, nearly as clean as Beijing or any japanese city. What didn't she like about it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] simone@lemmy.org 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) She didn’t like the CCP, they liked the city. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] simone@lemmy.org 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) She didn’t like the CCP, they liked the city. permalink fedilink source parent