| Bluekite:
Just for your information, only 2% of the US household makes more than $250,000 a year. IF you live in West LA and make that kind of the money, you can barely afford a full-time Ayi. "Staying at home wife" is definately not a sign of "well-off", instead, a sign of "middle class". It costs more to hire an Ayi than the wife can make at work - after tax and other job related expenses. It just does not make sense for the wife to work. The sign of "well-off" is "staying at house wife and with an Ayi". Less than 2% in the US can afford that. In Europe, that number is even smaller. This goes beyond Ayi, including all kind of services. On the contrary, majority of the professional people can afford Ayi in Shanghai. In that sense, the quality of life is better in Shanghai. The spending power is relatively higher than the West. Living expenses of $1000 in Shanghai is equivelent of $20,000 in California. After visiting Shanghai a few times, I found people there more "well-off" than in the West. |
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