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Life in New York is Tough for Me I got the same feeling the first day I got to Boston. Everything look unaffordable for me. I lived in a dorm room which is only 2.5m x 3m, they fit a twin-size bed, a desk and a chair into it, and it costs me $450 a month. It is said to be heavily subsidized by the university. My first week in US., I lived with couple tongyi noodle I brought with me (thank god i brought some) and some bagels until I got access to a supermarket. I bought so much food in one time, things like milk, bread and veges. I was really scared that I would have nothing to eat if I didn't do it. But when got out of the store, I found it impossible for me to take all the stuff home by hand. In the end I called a cab which costed me 5 bucks for a 5 minute drive. The driver treated me rudely which later I realized I should gave him enough tip. Is the american expense really that unaffordable? To answer this question, you might want to know some basic knowledge. American people earn approx. 8 times than the chinese people, but they only pay 2 to 3 times higher in living necessities (eg. food, clothes). So it's really unfair to say the cnn survey is fraud at all. The reason makes american goods unaffordable to us is because the difference in GDP. We had weaker RMB, lower labor cost and low cost in turn. We might find it hard to consume in most of the developed countries like America, but we can enjoy really great services domestically with lower cost. Plus, country like america often finds it hard to conquer the bigger trade deficit. Just a little comment. |