N400ainttheend
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That begs the question: why aren't you in India, enjoying all those things you can afford?
Well, isn't it some what the essense of what we are discussing here ?.
That begs the question: why aren't you in India, enjoying all those things you can afford?
Well, isn't it some what the essense of what we are discussing here ?.
Ok, maybe one of the richest indian men. I'm not going to say his name, but you may drink his product or fly on his planes.
I don't know what job you have, I'm a financial executive for a multinational company and I'm sure my salary would be the same or even higher if I move to Europe or Asia, I already said that wealthy people have probably a great life abroad.
The point is that here in the US a bus driver for the city transport system can own a house, a car, have a decent life.
I don't think that happens in India, or anywhere else in Asia.
In the state where I live, a bus driver, her spouse and 2 children have to work to pay all the bills and make both the ends meet. The individuals that I know are otherwise decent people they own 2 cards for 4 individuals and ofcourse no Beemers. Being able to own a car in the US doesn't tell you much. May be you should look beyond Manhattan and your cloud of friends who owns 'Air Transportaion' to see the real life in the US. It is not really that pretty.
In the state where I live, a bus driver, her spouse and 2 children have to work to pay all the bills and make both the ends meet. The individuals that I know are otherwise decent people they own 2 cards for 4 individuals and ofcourse no Beemers. Being able to own a car in the US doesn't tell you much.
And I know no body who really 'OWNS' their house in the US. If that were the case we wouldn't be in the mess we are in right now.
May be you should look beyond Manhattan and your cloud of friends who owns 'Air Transportaion' to see the real life in the US. It is not really that pretty.
I have a lot of friends from my country too, who always complain about life here. Yet they all became American citizens the moment they were eligible for it. When I ask them why they don't move back, they all try to change the subject.
Before I make my statements..let me inform all of u..
I am an Indian..I was born and raised in India..I still love my country..my parents are back in Bombay..and they stay in a nice suburb..
They change the subject because they could not do what they always wanted to do and they regret.
Hey Mr. Vertigo,
Just noticed.. tomorrow is a big day for you! Good luck and get some sleep man!
The point is that here in the US a bus driver for the city transport system can own a house
As a New Yorker, I had a good chuckle when I read that. Elsewhere in the U.S., maybe. In NYC, where a decent 2-bedroom condo in an average neighborhood goes for over $350,000, a family with an average income most certainly cannot afford a house. Then again, NYC (and maybe San Francisco) is definitely an anomaly when it comes to the housing market.
NYC has an extremely low home ownership rate. Even a shoebox apartment here costs a ridiculous amount of money. In most parts of America owning a home has been something that is within the reach of most people. Hopefully this statement will still be true after this economic crisis resolves itself.
As a New Yorker, I had a good chuckle when I read that. Elsewhere in the U.S., maybe. In NYC, where a decent 2-bedroom condo in an average neighborhood goes for over $350,000, a family with an average income most certainly cannot afford a house. Then again, NYC (and maybe San Francisco) is definitely an anomaly when it comes to the housing market.
As a New Yorker, I had a good chuckle when I read that. Elsewhere in the U.S., maybe. In NYC, where a decent 2-bedroom condo in an average neighborhood goes for over $350,000, a family with an average income most certainly cannot afford a house. Then again, NYC (and maybe San Francisco) is definitely an anomaly when it comes to the housing market.