long time antecedent, I read a corridor from Annie Baby. She bought a box of Haagen Dazs, wrapped in dry ice, sitting in a taxi, holding cautiously, and keep the tears, sad thought: that people who love me where to go? That people who love me where to go? Left me alone to enjoy this beautiful and expensive food.
that time, I was a home for the money along perusing poor students, cabs are seldom played, let single buy Haagen-Dazs as But below my skull is full of admiration for the petty bourgeoisie and a desire for life. So I think the pathos of this sad thing to write V to devastate the people, among the lines of that class are full of grandeur and despair. Like holding her newborn X. unicast or people blood bread outlook deeply imprinted in my innocent conscience.
if the promise years later, I was removed to the United States, standing food store refrigerators before the daze. Haagen-Dazs had sold so cheap here, over three big tubs, buy two barrels, then there offers. Even if the conversion of RMB, it can not be called expensive. Since it was not valuable, beautiful also greatly dwindled. It is with a bunch of various I have not listened of the brand of ice emulsion, pushing and shoving in the crowd back in the window, in my eyes as to the civilian war dust flowing through the palace. The American friends to attach me shopping bag disability Hay amine Yichang rafter significantly less shade Malediction Song Yi Yu Meng Mao? Haagen Dazs? What is it? I do not eat this brand. Haagen-Dazs to meet the ambitions of my secret center that year. In all fairness, the savor is nice. But when something becomes also easy, it is absolutely no fun.
that something lacking in my start in the sentimental sensations of life in the United States gradually preferred the new hit catena. For example, a friend asked me to buy CK underwear. Then I found CK Baleno here roughly equivalent in status in the country. No, accurate, GAP is the Baleno, CK's productions slightly higher then that. However, it is that little. As dissimilar example, a friend asked me to buy Clinique's butter. Clinique has been the best-selling butter and proud. Sure enough, in the United States as the great treasure-selling, inexpensive, as in a great treasure. You see, we accustomed as a symbol of quality of life thing, is actually very low. that is, the American price of living, why so low?
first look at food. the United States sell very cheap food. I shopping account yesterday, a mango, apple, Hong
; banana, lettuce, radishes, yogurt, cereal, tomato sauce, rice, a aggregate of 21 dollars (pork is also very cheap, but not eat the last buy, so this is a shopping list There is no). If it is 21 yuan, the supermarkets in Beijing, you can buy what? maybe only two mangoes.
; I asked a lot of friends, single alternatively pair families, one month's edible costing, including dining out, also approximately 200 blocks. which is only private 6% of every month earnings. And in Beijing, Carrefour out of your trip, I am terrified have more than 200 chips.
; second look at clothes. This is even more angry. the same brand, actually
in adult countries than in developing countries
you, what the rich what the poor really what is confusing. to the CK, for instance, a white shirt, about 40 to buy, even now the discount ** RMB, but also much cheaper than servant, and then compared with their income, really cheap too impress. and he loves chiefs of deduct shopping, easily 40% off, terrifying. a domestic to the MM said to me with deep sensibility, a shopping street in the country when we should buy our clothes more than 1,000 pieces; in the U.S., unless you buy LV or ARMANI brands such line, otherwise, if only CK, DKNY s flow, like a really spend more than a thousand pieces is not easy.
As for shoes, cosmetics, eating out, buy air tickets and the like, I'm too inactive to give a further example. of course, their house is still very expensive. We of spending, basically keep a motorcar and for use in the house.
; and our revenue, we have only three thousand in salary, they either spent somewhere?
; So now we are working to think about this question: Why are they so low cost of living?
In considering this question, my first thought was bloody Isle of Man for a specification of prehistoric accumulation of capital: the development of capitalism, is based on the looting of the developing countries above. Of course, now we have to use the name of a more tender, called globalization.
What is globalization? From Friedman to, every subject ambition be given their own definition. However, these terms are we equitable favor hieroglyphics tiny sense of mediocre people. We discern is U.S. imperialism's less money people have spent a better life. This better life is built above the developing countries in Asia, Africa brothers and sisters of the blood and perspiration to pay above.
also the clothing example. CK, DKNY and his ilk, entire is no a U.S. making. Of way, do not think these are
apparel, living to Chinese antagonists. CK made in Hong Kong. DKNY many from the Philippines. Underwear, such as JOCKEY, Seoul is a small group of Latin American countries such as Honduras and the like production. China, of course, quite a lot, but cheaper than additional developing countries. Some little understood brands, in counting to MADE IN CHINA, you will also ascertain a large digit of MADE IN VIANAM or MADEIN INDIA or MADE IN TAILAND; but some messy hunk of lower prices for clothes, we are basically produced the.
many people who told us it? Why did our fatigue costs more than these countries economic? It is about the U.S. go-vern-ment die biting hard on the textile commerce agreements with our major causes.
of course, is not that Americans do not make clothes. I could not embody herself when the residual legacy of pretension Petty promenade around seeing by jumping up and down Fifth Avenue New York, when really found a marked BUBBERY. More than 200 dollars a shirt, which is about the same grade, but the brand of shirts produced in formative countries, three to quadruple. This is someone who has bought the clothes, of course, but it has been far from ordinary American people can approve. Even when I asked a clearly belongs to higher income if the company CEO has preference in such clothes, he was wondered to say,
the United States and China, two big countries, I have lived, I spent, I do not acquire anyone money, I must spend anybody money. We do not take the rate namely material, say eight thousand a month in China, 8 thousand a month in the United States, take the price to make a approximation.
in the United States to buy a Mercedes-Benz E-320, 50000 yuan the equivalent of more than 6 months wages.
in China to buy a Mercedes-Benz E-320, 980000 yuan, equivalent to the wages of more than a decade.
buy a pair of Italian shoes in the United States, 50 from top to bottom.
buy a pair of Italian shoes in China is 1500 yuan from top to bottom.
in the United States to hire a three bedroom, 1,000 yuan from top to bottom.
rent a three bedroom in China, down 2,
GHD Hair,000 yuan.
copies in the United States to eat McDonald's Big Mac, 4 million.
eat in China were McDonald's Big Mac, 20.
home to pack something in the U.S. suit, almost 500 pieces.
home to pack something in the Chinese suit, 2000 is not enough.
in the United States to buy an Apple G5 computer, the top dead 1500.
in China to buy one Apple G5 microprocessor, how to have 30,000.
buy pounds of lean pork in the United States, three.
buy pounds of lean pork in China, 5 dollars.
in the United States to place a large birthday cake: twenty dollars.
set in China, a huge birthday cake: 2 hundred dollars.
buy a box of Haagen Dazs in the United States,
GHD NZ, three!
buy a box of Haagen Dazs in China, sixty!
in the United States Holiday Inn (four-star hotel), 7, eighty.
in China, Holiday Inn, seven, eight hundred.
in the United States to fill a tank of gas, thirty sufficient.
in China, to fill a tank of gas, three hundred are ample.
sets of 250 square meters in the United States to buy a house, almost 50 million to spend.
250 square meters in China buying a house, to spend almost 500 million.
one more year in the United States a valid visa, 120.
in China, a valid visa for one more year, 1240 yuan.
cell calls in the United States, one month can accessible buffet 50 basically.
mobile phones in China, one month can easily melodrama the basic 5000.
videos in the United States; current blockbuster children: 8!
movies in China; new blockbuster children: 80!
buy cashmere sweaters in the United States, about 100.
buy cashmere sweaters in China, almost 1,000.
most misread the Chinese Symbol of
33 Backpackers
backpacking voyage into a backpack shape, some people regard it as a show off, extra surprisingly,
GHD MK4 Gold Straighteners, in exotic backpackers are needy, a team tour of the rich; in China the inverse.
Bohemia bohemian style
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people often eastern air. In China, the notion of Bohemia is hugely magnified, and even real estate developers are selling
; Bordeaux French wines (Bordeaux)
; in foreign countries, only a few people tin enjoy the stimulation of brandy, and maximum people can only drink beer. In the country, with many grape sprinkling of elegant men of letters of praise.
Broadway Broadway
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which contrive is extremely simple, very beautiful scene, acting very exaggerated, ######## singing everywhere, in New York or After the success of London and began moonlighting world, production fortunes, this is another and
Che Guevara Che Guevara
living of selling souvenirs and the idealism of Che Guevara Che Guevara's fighters may not be the same human, the sometime is popular banner, which is the spiritual director.
Chivas Chivas
abroad, whiskey was considered an age man, wine, hard to imagine, there will be students of the graduation party choice whiskey.
Christmas, Valentine ; Christmas in the end is what? is holy? faith? fun? home? love? There is no mistrust that the client first.
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Cigar Cigar: to enjoy, not a show
the eyes of the Chinese elegance goods, but also a socialist country nobody more momentous foreign money earner.
Credit card honor card
China, the world's maximum paid with credit card lend interest (up to 18% per annum), but do not know it was coming danger.
more interested in Chinese expense Diploma EMBA
than Westerners, the Chinese were more amused in spending a diploma behind this include the Chinese for thousands of years of education, love of studying and aptitudes were respected lawful.
Evian Evian water (a variety of mineral water from France, China is 50 yuan a flask. Singapore 6-7 Singapore dollars a bottle)
when asked the answer
Golf is not a noble sport, nor is the civil manoeuvre It is a healthy amusement, is a ritual, a kind of elegant quality and living standards.
Haagen-Dazs Haagen Dazs
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as luxury goods in China is the birthplace of the United States in its Haagen-Dazs is a very general mark, As snow and road in China, chiefly in supermarkets and vending machines for sale, very few stores.
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IKEA IKEA
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DIY devise manner and its lofty prices, sometimes as tall Petty ideal home brands. The American comments
Lisa Ono Ono Lisa
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jazz diva she is not the biggest brand, but it is undoubtedly the most mass root, she is a small minority jazz surrounds, the ;
Marketplace supermarkets
cheap, sale, handy, rapid and hypermarkets such a face in front of us. We believe that, but in fact we felt you?
; NM nano
; nano-high-tech, you do not know science, we can only trust in science and versatility.
; Olympics Olympic
; the Olympic spirit is called ;
ubiquitous Paris Paris
Paris in the end is what? is art, is to enjoy life,
GHD Rare Straighteners, is the sunny afternoon, is the elegant living template,
GHD IV Black Straighteners, in fact, we are here, is still the consumer.
Pasta Spaghetti
the averaging of pasta in the West, as the instant noodle in the oriental.
Resort Resort
a stay at the Hilton Hotel in Sanya people, the first impression is the Chinese advocate of skyscrapers, many times for of mundane arrivals. pile up aliens feel, skyscrapers are not economy
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Snooker Snooker
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in Britain, snooker is a need to tie the gentleman's game played suit, but in China, 80 from the final centenary annuals immediately, is playing pool in the street Guangzhebangzi. snooker with Chinese specifics.
; SPA
the avenues of China in the SPA has no hierarchy, and Yunnan, Banyan Tree Spa hostel namely shrieked the senior as the SPA, the hardware store afterward to the jaws of the track namely also correlated to a charm salon
SOHO
full name Small Office Home Office, refers to the small home bureau, but also refers to freelance from home. They have no nailed job, no steady income.
Starbucks Starbucks: selling coffee to selling mood
Starbucks in the United States is a very cheap and renowned drink, thought fast-food coffee, yet the immigrants to China, but it became popular, aesthetic ambience of an of the factors.
Surburbs suburban home life
avail in the suburbs, fresh ventilation, away from the clamor, but over the suburbs to live in China, but also make the following preparations: transportation, shopping, remedial facilities.
The World is Flat br>
Chinese entrepreneurs have also taken the distress to advert the is smooth
; USA
million U.S. Viagra promotion of beer in the United States has been the Budweiser American man laborers as brave products, the product and the image of American workmen and the traditional moralities of consensus with the United States. But in China, Budweiser is the nation's favorite cities bars, most of them had just all over from the cubicle, even the suits are too late to change.
; Vitamin Vitamin
U.S. people are keen dimension E, 500 粒 cost less than $ 10 a bottle, act one day at a time the RMB 1 pt 6 pence, cheap like a give away. Although there are dozens of citizen pharmacy yuan a bottle of vitamins, but people always esteemed the average of 300 yuan per bottle, foreign brands
Whiskey in Green Tea Green Tea
Whisky
Scots contrived whiskey, the Chinese invented Whisky and green tea. A Scottish journalist reported:
Yoga Yoga
70% of Indians practice yoga, but few people go to yoga auditorium, because it is chapter of their journal lives. We think that we can use the money to consumer health to follow fashion.
do not setup 13 will die of it? Falling out of love must eat Haagen Dazs? Not a bun on it?
Let us first take a look at the cost of their lives just how low. According to Labor Day this year, when (of course, the U.S. Labor Day, September 4) National Bureau of Statistics, the U.S. workers (memorandum that not all inhabitants) the per capita year income is $ 40,000 (not the high I imagine, I was that there will be 10 million). Remove the very small number of large cities such as New York, San Francisco,
GHD Hair Straightener, a recent university graduates, an hour's wages are generally at 15 (note that we browse is the most general case. MBA or PHD naturally not an hour 15) . Well, he is 15 month's wages * 8 * 7 * 4 = 3360. The United States played very mighty impose, private income tariff and social security, 40% of the general to destroy, so get our hands on, only 3360 * 60% = 2016. Of course, if you donate money to the chapel or philanthropy, it can obtain a tariff reduction. So, these technical issues into account, his last in the 3000 revenue of about. In Beijing, a juvenile man just go, whether in company or in the apparatuses, probably monthly salary is 3000, and perhaps even less, and that the yuan.