A decade ago, Bradley Krae left the United States to teach English in Shenzhen, China. He spends less money and says the has found his own version of the American Dream there.
That’s probably true.
But this story is about Shenzhen, so it’s irrelevant that the average wage is lower elsewhere, because the rent is probably lower too.
Which was what I pointed out.
IMO the point is more that this article IS talking about someone specifically in Shenzen, and a report (PDF) I found shows that the average monthly cost for a 1 bedroom apartment in the city center is just over $800 USD a month with a monthly salary for English teachers of about $2,900 USD a month as of 2020. Sources are at the bottom of the PDF.
I have found conflicting data on that. Shenzhen isn’t all China though
Oh have you now?
https://teamedupchina.com/average-salary-in-shenzhen-china/
And this is 2 years ago.
And yes Shenzhen is all China. WTF do you mean it isn’t??
He probably meant “not everywhere in China is like Shenzhen”, not that Shenzhen isn’t entirely in China.
That’s probably true.
But this story is about Shenzhen, so it’s irrelevant that the average wage is lower elsewhere, because the rent is probably lower too.
Which was what I pointed out.
Exactly. I’m convinced that most people on here can’t read bro
IMO the point is more that this article IS talking about someone specifically in Shenzen, and a report (PDF) I found shows that the average monthly cost for a 1 bedroom apartment in the city center is just over $800 USD a month with a monthly salary for English teachers of about $2,900 USD a month as of 2020. Sources are at the bottom of the PDF.