schizoidman@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 hours ago36-year-old left the U.S. for China—now pays $1,000 rent and $100 for groceries for family of 4: It's my 'version of the American Dream’www.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1378arrow-down149 cross-posted to: sino@hexbear.netsino@hexbear.networld@quokk.au
arrow-up1329arrow-down1external-link36-year-old left the U.S. for China—now pays $1,000 rent and $100 for groceries for family of 4: It's my 'version of the American Dream’www.cnbc.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 hours agomessage-square117fedilink cross-posted to: sino@hexbear.netsino@hexbear.networld@quokk.au
minus-squarethanksforallthefish@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·10 hours agoPersonal experience from your visits there ?
minus-squarechemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·56 minutes agoDon’t need to personally experience everything, just have people you trust.
minus-squarethanksforallthefish@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·37 minutes agoAnd how do you know these are people you can trust ? What is their experience ? You are asserting the reported first hand account is false or misleading based on unspecified inspecific alternative reports that you’re not sourcing. There’s a word/acronym for that behaviour, it is called FUD. As someone who has lived in both the US & China (i am from neither) you’re drinking too much Kool-Aid and not applying enough critical thinking
Personal experience from your visits there ?
Don’t need to personally experience everything, just have people you trust.
And how do you know these are people you can trust ? What is their experience ?
You are asserting the reported first hand account is false or misleading based on unspecified inspecific alternative reports that you’re not sourcing.
There’s a word/acronym for that behaviour, it is called FUD.
As someone who has lived in both the US & China (i am from neither) you’re drinking too much Kool-Aid and not applying enough critical thinking