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.
The water is one thing. But I always heard the concrete box apartments are just how they’re sold. They mass produce concrete apartment blocks. But the idea isn’t that you’re supposed to just live in the box. When you buy an apartment, you’re buying an empty shell, a blank canvas. The intention is that after buying it, you will then put in the money to outfit it with drywall or other interior finishings of your choice. Though I imagine there are scummy landlords that just rent out the bare concrete boxes.
The water is one thing. But I always heard the concrete box apartments are just how they’re sold. They mass produce concrete apartment blocks. But the idea isn’t that you’re supposed to just live in the box. When you buy an apartment, you’re buying an empty shell, a blank canvas. The intention is that after buying it, you will then put in the money to outfit it with drywall or other interior finishings of your choice. Though I imagine there are scummy landlords that just rent out the bare concrete boxes.