很多中国人每年挤破了头想要移民美国,希望能去实现自己的“美国梦”;也有很多已经移民到美国的华人对美国吐槽一片,时常怀念祖国的热土。今天我们抛开政治丶经济等大环境的因素,单从日常生活中看看生活在中国有哪些优点是国外比不了的。
一、薪水Your salary. I get paid pretty much equalto what I would in the USA($40-45k) as a history teacher at a local school,which includes a stipend forhousing and round-trip flight home every year...but my salary goes further here.
薪水。我在当地一所学校当历史老师,我的薪水和我在美国差不多(40-45K美刀),其中包括住房和每年往返机票等补贴...但钱在这里更经用。
At home, I could hardly afford an apartment (I'm from New Jersey)because I hadstudent loans, car payments, car insurance, rent, utilities,etc.
在美国,我连公寓几乎都住不起(我来自新泽西州),因为我有助学贷款,汽车贷款,汽车保险,房租,水电等。
二、饮食The food. I left Shanghaifor a year for another job and that iswhat I missed most. All the regionalcuisines (Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Dongbei,Taiwanese, Xinjiang, Tibetan) aredelicious and fantastic. I can also get a widerange of international cuisineswithin 5km of my apartment (Thai, Vietnamese,Vegan, Organic,Japanese, French, Italian, Mediterranean, Spanish, Mexican,Turkish, Moroccan,Indian, Malaysian, Singaporean, etc. etc.) and, for the mostpart, arereasonably priced.
美食。当我因另一份工作离开上海一年时,这是我最怀念的。所有的地方菜系(湖南,四川,云南,东北,台湾,新疆,XZ)都无比好吃。在我住的公寓5公里范围内就可以吃到各国美食(泰国,越南,素食,有机,日本,法国,意大利,地中海,西班牙,墨西哥,土耳其,摩洛哥,印度,马来西亚,新加坡,等等,等等),并在大多数情况下,价格公道。
Shanghai is more expensive than Beijing and peopleherealways complain about inflation, especially with cost of food. However,witheverything else being relatively cheap, I don't mind spending $15-30 onaWestern restaurant brunch which includes a bloody Maryor two... (not the fourstar crazy buffets... they are $80-100)
上海物价比北京更贵,这里的人也总是抱怨通货膨胀,尤其是在吃的上花费。然而,其他一切是相对便宜,我并不介意花15到30刀在一间西餐厅享受一个早午餐,来上一两杯鸡尾酒...(当然不是那些疯狂的四星级酒店自助餐......那得 80到100刀)
三、便利Convenience. You don't have time to clean your house or do yourlaundry? Hirean ayi (maid/nanny) ... Mine costs about $6/hr ... You don't wantto go to yourfavorite restaurant for dinner because the pollution is bad? Don'tworry, youcan have it delivered. There are many restaurant delivery serviceswhere youcan order online and someone goes to get your order from therestaurant andbrings it to you...