tofu

you know how life look like in hk, compare to what you are experiencing now, which one do you like?
if you are still young and don't have anything to hold back, why not?!?  no matter it is good or not, it is still part of your experience and will be part of your memory.  
you can still come back anytime ma.

tofu

That is why you need to expand horizon from Hong Kong to other cities in mainland China. Many Chin ...
peter236 發表於 2010-4-28 11:15

hk doesn't has msp, so you need to get all kinds of health insurance or "touch wood" all your saving for any health problem.  local traffic costs time and money.  $50/$60? will takes you anywhere by public transit here.  or spend a little more for a car. in hk, prepare to pay 4x 5x more money and time la.  
most people in vancouver are so so.  not bad, not good.
in hk, you have more opportunity to be rich or even more to be poor.

godavid

tofu, what i see is that:
you work here, ya, you got $, but you need a vehicle to spend
a vehicle, you have to pay gas, insurance, car accessories/maintaince
and if you are working just 8 dollar a car, how could you afford getting a new car for your own
even a used car, how much you know about someone's used car

i been here just 5 years, not long, just i don't find anything good in here
hst, and more tax are getting trolled for no reason!!!!!!

if i return back to canada, tofu is my frist internet friend to meet with

tofu

if you are really just getting $8/hr, you should stay here.  you are working at the lowest lever of work, which you are protected by the minimum wage.  but in hk, the same job may only pay you $4000hkd/month.
let say you work at mcdonald, you work 8hrs/day with 6days work, you earn $1664/month.  after taxes, probably around $1300, which is around $9000hkd.
do you think you will better off with earning $1300 or $4000(or $6000) in hk.  if you can't afford a car here.  the same type of job in hk will allow you to buy a car in hk.  if you are the cashier at mcdonald in vancouver, you will become a ceo at mcdonald in hk???
compare apple to apple la.

you can get an used car for $2000 or even lower, of course lot of things to fix, no money, learn it la.  no free lunch in this world

godavid

i'm not getting any vehicles in hk
just comparing the lifestyle between them
you won't able to find malls which opens after 9:00pm
but in hk, entertainment life is better than  here, at least you can still walk around at the mall after 9:00 pm
some stores even closed at 11:00pm
ya earning is more in here, but how could you spend it? in here, all you do is just save save save and the money will go to the governments

MSN04

well said
samsung 發表於 2010-4-28 10:38

Thank you... i was trying to say the opposite way
"If you are a loser, u are still a loser no matter where you go"
But... i guess, i should try to be nice ROFL

tofu

i'm not getting any vehicles in hk
just comparing the lifestyle between them
you won't able to find  ...
godavid 發表於 2010-4-28 22:56

yes, malls close early here, but you get off early as well. malls close at 11pm in hk, but you probably get off at 8/9pm.  so big difference???  prefer to go shopping after 8hrs work or 10+ hrs work? entertainment life is better in hk?, depends on what type of entertainment do you like.
you don't really have chance to show off your brand name stuffs here, but you can save your money and go on vacation or do something else, own a speedboat? a trailer? and ....
as i said before, if you can afford it, move back and experience different types of life.  but just don't fantasize it.  definitely you will dislike some parts of hk really soon.

chocobun

if you have no money, why do you care how late shops close at? no money but still go shopping?

peter236

i'm not getting any vehicles in hk
just comparing the lifestyle between them
you won't able to find  ...
godavid 發表於 2010-4-28 22:56

Suppose you want to buy an apartment. In Hong Kong, you can buy an apartment in the New Territories for about HK$1,500,000. You can then take the train or subway to wherever you want in HK. Public transportation is world class in Hong Kong. You can even apply for public housing in Hong Kong.

Here the real estate prices are so high that you have to move out far away in the Lower Mainland where there is little transit service or buses. How do you get around with no car?