You also can’t compare us to America as they’ve always been ripped off but also aren’t the minimum wages etc higher then here

well yeah the happy hour thing TBAD said applies to London and any UK town too. You can get good deals if you know where to go

comment by Hengy - The Game Is About League Position (U9129)
posted 4 minutes ago
You also can’t compare us to America as they’ve always been ripped off but also aren’t the minimum wages etc higher then here
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Nah their low end wages arent that good, avg income is pulled up by higher middle and top end of the wage offerings

The worst place for cost of living compared to wages ive seen is New Zealand

Its the same price as Australia living wise but like 25% less wages on offer

comment by Hengy - The Game Is About League Position (U9129)
posted 16 minutes ago
You also can’t compare us to America as they’ve always been ripped off but also aren’t the minimum wages etc higher then here
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Minimum wage is $7.25/hour but lots of professions you can not get paid - like servers

comment by Hengy - The Game Is About League Position (U9129)
posted 16 minutes ago
You also can’t compare us to America as they’ve always been ripped off but also aren’t the minimum wages etc higher then here
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Minimum wage is $7.25/hour but lots of professions you can not get paid - like servers

One thing I hate about America that’s started to happen here is tipping.

comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Hengy - The Game Is About League Position (U9129)
posted 16 minutes ago
You also can’t compare us to America as they’ve always been ripped off but also aren’t the minimum wages etc higher then here
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Minimum wage is $7.25/hour but lots of professions you can not get paid - like servers
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Min wage $16+ hear

As an engineer, it makes .e a bit sick to my stomach how much more my role gets paid in the US. But working conditions are supposed to be worse. Longer hours, crappy work benefits, longer travel times etc.

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how much would I get paid in the USA then

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25 years experience

Basically I'd be a millionaire, no ?

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 50 minutes ago
The worst place for cost of living compared to wages ive seen is New Zealand

Its the same price as Australia living wise but like 25% less wages on offer
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Sounds like we've done a similar commonwealth tour Blarms!

I didnt live in NZ properly tbf, but spent a month there and had a lot of friends get the holiday visa

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)
posted 32 minutes ago
As an engineer, it makes .e a bit sick to my stomach how much more my role gets paid in the US. But working conditions are supposed to be worse. Longer hours, crappy work benefits, longer travel times etc.
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Yeah I know a lot of people who work for American companies and apparently they find it a nightmare to setup in countries where workers have rights and are protected by laws etc. Then when they do speak to their American counterparts they have pretty bum deal

https://www.instagram.com/stories/madders/3661452699434745990?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=Y2dicG05dnd4cWRy

Madders with the fire drip

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 4 minutes ago
I didnt live in NZ properly tbf, but spent a month there and had a lot of friends get the holiday visa
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Is it a similar payoff to the West coast in that stuff's expensive but the quality of life is good due to the place and culture or are people depressed about the cost of living?

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)
posted 38 minutes ago
As an engineer, it makes .e a bit sick to my stomach how much more my role gets paid in the US. But working conditions are supposed to be worse. Longer hours, crappy work benefits, longer travel times etc.
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Not necessarily true, very company dependent. Basically as the regs are so low it means there is a lot of variance, I work for a British company over here so it’s not too dissimilar than the U.K. I get paid a lot more but the cost of living is so high.

Gas and electric is like $250/month for example

Gas and electric is like $250/month
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Is that a lot compared to the UK? Been lots of price hikes

Yes it is, expensive in the UK but that’s still like 2x+ more

Another example is my property taxes are around $7k a year which is like 10 times what most people I know have. Car insurance is like 260 a month etc etc

Dont ask the guys on BC Hydro how much they pay for electric and heating

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What’s $250 about £200?

If so it’s not far off what we pay nowadays

comment by Bãleș left boot - Europa Champions 202... (U22081)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 4 minutes ago
I didnt live in NZ properly tbf, but spent a month there and had a lot of friends get the holiday visa
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Is it a similar payoff to the West coast in that stuff's expensive but the quality of life is good due to the place and culture or are people depressed about the cost of living?
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Kinda but everyone who is Kiwi or like a backpacker can just move to Australia and work where both the wages and standard of life are better

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 1 minute ago
Dont ask the guys on BC Hydro how much they pay for electric and heating
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My $30 a month really stretching me thin

It depends what youre into though

If you like the BC style of life with the mountains etc then yeah NZ has more of that