RickS
Apr 25, 2009, 11:05 AM
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Re: [chinagringo] Current prices: fuel, food, utilities, taxes,et cetera.
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....we have also seen those that moved there strictly for that one main reason and now seem to be quite miserable because costs are rising....
I have run across this comment with a couple of friends Lakeside also (but not the miserable part).
I live NOB but visit Lakeside 2-3 times a year, so I have one advantage over my friends..... I see life NOB as it unfolds yearly and they remember it from the perspective of when they left, some going on 10 years ago. And although they 'know' costs have not been frozen in the north since the time of their departure, they don't 'feel' the rising costs there as they do here Lakeside, especially those that don't go back but once every 3-5 years. As a results, their mindset is that the cost of living here is really going up and that they are not as well off in that regard as they used to be..... even when intellectually they know this is probably not the case.
I suppose there are those of you, like me, who can remember when one could purchase a loaf of bread in 1950 NOB for 20 cents. Now, depending on the loaf, it goes for between $3-$4! Of course, the 'minimum wage' back then was a buck an hour where I lived too. (BTW. I just bought a loaf of good Multigrain bread in the Aborotes yesterday for..... 22 pesos or $1.70 US. Don't talk to me about cost of living. :>)
(This post was edited by tonyburton on Apr 25, 2009, 6:43 PM)
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