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Re:What to do once you admit that decentralization never see... by perl4ever on Sunday September 01, 2019 @09:54PM (#20856227)
"This is meaningless because it is not normalized, the EU has a higher purchasing power parity than the US"

I find it rather unbelievable that things are cheaper in Europe. A few years back, I used to work for a multinational, which opened an office there, and some people I knew went and at least one or two stayed, which lead me to idly consider the idea of being an expat, and my cursory research indicated salaries are lower and the cost of living is higher.

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Re:What to do once you admit that decentralization never see... by CyanBird on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @03:05AM (#20874672)
I mean, from my perspective, just the fact that you had the chance to work abroad for a multinational would put you way ahead of the wage the median US citizen has to survive on, so your experience is not representative of the median, let alone PPP stats
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