Ask HN: Have You Regretted Immigrating?

Re:Ask HN: Have You Regretted Immigrating? by lbrito on Sunday June 12, 2022 @08:22PM (#31719588)

Ah, apartments. That is a deal-breaker to me. I tried that, horrible experience. Broken elevators, crazy false fire alarms once per month. Had to go up and down 32 floors with my pregnant wife a couple of times. No one cared, everyone acted like it was normal Canadian condo experience. Would rather go back to Brazil than live in an apartment here again.

Yeah, I'm very much pro progressive tax as well. Not complaining about it, just stating they exist and are high. Also I don't pay 6k rent, but I do pay more than you for the detached house I "chose" (limited options).

I don't know, I guess I'm underwhelmed. I expected more, and better.

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Re:Ask HN: Have You Regretted Immigrating? by aprdm on Sunday June 12, 2022 @08:50PM (#31719765)

Yeah seems like we’ve had very different experiences. I haven’t had bad experiences renting and have lived in a couple of different places, never in a building with more than 4 floors tho. A lane way house could be a good compromise for you. Or a townhouse.

I have a single friend renting a sfh and both him and his wife bring 150k+ per year, he pays double what I do. Don’t get me wrong, prices of housing is obscene. But in Brazil it also gotten more expensive, I’ve more than doubled my money selling my house in ~8y over there. Price of food at least in my city (Florianópolis) can be more expensive than Vancouver. Going out has gotten crazy expensive too over there. I was impressed when I went back on December

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Re:Ask HN: Have You Regretted Immigrating? by lbrito on Sunday June 12, 2022 @09:08PM (#31719862)

Sorry, I find that hard to believe (about food). I was in Floripa a couple of years ago and ate a huge platter of seafood for like 100 reais. The equivalent 20 CAD doesn't even buy a hamburger in Vancouver.

Yeah, I know inflation has been wild back home, but it is still a long, long way from being as unaffordable as here. My semi monthly supermarket run here goes around 400 CAD, and back home would be more like 1000 BRL.

To each their own. I'm glad you have been having a great time and wish you the best.

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Re:Ask HN: Have You Regretted Immigrating? by aprdm on Sunday June 12, 2022 @09:18PM (#31719921)

You can buy a burger for 15 bucks, even at earls.

100 reais is an appetizer of shrimps now a days, with like 15 shrimps. I think you’re out of touch of just how expensive it has gotten. Wish you the best too.

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