what is your attitude to the society you are living in?
By pinetree
@pinetree (218)
China
September 18, 2011 12:16am CST
As a Chinese, I do not feel so happy for life in China.not only the economy, but also the policy.
as a common people, especially from countryside, to buy house in middle level city is really a big burden for me . And i think to rent a house is fine, but now ,i am so eager to have house ,this kind of can get a higher safety feeling level. thinking about i need to pay the bank in the next 20 years for my house loan, i feel so headache. i also thing of to go back to my hometown to start my life there, then i do not need to buy house, but there is not so many opportunities there,and it's not so cultivated as in the city.to start my dream in my hometown is hard, so i choose to live in the city. i love the country, but don't like the policy.i wish they can make better policy for the development of the country. i thank God for bringing me good news in this society.i live happy for God is being together with me.how do you think about China, about the society here?
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5 responses
@CJscott (4187)
• Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
26 Sep 11
I would need to know a lot more about it. To make a real decision, the house situation seems the same..20-30 years to pay off the loan, but then it is your LAND, and they have stopped making that, and rent is about the same and you don't get to keep the land.
If it gets really bad, move to Canada, or something. Weather is worse, but the policy is different.
What makes starting your dream at home hard?
@pinetree (218)
• China
28 Sep 11
I think one of the difference is ,you can usually just own that apertment for 70 years in China,but Canada is Lifelong. It's hard for common people to own their land in city, they can just own one of the apartments in a building like as much as 30 floors high,if you want to live with a land in city, usually, it's vela.But usually , rich people can buy it.
For different reasons, like education ,house.....more and more rich people migrate to USA and other countries.I never thought about life in abroad, but I just thought people in abroad also nice.
I think one of the reasons makes starting my dream at home hard is that I am not mature enough. to operate it.And I do not have enough sight for it.and also ,I do not have enough relationship to help develop.But I think my dream will come true one day.
@AnnieHouston (208)
• China
21 Sep 11
Yeah, I definitely agree with u. As a chinese as well, I face the same problem as urs. But I think rent a house can really save enough money for u and ur partner do a lot of other things, I think life is urs and u r responsible for making it wonderful and cheerful, but if u always worried about the high load of paying off u cannot concentrate on what u r experiencing, especially the wonderful experences. So now that u r not a rich person, why not see things on the other hand?
@pinetree (218)
• China
28 Sep 11
but when I think about the future, i think it's better to buy a house, then money can be saved , rather than cost randomly.and I partly agree what you said, for i think life is serious now. I should be responsible for my life, I shouldm't always cost money on wonderful and cheerful experience.when i was old, i wish i can live a stable life.
@allknowing (136564)
• India
18 Sep 11
Although as a kid we did have financial problems - our parents had to take care of their 9 children my adult life has been pretty good be it my job, my marriage and my financial condition. We lived in the Metro where we were fortunate to own a 2 bedroom apartment but my dream to design my own home brought us to a semi rural setting and I am more than happy here. Looking at the society as a whole today's youngsters are certainly going through rough weather what with high cost of living, and extremely expensive housing in particular.
@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
18 Sep 11
Hi pinetree. Welcome to myLot.
I am a Filipino and the conditions don't differ much there as it is here. There are more opportunities in the city that in the provinces (country). A lot of people try their luck in the cities only to find out that there isn't a good position for them here, but they certainly do earn more . The problem is, in the cities, the cost of living is higher than the cost of living in the provinces. Though work is physically harder in the provinces because they usually are the farmers and the fishermen
@shuuen (39)
• Japan
18 Sep 11
I'm half-Japanese, and living here in Japan for the last two years has made me realize that Japan is not the crazy, post-modern culture that everyone makes out to be. You'll probably find all the wackiness in Tokyo where all the youngsters are, but everywhere else, this country that has been isolated from the rest of the world for hundreds of years still has that close-mindedness to them. Believe it or not, a good deal of Japanese are still wary of foreigners, are not flexible to trying out new things, and always keep to themselves. As an outsider, it can be hard fitting in here and making friends. They're generally nice and polite people, but it's all very shallow.
As for China, I have heard many social issues because of the government, and I hope I don't offend anybody, because I really don't believe in communism. I think it just doesn't allow growth among its people. I have many Chinese friends whose fathers have escaped China because of the sociopolitical and economic situation there, and I'm not surprised.
