说实话,如果你象我姐,在中国挣1000rmb/月,合200澳元,就想来澳洲做工厂工,来澳洲也行。她常说的一句话是人家领救济的也过的很好。随便说一下,单亲妈妈带一个孩子,在移民两年后可以领到300澳元一周。不失一种活法。还有一个常有的问题是,大家都说海外不好,干吗还都呆那儿。事实是如此,我在澳洲认识上百个中国人,年龄40之下的,特别是近期技术移民的,没一个说澳洲好。但确实没人回去。以我个人的原因看,主要有三点:1、移民付出的代价太大。两年的夫妻分离,两年的盼望,很大一笔钱,2、回去也要从头开始,我现在回去,别说一万人民币一个月,五千都没人要。3、年龄大了,动不了了。还有孩子,我并不认为澳洲适合孩子发展,他的孤独寂寞感也满强的,但回去也要从新适应。所以明年我要去墨尔本大学读master by research, 以期待有一天会东山再起。
3 years ago I came to Sweden to study Information Interactivity, fortunately I still have job in this damn bad job market.
Income: Salary 27000SEK($1 = SEK 9) 18000SEK after tax.
Expense: Room rent 4400SEK, Bus 550 SEK. Food 2500 SEK. Telephone 1200SEK.
Total: around 8650SEK
I can go to almost any restraunt here if I want, but for the food I would not say too much about it. Of course you know western food.
My wife is living in China and I am not intended to let her come here, since I want to come back.
I am more lucky than the lady writting downstairs just because I did not spend too much money on immigrant, etc.
Every year I come back to China twice.
Life sucks here. When it is winter, there is 5 hour daytime; in summer, no night. I can not imagine how people live here. Oh, forget to add something here, Sweden has very good social medical insurance, basically you do not pay if you see the doctor, but you have to pay the registration fee, each time 100SEK. If the money you spend on medicine is greater than 1500SEK, medicine will be free, but you have to pay nurse care if you stay in hospital,80SEK per day, which includes your lunch and dinner.
Since I am working here as Project manager, I have got some friends. You know how to define friends in western countries.
During weekend you just stay at home and play computer games, that is the life I have here. Entertainment here? you must be kidding. I know some Chinese here, but I do not know very much about them. I only know that they watch CCTV 4 and gather with their Chinese frinds to have dinner now and then. I have been with them for a few times, it sucks.
I plan to buy a second hand car next month, which cost 80000SEK. Gas is very expensive here, 9SEK per liter.
So that is the life I have in Sweden, I can not see any change later on.
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和周围朋友家庭比,日子过的还行,吃的比较好(自己做),但 rare下馆子, not often Macdonald,but sometimes Pizza($.99/片)。我们宁可少花些钱,每年也 Plan 回去渡假,自己,爱人都高兴。目前不很喜欢在加拿大的生活方式,干净,回到家舒服,生活安宁,
工作累人。每天8点-5点的固定生活,不用加班,就累得要命,经常担心没工作。计划过几年回国换个35-40万的大房子,再买个好车。孩子上中学后每年去世界各地旅游。不想回来发展,已经习惯国内的生活方式,太脏-自己家里是干净的,太乱-没人敢欺负咱本地人,没有法制-咱的关系终于可以派上用场了,孩子压力太大-小时候让他吃点苦,多学点东西只有好处,千万别象这里长大的,蠢蠢的。周围的朋友里面:比较好的:家庭收入越5万(税前),较低的约1万,多数在1-4万左右。作者: 和风 时间: 2002-12-31 12:15 最初由[小叮当]发布
不好意思,个人觉得这贴子里的几个描述自己生活的海外朋友有些矫情了。
其实这里描述的生活真还算很不错的,有房有车,还请女佣,养宠物,健身娱乐,各地旅游等等等等。 :p