tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post3803803102738895397..comments2024-03-17T21:34:33.490+08:00Comments on A Daily Obsession: NY's ChinatownTerri @ A Daily Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00220600890256142215noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-40783554406117817692012-06-13T16:13:47.050+08:002012-06-13T16:13:47.050+08:00nate: ah, wait for my conclusion on where's th...nate: ah, wait for my conclusion on where's the best place to live. at least for the next 10 years.Terri @ A Daily Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220600890256142215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-73153368647896501012012-06-13T16:06:45.932+08:002012-06-13T16:06:45.932+08:00Goodness, I didn't expect a visit to NYC China...Goodness, I didn't expect a visit to NYC Chinatown to turn into a rant about Sabah. But it is what it is, and you are spot-on with your observations.<br /><br />The cost of food is quite low in the US, probably due to the economies of scale. But housing isn't cheap, nor taxes.<br /><br />Buying power is definitely better in the US, as are salaries. But there is pollution, there is crime, there is overcrowding.<br /><br />There is no perfect place to live. If there were, everybody would try to live there, and then the place would be screwed.Nate @ House of Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-26058112888812396682012-05-30T17:02:42.466+08:002012-05-30T17:02:42.466+08:00yes, every time I travel overseas, I feel I have b...yes, every time I travel overseas, I feel I have been shortchanged by our government. How can our cost of living be so high as compared to those in US or UK. Sigh.. hate to think that all these might be a contribution to someone's mega big diamond ring!!<br /><br />Anyway, I enjoyed all your posting on your holiday. It's simply lovely!!Food so delicious!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11848603383554397216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-69137164870542057222012-05-26T21:49:19.358+08:002012-05-26T21:49:19.358+08:00i so agree with you about the difference of cost o...i so agree with you about the difference of cost of livings, the buying power references in terms of feeding a family with $100 and RM100. i for years always try to tell people back in kk they are being swindled by their own beliefs for thinking their costs living is acceptable. but they never know till they set foot in americA.LilyAnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765743632180913581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-72485647573829279352012-05-26T16:51:46.336+08:002012-05-26T16:51:46.336+08:00glad to see you like NYC's CT. when i lived in...glad to see you like NYC's CT. when i lived in the city i was a 10 minute walk away. i went there for lunch and shopping for the house whenever i could. i especially like the prok and seafood that is available in the fresh markets as well.<br /><br />the produce on the streets will change with the seasons, as it should, but there is always something good and cheap too.the lunch guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192794413494510496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-28886469389107940692012-05-26T02:38:54.887+08:002012-05-26T02:38:54.887+08:00that is cheap !! and a box strawberry for only USD...that is cheap !! and a box strawberry for only USD1.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157958940013491930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-27674789162004548902012-05-25T20:09:57.538+08:002012-05-25T20:09:57.538+08:00I didn't realize produce is this cheap in the ...I didn't realize produce is this cheap in the US. And this is NYC where cost of living is supposedly higher than the other States. The same items are at least 2-3 times the price here in the UK.<br /><br />I agree about the high cost of living in Malaysia. I was stunned when I went back 2 years ago.Chocolate Cookies & Candieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552211805778583838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-68346062627225818992012-05-25T11:06:15.619+08:002012-05-25T11:06:15.619+08:00new york is quite dirty, IMO.
almost like kl T_T...new york is quite dirty, IMO. <br /><br />almost like kl T_TMichelle Chinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011334364444806975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304437690959603870.post-86071497874066589772012-05-25T10:58:38.513+08:002012-05-25T10:58:38.513+08:00"NYC's Chinatown at night is indistinguis..."NYC's Chinatown at night is indistinguishable from many Asian cities. It looks and smells like any Chinese cities... Maybe they think that Chinatown is more charming and authentic if it's dirty but it's time they visit China because most cities there are now cleaner than NY Chinatown."<br /><br />Interesting thought Terri! I often wonder that too however most/all of the Chinatowns around the world that I have seen were like one huge "wet market" or indoor tai pi dung. They are not your conventional "towns/cities" while cities in China are in a constant modernization as well.ckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988067504427667429noreply@blogger.com