Sometimes I just wonder why in the world would anyone want to migrate to US!!! Yes, given that the wages here is much higher, that cars and land here is much cheaper, that you get to insult Bush here and not get fined for it, I still feel that this is probably not the suitable place for me.

You may have much better wages than your counterparts in other countries like India, China or even Singapore (MPs excluded of cos), but the cost of living probably almost negates or even over rides the higher wages you get. Computers here may be cheap, but to repair it (if it breaks down and it will... eventually) costs you at least 64bucks an hr! Cars are many times cheaper too! But the market price for repair is around 80 an hr or if you are clever at finding good deals, it's still 54 an hr. Hence to bump out only a small dent and to touch up your car, it's going to cost you at least some 500ish bucks. Further repairs will bring it up to over a grand.

And yes, land is cheap. But imagine how much would it add up to when you get a contractor to build a house in that piece of land. Labor rates for bike repairs costs more than the parts itself! Food is never cheaper than $6. Ambulance service is well over a grand and a hospital stay of 3 days could cost you your entire life savings!!! Looking at random Alphabets and numerals, or in other words, getting only your eyes examined is already $30.

Yes, doing business here is good! If the market likes you, you'd become the next Bill Gates. But alongside comes jealousy and competition and if you are not tough enough, you're going to be more broke than a broker... wait, no... a pauper... Suing and court cases (however ridiculous they can be) is commonplace in US and that really puts me off. When people are jealous of you, they'll do whatever they can to bring you down, and in US, it's really the nastiest dog wins!

And the weather here sux big time! okay, this is a temperate climate and I'm just not used to having wide temperature fluctuations everyday. Really makes one goes mad sometimes, worrying about how much clothing to put on when you go out.


Sighz... I really don't see why this place can be the dream of many as seen from tv serials and dramas. Can you get rich here? Well, maybe, if you are lucky. If not, you may even lose your pants if you are not careful. So what then, is so appealing in this place?