I have very close family friends live in Charlotte, North Carolina.
They came back to Bulgaria last week and we went to a restaurant where they told us about life in the USA.
The woman is working in a local Walmart, and her husband is handling meat at a bucher's shop.
Money is not enough so he has started his own small business - fixing cars.
Their son is unemployed and doesn't want to live in the US.
They bought a wooden house for $150,000 !
They took out a bank loan and will have to pay it in the next 30 years.
They said they are very happy with their life.
In Bulgaria they were unemployed and even if they had employment they would only make $300 a month.
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They could hardly afford to buy plane tickets to Europe.
But they are genereous and invited us over.
I have several questions. It would be great if we have a member from Charlotte.
1. Is Charlotte considered a good city to live in, good education, health care and jobs? Is it crowded like NYC and polluted like LA?
2. If you work in a Walmart in the US, are you considered poor?
3. How does this family fit into the US standard of living - lower class, middle class?
They said they can afford to go to the beach and went to see Vegas.
4. Is it expensive for most people to buy a plane ticket for Europe, lets say Germany?
5. What is the climate in North Carolina, they said its hot? Or hotter compared to here in Bulgaria where they are originally from.
They moved to the US in 2006. They applied for a visa in the Green Card lottery and got lucky.
They came back to Bulgaria last week and we went to a restaurant where they told us about life in the USA.
The woman is working in a local Walmart, and her husband is handling meat at a bucher's shop.
Money is not enough so he has started his own small business - fixing cars.
Their son is unemployed and doesn't want to live in the US.
They bought a wooden house for $150,000 !
They took out a bank loan and will have to pay it in the next 30 years.
They said they are very happy with their life.
In Bulgaria they were unemployed and even if they had employment they would only make $300 a month.
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They could hardly afford to buy plane tickets to Europe.
But they are genereous and invited us over.
I have several questions. It would be great if we have a member from Charlotte.
1. Is Charlotte considered a good city to live in, good education, health care and jobs? Is it crowded like NYC and polluted like LA?
2. If you work in a Walmart in the US, are you considered poor?
3. How does this family fit into the US standard of living - lower class, middle class?
They said they can afford to go to the beach and went to see Vegas.
4. Is it expensive for most people to buy a plane ticket for Europe, lets say Germany?
5. What is the climate in North Carolina, they said its hot? Or hotter compared to here in Bulgaria where they are originally from.
They moved to the US in 2006. They applied for a visa in the Green Card lottery and got lucky.