Baoli, Thank your Lucky Stars. Working for the University of Wisconsin at Madison, you should have absolutely no culture shock at all, in fact, you'll probably feel right at home. Our cultures may be different philosophically, but in the end, you still pay dearly for the things that you feel are important to your life. Kevin Ramsey ramsey@extremezone.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "baoli liu" <baoli_liu@yahoo.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:15 AM Subject: Re: prices for tuning in your country? > Hi Ryan, > > The housing(most Chinese live in apartments,not in a > house) were assigned by the goverment,we had been > paying a few dollars each month for the rent. > About two years ago,I spent 3,000 dollars to "buy" > two apartments which were assigned to me a few years > ago. > > So housing is "dirty cheap" in China. (private-owned > house is an exception) > > Health insurance of mine was payed by goverment > because I worked for a public Consevatory.the medical > cost is very low,for example,the cost to see a doctor > is from half dollar to six dollar. > > when I studied in colleage and university, everything > was payed by goverment,including accomadation and > (part of) the food. > > My only child was borm in the United States two months > ago,so I don't know much about the cost about kids in > China,I have the impression that it's very expensive. > More than 90 percent of Chinese family have only one > child,the parents want to pay more for their children > to get good education,have better life,etc'. > > Best Wishes! > > Baoli Liu, Brand-new RPT > > University of Wisconsin-Madison
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