Gender: Age: 102 Zodiac: Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 2502 Location: Kuala Lumpur Home Country: fiji
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:13 am Post subject:
Patrice wrote:
Tex wrote:
3 weeks with the camera, still to open the boxes, too busy with work and relocation
So you are leaving? Don't tell me you are going back to a country where cost of life is expensive ?
March/April 2008 it will be 5 years in MY, enough for now, so I am going back with a fraction of the actual salary and a different cost of life, although I save to say that if you choose to have quality products, MY is more expensive. Only services, restaurants are a nightmare, actually food, households, cars, clothes are cheaper in EU than MY if you want to have good ones (which in MY are imported anyway).
The big difference is that in MY you cxan choose to live with 1000 rm or 10,000 rm per month, in EU this GAP is much lower and starts from much higher
Gender: Age: 38 Zodiac: Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 5701 Location: Beijing Home Country: france
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject:
Tex wrote:
Patrice wrote:
Tex wrote:
3 weeks with the camera, still to open the boxes, too busy with work and relocation
So you are leaving? Don't tell me you are going back to a country where cost of life is expensive ?
March/April 2008 it will be 5 years in MY, enough for now, so I am going back with a fraction of the actual salary and a different cost of life, although I save to say that if you choose to have quality products, MY is more expensive. Only services, restaurants are a nightmare, actually food, households, cars, clothes are cheaper in EU than MY if you want to have good ones (which in MY are imported anyway).
The big difference is that in MY you cxan choose to live with 1000 rm or 10,000 rm per month, in EU this GAP is much lower and starts from much higher
Well I go to Beijign in Feb 08. Slightly better salary, better housing allowance, and indexed allowance on cost of life. Problem is, I am not yet sure the 2500 euros a month will be enough to get a decent lodging...
Anyway, between going back to EU and trying something new, choice was easy
Gender: Age: 102 Zodiac: Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 2502 Location: Kuala Lumpur Home Country: fiji
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject:
Patrice wrote:
Tex wrote:
Patrice wrote:
Tex wrote:
3 weeks with the camera, still to open the boxes, too busy with work and relocation
So you are leaving? Don't tell me you are going back to a country where cost of life is expensive ?
March/April 2008 it will be 5 years in MY, enough for now, so I am going back with a fraction of the actual salary and a different cost of life, although I save to say that if you choose to have quality products, MY is more expensive. Only services, restaurants are a nightmare, actually food, households, cars, clothes are cheaper in EU than MY if you want to have good ones (which in MY are imported anyway).
The big difference is that in MY you cxan choose to live with 1000 rm or 10,000 rm per month, in EU this GAP is much lower and starts from much higher
Well I go to Beijign in Feb 08. Slightly better salary, better housing allowance, and indexed allowance on cost of life. Problem is, I am not yet sure the 2500 euros a month will be enough to get a decent lodging...
Anyway, between going back to EU and trying something new, choice was easy
2500 euro for the housing only you get something very nice, I was offered China/Beijing from 2009 which meant another extra year in Kl and minimum 3-5 years (a start up of a quite big factory requires this time if you want to see the fruit of your work)........too much for me and not worth to breath that pollution for so long.
For your wife will be an extra challenge, for you an easy change.
I've got a decent package back home, and most of all my CV with 5 yrs in Asia is a big appeal to get aventually another company, a CV with 10-12 years in Asia means: "expat forever".
Not ready yet, I have too many hobbies and collections back home
Gender: Age: 38 Zodiac: Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 5701 Location: Beijing Home Country: france
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject:
Tex wrote:
2500 euro for the housing only you get something very nice, I was offered China/Beijing from 2009 which meant another extra year in Kl and minimum 3-5 years (a start up of a quite big factory requires this time if you want to see the fruit of your work)........too much for me and not worth to breath that pollution for so long.
For your wife will be an extra challenge, for you an easy change.
I've got a decent package back home, and most of all my CV with 5 yrs in Asia is a big appeal to get aventually another company, a CV with 10-12 years in Asia means: "expat forever".
Not ready yet, I have too many hobbies and collections back home
I have visited quite a few places, and the problem is when you go from 3 to 4 bedrooms, prices skyrocket... So I was thinking about living on the outskirst, near where many International schools are located. On the pollution side, that would be a plus, and I would have a garden and garage.
Not easy for my wife the time for her to get her Chinese driving license. Then she might actually enjoy it
Expat forever... well in my group opportunities are numerous and worldwide now (even if most in Asia and China), and with several kids, living on an expat package makes life easier
So going to the Chinese HQ makes sense for my future
Register
Log in
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
?
