SHV Foreigners living in the dumps (ie.40-60$ rooms)

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2000rielpineapples wrote:
jaynewcastle wrote:I guess most people have a certain standard of living to which they want & are happy to pay for, and a basic standard to which they wouldn't live below

I guess its hard for most people to understand how people can voluntarily live a standard of life, along with extremely basic accommodation, which is far less than even their idea of the worst basic existence they could put up with

most choose to have the cheapest possible living to get the most possible whores, drugs and beer.

in the west they choose to get most possible money by working miserably to get there shitty credit rating up to buy more crap like iphones, ipads, car payments, house payments, etc, etc.
this is how i work out my budget....
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Jamie_Lambo wrote:
2000rielpineapples wrote:
jaynewcastle wrote:I guess most people have a certain standard of living to which they want & are happy to pay for, and a basic standard to which they wouldn't live below

I guess its hard for most people to understand how people can voluntarily live a standard of life, along with extremely basic accommodation, which is far less than even their idea of the worst basic existence they could put up with

most choose to have the cheapest possible living to get the most possible whores, drugs and beer.

in the west they choose to get most possible money by working miserably to get there shitty credit rating up to buy more crap like iphones, ipads, car payments, house payments, etc, etc.
this is how i work out my budget....
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seems about right.
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2000rielpineapples wrote:
Jamie_Lambo wrote:
2000rielpineapples wrote:
jaynewcastle wrote:I guess most people have a certain standard of living to which they want & are happy to pay for, and a basic standard to which they wouldn't live below

I guess its hard for most people to understand how people can voluntarily live a standard of life, along with extremely basic accommodation, which is far less than even their idea of the worst basic existence they could put up with

most choose to have the cheapest possible living to get the most possible whores, drugs and beer.

in the west they choose to get most possible money by working miserably to get there shitty credit rating up to buy more crap like iphones, ipads, car payments, house payments, etc, etc.
this is how i work out my budget....
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seems about right.
I doubt so, Jamie is keen on beautiful freshie number ones, I am sure that by the end of the month some of the beer and food piles get redirected towards the entertainment one ;-)
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That's Zambian Kwacha, so those 10 grand rolls are 1 dollar each
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cptrelentless wrote:That's Zambian Kwacha, so those 10 grand rolls are 1 dollar each
BKK Trapper would love it in Chibolya, but Zambia is way too expensive for him:

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Barang_doa_slae wrote:
2000rielpineapples wrote:
Jamie_Lambo wrote:
2000rielpineapples wrote:
jaynewcastle wrote:I guess most people have a certain standard of living to which they want & are happy to pay for, and a basic standard to which they wouldn't live below

I guess its hard for most people to understand how people can voluntarily live a standard of life, along with extremely basic accommodation, which is far less than even their idea of the worst basic existence they could put up with

most choose to have the cheapest possible living to get the most possible whores, drugs and beer.

in the west they choose to get most possible money by working miserably to get there shitty credit rating up to buy more crap like iphones, ipads, car payments, house payments, etc, etc.
this is how i work out my budget....
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seems about right.
I doubt so, Jamie is keen on beautiful freshie number ones, I am sure that by the end of the month some of the beer and food piles get redirected towards the entertainment one ;-)
haha i take it you read my story ;) hows the leg mate?
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cptrelentless wrote:That's Zambian Kwacha, so those 10 grand rolls are 1 dollar each
i was going to google what the currency actually was, saved me a job cheers :thumb:
i guess it goes well with the theme then lol
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Jamie_Lambo wrote:when i first came over i lived in pretty cheap accom, not near the $40 but it was fairly basic (the standard bedsit)
over time ive started to acquire more and more comforts in order to live a more normal lifestyle
some people dont change and prefer/quite happy to live in their Hovel
each to their own
i am not one to judge
Raybull is a good friend and a very intelligible guy,
while i dont really see the fuss about the initial argument some of the points he does address regarding certain things are true
Not really making a fuss, just throwing shit on the wall to see if it sticks!
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2000rielpineapples wrote:
jaynewcastle wrote:I guess most people have a certain standard of living to which they want & are happy to pay for, and a basic standard to which they wouldn't live below

I guess its hard for most people to understand how people can voluntarily live a standard of life, along with extremely basic accommodation, which is far less than even their idea of the worst basic existence they could put up with

most choose to have the cheapest possible living to get the most possible whores, drugs and beer.

in the west they choose to get most possible money by working miserably to get there shitty credit rating up to buy more crap like iphones, ipads, car payments, house payments, etc, etc.
Sorry to break it to you, but Most people don't choose to live your cheapest lifestyle, and every single khmer living next to you would move to a nicer place if he had the money and wasn't a drug addict.
Most people the world over like to buy crap,etc, it's not a just a Western thing. Go live in some poverty stricken western town, you'll probably be 'oh cool these people aren't materialistic' meanwhile they're just too damn poor to buy anything.
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Raybull wrote:
Jamie_Lambo wrote:when i first came over i lived in pretty cheap accom, not near the $40 but it was fairly basic (the standard bedsit)
over time ive started to acquire more and more comforts in order to live a more normal lifestyle
some people dont change and prefer/quite happy to live in their Hovel
each to their own
i am not one to judge
Raybull is a good friend and a very intelligible guy,
while i dont really see the fuss about the initial argument some of the points he does address regarding certain things are true
Not really making a fuss, just throwing shit on the wall to see if it sticks!

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Punchy McShortstacks School of Hard Knocks :x
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