Totally OT : dollars and sense

[Wongsifu]

okay this is off topic the forum started to get stupid again, (not that i mind stupid its good but not when its about the same scenarios 645 times over)
So i decided to ask a weird question, i read in other posts that some of you pay 50-60$ a month for training , all the way up to 500$ a month or something like that.Also i buy a lot of stuff from e-bay and i was wondering what is a good measure of something that is expensive and what is cheap in america.
Down her ethe average wage a month is around $500 and things like magazines cd's dvd video tapes eetc and other goods like boxing gloves pads etc etc, are twice as expensive as how much you guys payfor it , a dvd is about $35 a magazine is about $8 etc etc , and rent is a big slap a cheapish 2 bedroom apartment is $300.

What confused me is the big difference in the amount you pay for martial arts tuition.And people referring to stuff like wow $15 for shipping to cyprus, whereas other people seem to be okay to pay 400$ a month for training .
What is the average wage like down there , what takes a big chunk out of your salaries ? we have dirt cheap insuance but rent screws us , the rest is like i mentioned above.

what do bin laden and general custer have in common????
They're both wondering where the fu(k all of those tomahawks are coming from. - donated by mojo

[Sharky]

"Pounds n pence, 'nuff dollars make cents"

Geddit?

Sorry, its not mine, i am bored, i know it is totally irrelevant

All i wanted was some RICE CAKES! Now? WE MUST BATTLE.

[Wongsifu]

yeah sharky its cool,whose it by ?

what do bin laden and general custer have in common????
They're both wondering where the fu(k all of those tomahawks are coming from. - donated by mojo

[joedoe]

Where do you live Wongsifu?

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You're fu(king up my chi

[SevenStar]

yeah Wong, where do you live?

"Just because I joke around sometimes doesn't mean I'm serious about kung-fu.
" - nightair

[Mojo]

He lives in Cyprus
check out this site for more info on Cyprus
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...k/geos/cy.html

your welcome
;)

I am the most humble person you'll ever meet.

[Jaguar Wong]

$300 to rent a 2 bedroom apartment!?! :eek:
Here in Vegas the one bedroom that I used to rent was $635! I wish I found a 2 bedroom for $300. Even in the bad parts of town, I think the lowest I saw was something like $350 for a studio (everything in one room) apartment.

We're gouged by insurance here too! Why am I still in Vegas!?! Oh wait, the cost of living is much lower than oh say....California :p, plus we're not paying a state tax (but we get gouged on our salaries because of it :().

DVDs here are around $20 - $30 (Usually $24.95). I was paying $40 - $50 when I started, but once we started doing stuff like heading up the Lion Dance team, and teaching the beginner classes (and warming up the Intermediates) I was training for free. I didn't learn as many new things, but I sure did sharpen up the basics because I was teaching them. :) I just train on my own now, though. I haven't actively attended the school since the whole "commercial" feel crept in with the newest generation of students. :(

Jaguar Wong

"If you learn to balance a tack hammer on your head
then you learn to head up a balanced attack!"
- The Sphinx

[Wongsifu]

wow mojo thanks , i couldnt have said it better myself.I live in the south, greek cypriot side.
Its a really weird country, the city is like a village in another coutnry, and its very personal life , every one has their own car own house (not surprising considering the rent)etc etc the public transport is only used by people over 60 sort of thing . but its cool because its a 2 hour drive from the beach to the mountains .

btw that 300$ is per month for rent not per week ... but look at the average monthly salary 500$ , phew

what do bin laden and general custer have in common????
They're both wondering where the fu(k all of those tomahawks are coming from. - donated by mojo

[SevenStar]

my two bedroom is $660 per month

"Just because I joke around sometimes doesn't mean I'm serious about kung-fu.
" - nightair

[prana]

2 yrs ago
had a 1 bedder apartment for $200/wk
was earning $490 after tax, about $700 before tax

now different

[Sharky]

it's by Jay-Z man, Dead Presidents II (his song)

All i wanted was some RICE CAKES! Now? WE MUST BATTLE.

[Sam Wiley]

I'd kill to only have to pay $300 for rent!!! For the apartment I live in now, I pay $785 a month! DVDs though are about 20-30 apiece, depending on where you get them and/or what they are.

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[Sharky]

I have relatives that own an olive farm in Cyprus. They have one in Sicily as well cuz dey iz rich az fuzuck BWOY.

BORED. LEARNING JAVA MAKES ME WANT TO DIE

All i wanted was some RICE CAKES! Now? WE MUST BATTLE.

[halfling]

I think I read somewhere that the poverty level here in the US is below $600 dollars a month. Which is a little less than what I pay currently for an efficiency apt(everything all in one room) that is small to say the least.

[Wongsifu]

ok cool replies , so what is the average wage , doctor lawyer sales assistant , manager of a specific brach of a store , etc etc .

Down here its between 400-500 dollars to work in a restaurant or a sales assistant , shop mcdonalds etc etc . A month , being director and or manager isnt that much better its abotu $1000 a month also. Computer technitians and all are between those two wages maybe 750 ....

what do bin laden and general custer have in common????
They're both wondering where the fu(k all of those tomahawks are coming from. - donated by mojo