Q. A video camera that shoots in a higher resulotion than 1080p, also is there any for under 400$?
A. Red and Panavision make digital camcorders with 2000-4000 lines for use in the movie industry. $400 won't buy a battery for one of these puppies.
Why do people from other countries think that everyone in the USA is rich?
Q. My relatives in Central America are forever asking for money. And when I say "I'm broke", they don't believe me. And they say "You can't be broke, you make way more than we do." It drives me crazy!
I would like to have more feedback from non-US citizens. I would like to know why THEY think Americans are rich, please.
I would like to have more feedback from non-US citizens. I would like to know why THEY think Americans are rich, please.
A. After turning off the computer, I figured out I left out the main aspect. So I did some heavy editting.
Answer from Brazil
First of all, most people don´t realize there is a difference between tradable and nontradeable goods. Tradeables are esily exported/imported good while nontradables...well. For ex.: A scisor is tradeable a haircut is not. Some food items are tradeable but some aren´t. A meal served at a a restaurant isn´t. Your rent and facilities aren´t. Well, you get the idea.
Your familly might know how much you make and convert it to there local currency and imagine all they could buy. Unfortunately, you can only make that sort of money living in the US (and paying thru, there).
In a poor country, wealthy people can still afford the tradeables (which cost about the same in USD all over the world). For example, a Honda Civic starts at about USD20000 in Brazil and is considered a luxury car. Nontradeables, like a meal at a fancy restaurant can cost, can be as low as USD30 per person.
Labor is a nontradeable and therefore is priced very cheap. In Brazil, a household with monthly income of over R$8000 (a little under USD 4000) is considered rich for the advertisement association. So you can figure out that, things like cars, camcorders, computers and other nontradeables are completely out of reach for poorer people.
When your parents see you with all these stuff, they associate your life style with that of the rich folks they know. It's common to hear from poorer people who have relatives in the US (as ileagals) to brag about how amazing they have it, b/c they have a car, a computer, etc. What they don't know is how expensive all the other stuff cost.
Another reason is unrealistic word-of-mouth.
A lot of my countrymen feel that they can make a lot of money in the US and acctually try to immigrate ilegally. It sometimes works b/c they live a miserable life there and are able to save and return w/ a lot (for local standard). This furthers the impresion that life is easy there. And whats more, people like to talk about their success, not failures. So these immigrants tend to boost-up the good things and downplay the bad things.
Hope this helps you understand your relatives and helps you on how to make them understand your life a little better.
Answer from Brazil
First of all, most people don´t realize there is a difference between tradable and nontradeable goods. Tradeables are esily exported/imported good while nontradables...well. For ex.: A scisor is tradeable a haircut is not. Some food items are tradeable but some aren´t. A meal served at a a restaurant isn´t. Your rent and facilities aren´t. Well, you get the idea.
Your familly might know how much you make and convert it to there local currency and imagine all they could buy. Unfortunately, you can only make that sort of money living in the US (and paying thru, there).
In a poor country, wealthy people can still afford the tradeables (which cost about the same in USD all over the world). For example, a Honda Civic starts at about USD20000 in Brazil and is considered a luxury car. Nontradeables, like a meal at a fancy restaurant can cost, can be as low as USD30 per person.
Labor is a nontradeable and therefore is priced very cheap. In Brazil, a household with monthly income of over R$8000 (a little under USD 4000) is considered rich for the advertisement association. So you can figure out that, things like cars, camcorders, computers and other nontradeables are completely out of reach for poorer people.
When your parents see you with all these stuff, they associate your life style with that of the rich folks they know. It's common to hear from poorer people who have relatives in the US (as ileagals) to brag about how amazing they have it, b/c they have a car, a computer, etc. What they don't know is how expensive all the other stuff cost.
Another reason is unrealistic word-of-mouth.
A lot of my countrymen feel that they can make a lot of money in the US and acctually try to immigrate ilegally. It sometimes works b/c they live a miserable life there and are able to save and return w/ a lot (for local standard). This furthers the impresion that life is easy there. And whats more, people like to talk about their success, not failures. So these immigrants tend to boost-up the good things and downplay the bad things.
Hope this helps you understand your relatives and helps you on how to make them understand your life a little better.
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