In the headlines often see this Lily mom in France, alone outside, living very badly.
My friend is an only child in the family after the 80s, immigrated to the United States in 2005. Before immigrating, he worked at HSBC in Shanghai and had a strong working ability.
Went to the United States, after several twists and turns, and finally went to work in the Washington government, mainly to teach some diplomats or police Chinese, has been working to this day. The U.S. government has not opened its doors so far due to the epidemic and is currently working from home. The salary is not high, excluding insurance and taxes of more than $4,000.
More than ten years have passed, and compared with her domestic classmates, there is a big gap, especially the classmates who also worked in Shanghai that year. She has not received the dividends of China's rapid development in recent years, and her classmates have far more assets in Shanghai than she does in the United States, and their incomes are higher than hers. She was one of those Americans who didn't have a savings.
Another problem is that parents are getting older, far away in the United States, and can't take care of them, both financially and emotionally.
She came back once before the epidemic, and I talked to her, and she somewhat regretted the decision she made when she was young — to immigrate to the United States.
Because things are different, China has gradually become stronger and richer, and as an ordinary Chinese, there will be more opportunities for development in China.
