Thursday, July 19, 2007

Abdulahmar, Wayne and Grace

In Qatar, Taiwan, and Gabon life is totally different than in the US. In fact, in our countries t get a work you don’t need to have a green card; also we don’t have to pay any taxes. In the same way, some jobs are difficult to get in our countries like police officer, administrative jobs. Moreover, more people buy house instead of rent the apartments. In Qatar, people prefer to build there own house and it’s more than 2 floors. When you want to rent a house in Gabon the owner will never ask you about how much money you got in your bank account or what is your salary. In contrast in the US most families at home are used to wash the dishes by themselves. They don’t use those dishes machines. In Qatar, work starts at 6 am and finished at 1 pm. Duties in Taiwan is less than in the US. It’s very cheaper to live in our country than in the US. To buy an item in our countries you don’t need to pay taxes. In Qatar and Taiwan, credit cards exist but they are used to use cash money to buy any items. In Gabon in contrast your bank also provides you a card but it’s only for check in your bank account. They use cash or sign checks for paying something. In conclusion, we can say that life in the US is very hard and different from our countries. There are too much policies and rules that don’t really need to be implicated.

1 comment:

Aaron Carlson said...

I am not sure about the dishwasher comment. I do remember when I worked overseas, there was definitely more of an emphasis on cash based transactions. As the manager of my household, I am a little concerned about the use of credit cards. This is an area in US households that can get out of control very quickly.