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[Closed] Where are you on the global pay scale?

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[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356 ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356[/url] 😳


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 8:46 am
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I see the point but not really like for like though is it? Cost of living etc.


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 9:09 am
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Dobbo, from the article:

[i]"All figures are adjusted to reflect variations in the cost of living from one country to another"[/i]


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 9:11 am
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Perhaps I'll move to Tajikistan and demand the same salary that I'm on now, then I could live like the Sultan of Brunei. Oh wait a minute....


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 9:12 am
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Above France, which is the important bit.


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 9:14 am
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lower than the world average, currently. but i don't pay for accommodation.


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 9:17 am
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Dobbo, from the article:

"All figures are adjusted to reflect variations in the cost of living from one country to another"

I didnt read the article, just bunged the figures...rush rush rush 😳


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 9:20 am
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That is actually scary. There is me crying poverty!


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 9:24 am
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That is actually scary. There is me crying poverty!

Yep, a point made on the (very long) [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/child-benefit-1 ]"Child Benefit" thread[/url] recently: even the poorest of the poor in the UK are "well off" by global standards.


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 9:28 am
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Erm, comfortable for a 'jumped up newsletter writer'.


 
Posted : 30/03/2012 9:29 am
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Posted : 30/03/2012 9:30 am