• sevenapples
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    2 months ago

    In the Chinese shows mentioned, high rent is explicitly mentioned in the series, while in your example it is implied that they make ends meet with their low-income jobs. It’s not the focus of the series.

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      2 months ago

      Luckily there is an easy way to find out if the situation is getting better or worse.

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        2 months ago

        I don’t disagree with that, all I said was that tv shows are based on reality. Of course that reality is changing…