▲ 70 ▼ China has research jobs. (mander.xyz) submitted 5 months ago by tristynalxander@mander.xyz to c/labrats@mander.xyz 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] tristynalxander@mander.xyz [S] 9 points 5 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] farting_gorilla@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) Hangzhou is really nice to visit…I have friends living there that think it's a little boring, but different strokes and all that. Overall I'd say go for it! You aren't even that far from Shanghai, it's possible to live in Shanghai and commute to Hangzhou by subway/train in like < 1 hour, so if you find you don't like living in HZ, you could move to SH (if you don't mind the commute). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 5 months ago* (2 children) Learning chinese in 2026 couldn't hurt. I've never been to that province, but I can see gor 3-9USD, you can take a 30-90 minute train to/from Shanghai. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child) See the min wage in my state is 15 usd a hour, so I see no need to learn chinese permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 5 months ago Its useful for international business and apparently science given that everything is made in China. But also when rent is 1500, that's 100 hours per month just to not be homeless. A chinese teenager working at a fast food place makes a measily 3USD/hr, but his rent is 150, so he spends half as much time to not be homeless. Same applies to food and transport. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] farting_gorilla@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) Hangzhou is really nice to visit…I have friends living there that think it's a little boring, but different strokes and all that. Overall I'd say go for it! You aren't even that far from Shanghai, it's possible to live in Shanghai and commute to Hangzhou by subway/train in like < 1 hour, so if you find you don't like living in HZ, you could move to SH (if you don't mind the commute). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 5 months ago* (2 children) Learning chinese in 2026 couldn't hurt. I've never been to that province, but I can see gor 3-9USD, you can take a 30-90 minute train to/from Shanghai. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child) See the min wage in my state is 15 usd a hour, so I see no need to learn chinese permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 5 months ago Its useful for international business and apparently science given that everything is made in China. But also when rent is 1500, that's 100 hours per month just to not be homeless. A chinese teenager working at a fast food place makes a measily 3USD/hr, but his rent is 150, so he spends half as much time to not be homeless. Same applies to food and transport. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child) See the min wage in my state is 15 usd a hour, so I see no need to learn chinese permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 5 months ago Its useful for international business and apparently science given that everything is made in China. But also when rent is 1500, that's 100 hours per month just to not be homeless. A chinese teenager working at a fast food place makes a measily 3USD/hr, but his rent is 150, so he spends half as much time to not be homeless. Same applies to food and transport. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 5 months ago Its useful for international business and apparently science given that everything is made in China. But also when rent is 1500, that's 100 hours per month just to not be homeless. A chinese teenager working at a fast food place makes a measily 3USD/hr, but his rent is 150, so he spends half as much time to not be homeless. Same applies to food and transport. permalink fedilink source parent
