I have two colleagues named An and Cuong.
An, from a wealthy family in the countryside, received VND3 billion ($122,299) from his family’s sale of high-priced land to buy a spacious apartment in the city.
His parents also often send him vegetables and meat produced on the family farm.
Cuong, who was born and raised in HCMC, lives in a cramped multi-generational family home on a narrow alley. The house is valued at VND6 billion ($244,598), which is very high, but presents various problems, including lack of personal space.
Cuong is jealous and thinks An has it much better than him.
Reader Chau Linh
Here are other readers’ comments on the story shared by Chau Linh:
namdtk.hcm reader:
“Cuong in the story is like many people I know. They depend on their parents’ house in Saigon and don’t try hard enough, then gradually fall behind their peers. They should save and invest by taking advantage of of the advantage of not having to pay for They spend irresponsibly.
Many of my colleagues from other provinces came to Saigon to work hard. A couple I know now earn a total of 30 million VND per month. They had a much lower income when they moved to HCMC, had to rent a place in the city and send money home to help their parents, but they still managed to buy an apartment, even though they obtained additional bank loans. »
nguyen.ductb38 reader:
“Having a home in the city provides a significant head start over those from rural areas who move to the city to start their careers.
How many families can sell their property in the countryside to help their children buy a house in the city? The majority of people who move to the city start with nothing, but eventually find a job and a home.
This contrasts with today’s generation of city dwellers, like my children, who grew up in relative comfort and are less accustomed to adversity. As a result, they lack the resilience and ambition often found in children raised in rural areas. »
duy.nkset reader:
“Comparing An and Cuong’s family backgrounds is unfair due to their different circumstances. Obviously, An’s family in the countryside is wealthier, sending him 3 billion VND and still owning more land, while the other’s family is just a working class family in the city.
However, living in your parents’ house should at least motivate you to make money and renovate it. If your family members don’t agree to renovate the house together, you should move out, work to buy your own place, and inherit whatever you can when your parents die.
In big cities like Hanoi and HCMC, the children of people who migrated to the city have to work hard, otherwise they will experience more difficulties than those from rural areas. Without a house or land to inherit and facing the risk of unemployment in old age, they find themselves in a more difficult situation than rural people who go to work in the city. They must work diligently to secure their future. »
72thg9j2gv reader:
“A long time ago, wealth in the countryside was not considered equal to city life. Have you ever heard the saying: “Being rich in the countryside is not as rich as living idly in the city”? “
So, what is your take on this issue?
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