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I do hope you're going to be paying some tax on all that cash your company is sitting on when you eventually buy your house.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions! -
IMHO it's similar to the UK but on a larger scale due to the size of the country.Originally posted by SimonMac View PostWhat's US like for bobs? People say how hard it is to get a visa, doesn't that go the big Indian firms who have flooded the UK market with cheap labour and keeping the wages low?
I don't think it's a matter of high house prices driving up wages, more likely the other way round
We arrived in NYC last October and 2/3 of the hotel we were staying at for the first couple of weeks was with Asians/Indians working for the local insurance company. It's not hard for the big Indian or outsourcing firms to get H1B/L1 visas for them (most were working for IBM IIRC).Comment
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You have to tip for everything and 20% is expected.Comment
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Getting 6 months rental - in March next year it will be BOGOF kind of house deals, that will be tidyOriginally posted by MarillionFan View PostI do hope you're going to be paying some tax on all that cash your company is sitting on when you eventually buy your house.
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MF does not do any tipping (apart from flytipping) and he has not lost any weight over itOriginally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostYou have to tip for everything and 20% is expected.
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