Thaths wrote: > Is this different from the migrant labor in the middle east? In the > late 70's early 80's my second cousins would visit from their > slightly-white-collar jobs in the middle east with suitcases loaded > with bic pens, nylon t-shirts and ABBA and Boney-M cassette tapes.
Not very. But there are of course people who do save a bit, but don't force themselves into absurdly low quality lifestyles abroad just so that they can save a few hundred dollars (or a few thousand rupees) more.
