More observations from Shanghai: 1. A full-time, live-in nanny costs only $1,500/month and a personal chef costs $7/hour. There's alot of support for professional working couples here. 2. Didi (Chinese Uber) rides are $3-5 for most trips and you can order delivery for anything for a few bucks. Things are super convenient. 3. Speaking of cars, every Didi I've been in has been a Chinese EV. Feels like China has adopted EVs much faster than the US. Tesla has <5% market share here. 4. The best food is inside the high-end malls, which are everywhere. Service is outstanding at most places and you don't have to tip. 5. Now the tradeoffs - there are ALOT of people. Traffic is everywhere and motorbikes have no qualms about riding on the sidewalks. Have to be on the lookout for my kids. 6. I haven't seen a single blue sky day since I've been here. The air does feel a bit cleaner now thanks to the EVs. Overall, if you make anywhere close to US tech salary here you can live very well.

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