Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
This post is also about Nepal.
My Experience Going to a Job Interview for a Technical Intern (Part 1)
Do you know what the average monthly income is in Nepal?
Average Monthly Income
It costs around 20,000 yen.
I actually get this quite often.
Generally speaking, the average monthly income for young people who come to Japan as technical interns is around 3,000 yen.
I’ve heard that there are still some tribal communities living in the mountains in rural areas where people have no monthly income and rely on barter.
Ideally, I’d like to visit those kids’ homes and have a drink and a chat with their parents, but,
That's actually quite difficult.
That's because it's just too far away.
It would be great if there were flights to that area, but basically there aren't any lol
You'll be traveling by bus for several hours (more than 5 hours) through an area known as the "Death Road," which is incredibly dangerous.
Personally, I really want to go!!
But I don't have time...
You'll need to set aside time for the interview, at the very least, and four additional days.
Well, I guess it'll take about 7 to 10 days, including travel time, lol.
From our perspective as slope engineers, it’s definitely an area we’d love to visit—it’s nothing but slopes, after all, lol.
I do plan to go at least once sometime ^^
The Wealth Gap
In the capital, Kathmandu, the cost of living is high, and ordinary Nepalese people live in quite poor conditions.
Rent
8,000 yen and up · Shower available · Hot water available
5,000 yen or more · Shower available · Water works
3,000 yen or more No shower No toilet
It seems to be something like this.
The standard price is around 3,000 yen.
However, land prices in the capital, Kathmandu, are high; even a small plot easily costs over 7 million, and
It seems that building a house typically costs around 50 million yen (including the land).
I think this really drives home just how incredibly wide the gap between the rich and the poor is.
If you eat naan at a local diner in Nepal, it costs about 20 yen, so you can have a meal for around 200 yen.
A 1-liter bottle of mineral water costs about 30 yen.
A hero, in a sense
Nepalese people who come to Japan as technical interns are practically treated as village heroes from the moment they’re selected.
Especially kids who are going to Japan, South Korea, China, and Malaysia.
Among them, Japan seems to be particularly proud of this.
The other day, some of the new hires were from a security company in Dubai.
However, it seems that Japan is actually ranked higher than that.
There's a reason for this: Japan is particularly generous and offers high salaries.
That's apparently the reason.
So, apparently, going from our village to Japan for a technical internship is a huge deal, and my parents are over the moon!
I'm doing my best to save up money for Japanese language school.
That said, it’s not that much, but from their perspective—since they trade goods for goods—it’s an outrageous amount of money.
I think it's safe to say that it's extremely rare for people to pay brokers millions or take out loans for that purpose.
Trainees in Dubai
The average monthly income for young people going to Dubai for technical training ranges from 70,000 to, at most, around 100,000!
I hear it's pretty good in Dubai, too.
My image of Dubai is...
In the end, that’s just the gap between the rich and the poor, isn’t it?
The people of the heavenly realm are an incredible family.
Having over 100 million is considered normal, and apparently that amount doesn't even make you rich...
It's an amazing world, isn't it?
However, while the minimum monthly salary for people actually working in the field is 250,000 yen or more, Nepalese trainees earn around 100,000 yen.
In Japan, it's on par with Japanese people!
Nepal itself is a country of migrant workers.
Basically, you go to another country to work!
And then use the foreign currency for the family.
This is the basics.
Guys, in particular, are living under immense pressure!
It’s at a level where you’d wonder, “Don’t Japanese guys face this kind of pressure anymore?”
That's it for now lol
See you later.
