Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
I left Nepal at 11:25 p.m. on Sunday night and arrived back at Narita from Nepal at 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning!
To be honest, I'm totally exhausted lol
Well, the flight back was practically empty, so I was able to lie down in my seat and sleep—couldn't have asked for more lol.
And this time, I was truly struck by just how amazing and delicious Japan is.
It's amazing how delicious Japanese food tastes after I get back!
Hey, everyone! Just work like you always do and eat like you always do.
That's not a given!
Let's imagine it! An impossible situation!
There are many unbelievable situations that occur on a daily basis in Southeast Asia.
I think I'll try writing about life in Nepal lol
Still more Nepal stuff, lol
In my previous post, I wrote that the average monthly income in Nepal is 20,000 yen.
Since this is just an average, I hear that starting salaries are actually lower than that.
It seems that the starting salary for high school graduates is generally around 8,000 yen.
Of course, there's no such thing as overtime here.
Basically, one day is one day.
It seems Saturday is my day off, so I work from Sunday through Friday.
If you work 6 days a month and assume there are 24 days in the month, that works out to a daily wage of about 350 yen!!!
That's an amount that would be unimaginable to the average Japanese person.
The amounts mentioned above apply only to people with stable, full-time jobs.
Here's what a typical day's meals look like for them:
Lunch: Rural areas—60 yen; Urban areas—150 yen
Generally speaking,
Breakfast: 80 yen
Lunch: 100 yen
Dinner for 100 yen
Apparently, people who are particularly short on money sometimes get by on just a 30-yen snack, and for some, this snack is basically their main meal...
This "light meal" is similar to what we call "kakiage" in Japan.
It's surprisingly delicious, but since a lot of Nepalese dishes use a lot of oil, they're just so rich!
This definitely feels like the kind of thing that'll make you gain weight.
Actually, a lot of Nepalese people are on the chubby side lol
(This is rabbit meat and curry, but the rice is the dry kind that doesn't really suit Japanese tastes, lol.)
The rent is higher than I expected.
This is strictly speaking only about Kathmandu (the capital), but,
Starting at 4,000 yen. Restrooms and showers are located outside (either at a public facility or someone’s home…).
Starting at 15,000 yen. Includes a toilet and shower. No hot water. No air conditioning.
If you spend 25,000 yen or more, you might get hot water.
Apparently, people usually shower only once every two or three days, and it seems no one showers every day.
In the summer, we usually just use a fan; air conditioning is only for the wealthy or hotels.
That said, I hear that even in the summer, the high temperature in Kathmandu stays below 30 degrees.
When you think about it, living in Kathmandu must be really tough, right?
Since they can't make a living once they leave the countryside, they say they end up living in makeshift homes built by the poorest members of society.
(Apparently, this isn't a case of "slumification" in terms of human nature.)
Only a very small number of people manage to save up enough money here to move away; the rest either return to the countryside or stay here for the rest of their lives.
Since I don't make nearly enough money, it goes without saying that I have to work a second job.
In Nepal, I work from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., so I do my part-time job after that.
I hear it costs a few hundred yen just for the evening. (Time / a few dozen yen)
Life in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is quite tough.
I heard that the taxi driver who drove us the whole time earns 13,000 yen a month at the age of 26.
It's still tough even with my wife working too...
And yet, apparently, most of that money goes toward rent—8,000 yen—and food expenses.
It really does give the impression of Japan as it was 50 years ago.
Well, Japan still seems to be doing pretty well, though.
They come to our country from those countries as technical interns.
They, too, have high hopes for us in Japan, and,
We have no choice but to rely on their help!
We all want to maintain a good relationship with each other, don't we?
It's a give-and-take relationship.
We Japanese are not superior.
It goes both ways.
I’d like to continue cherishing that feeling.
See you later
P.S.
Starting today, we’re back to business as usual and will be moving full steam ahead with quotes and designs!
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we appreciate your understanding.
Traveling to Nepal for Technical Intern Training Program Interviews (Part 1)
Traveling to Nepal for Technical Intern Training Program Interviews (Part 2)
Traveling to Nepal for Technical Intern Training Program Interviews (Part 3)
Traveling to Nepal for Interviews and Hiring Technical Intern Trainees (Part 4)
Traveling to Nepal for Interviews and Hiring Technical Intern Trainees (Part 5)
Traveling to Nepal for Technical Intern Training Program Interviews (Part 6)
