Comments by "janburn007" (@janburn007) on "Путешествие с Расселом"
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goodcat1519 The empty shelves that I see in the supermarket when I go there in the evenings, are usually because all the stock that was on the shelves that morning has been sold & the shelves have just not been re-stocked during the day.
When I'm here in the evening, there are always plenty of staff in the grocery aisles, re-stocking the shelves. But sometimes the shelves cannot be re-stocked with certain items, because the store has no more stock of that item - even out the back in their storage area. So they have to wait until more stock of that item arrives from their suppliers.
These days, many supermarkets here, operate on the "just in time" principle for their stock/supply of goods. In other words, to save themselves money & avoid storage costs for their stocked items, they have daily supplier deliveries to their stores & only order sufficient stock to last them for one or two days at most. So if they run out of any item on the shelf, the shelf then remains empty of that item, until more stock is delivered to the store - which is usually in the next day or two.
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@СветланаКовальская-и5б In some countries of which I have had personal experience in the workforce - namely the UK & Australia, when people talk about their salaries/wages - they usually do refer to the amount of salary "before tax" etc. This is despite the fact that the employer IS actually obligated to take out money for income tax, medical/health tax & pension fund contributions before giving the employee whatever remains.
So the amount of money people actually receive, is only after all those amounts have already been taken out/removed. Both the UK & Australia also have free medical/health services for all conditions & for all citizens/residents, & those services have been in place for many years now.
In order to have their own house in which to live though - most people in the UK/Australia would. borrow money by way of a "home loan" which would be secured by a mortgage over that home. Otherwise, few people would have enough money to be able to purchase a home with their own money.
When children go to school their parents are expected to send them to school with a "packed lunch" or provide money for the child to purchase lunch at school. The children are expected to eat breakfast & dinner at home, before & after school respectively.
In the UK & Australia, women in the workplace are usually provided with up to 12 months "maternity leave" on the birth of a child, following which she can return to the job she had prior to taking that leave. But they usually must have worked for their particular employer for at least 12 months to be entitled to that. And usually only a portion of that maternity leave (about 3 months I think) is provided on their normal full rate of pay, in some workplaces.
Beyond that, the government in some cases, can provide a "maternity allowance" to women who may not be entitled to "maternity leave" from their employer.(eg if they have not worked for their employer for at least 12 months prior to needing maternity leave).
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@СтудияПозитивчик Where I'm from (not the USA), we also have free medical/health care - but one can also pay separately for private health insurance if one wants to - & it's not too expensive (not as expensive as the USA). Having private health insurance can sometimes help a person to be treated more quickly in hospital for some operations, for which there may be a "waiting list" with the free health service.
In my country, people usually need to borrow money to be able to buy a house - but the maximum length of time for a home loan/mortgage is usually 25 years.
We also don't have various sales taxes added on to the purchase price (unlike the USA) - so the price on the shelf is also the same as the price one pays at the checkout.
It's great to hear that the cost of living in Russia is relatively small, compared with the amounts of money that people earn in their jobs - enabling many people not to have to borrow money to purchase a home or apartment in which to live.
I did think that Russell was showing the prices of the supermarket items (in addition to the variety of items), so people watching could compare it with what they would normally pay for similar items, when they themselves go shopping. But I think the prices need to be compared with what people earn. Even so, it seems, from what people are saying in the comments here, that the cost of living in Russia, is quite low, compared with what people earn.
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