Today, a middle-class family living on the outskirts of Bogotá, Montevideo, São Paulo, or Santiago has an average income that is much lower in dollar terms than that of its counterparts in North America or Europe. But that family likely lives in its own home (which it bought with a bank mortgage).
如今，生活在波哥大、蒙得维的亚、圣保罗或圣地亚哥市郊的中产阶级，他们的平均收入（美元值）仍远低于北美或欧洲。但这些家庭有可能生活在属于自己的房子中（通过银行按揭购买）。即使没有没有车，也很快就会去买。而孩子们也有更大的机会上大学。