&gt;I wouldn&#x27;t say you got an easy ride, just that your ride was easier than some others had it?<p>You&#x27;re talking to a guy who lives in a country where people who work minimal wage jobs earn about 3900$ per year. As a Junior programmer I earn about 7500$ per year and I&#x27;m considered to be &quot;lucky&quot;... except the cost of living is still about 35% of my salary. A programmer with a lot of experience under his belt can expect to be paid between 15k-45k per year.<p>While food is relatively cheap, I still have to share an apartment with two other people whom I don&#x27;t even know (renting a flat on my own would cost at least 50% of my income), I have to save for a few months to buy a car or a computer (not even new ones, if I want anything decent I have to buy used things). Buying a place for myself would mean I&#x27;d have to pay for a mortgage for the next 20 years.<p>If I would like to work abroad I have to keep in mind that people think very little of us and that the only thing we&#x27;ve got going for us is that we either take the jobs no one else wants or that we can be paid less than the native citizens.<p>But please, do tell me my ride is easier than getting free money and being hired because you&#x27;re not white.