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Chinese people on XHS being shocked and horrified by what's considered normal in the US is very indicative of this. They generally don't think about us at all. The average Chinese person that hasn't been to America probably thinks the standard of living must be high because it's such a "rich" country. It's amazing knowing that the US is doing anti-capitalist agitation by merely existing and being observed by normal people.
Yeah most of them assumed that because we’re a rich country we have a high standard of living, worker protections, a good social safety net, etc. They are shocked to learn how bad it is. Some of them said they cried when they learned that poor people sell their plasma here to buy food. This one guy just keeps making videos about healthcare costs here like “$30,000 for normal hospital birth?!?! How do any Americans afford to have a baby?!?!”
Wait other countries you don't sell your plasma? What about eggs, sperm, blood, etc.? I think the only thing you can't sell are organs in the US and those all come from people who have already died. Or from family/friends.