Have a read at what I've written Toss, I said it's not for some. Living in a mega city like Chicago isn't the life for some, if you've grown up chasing waterfalls in an endless summer in Aus' North, riding dirt bikes on the beach and heading out to go spearing or diving the Reef, yeah, living in America is as I said, "an adjustment" which for some isn't great or ideal, but Caxton cowboys more than welcome.
So that could apply to moving to any Australian city I'm tipping.
Not to mention it's only post Covid that wages have gone up (at the regionals), but so too has the cost of living, it's ok, but not that great.
Yes, but they've gone up, yours haven't and won't.
So take your attitude and take it somewhere else.
I'm still waiting to hear about your 'average Joe' experience in the US, or is this just bull**** you've made up?