冤大头

沪江小编:星巴克又涨价了?哈根达斯在美国是便宜货?耐克虚假宣传超高价卖“低配”鞋?就连国酒茅台都是墙外便宜墙里贵?中国消费者都是冤大头?!为什么我们要当冤大头,为什么我们要赚着卖白菜的钱,付着买奢侈品的价?小编为你解读。
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Chinese at all socioeconomic levels try to "win"—that is, climb the ladder of success—while working within the system, not against it. In Chinese consumer culture, there is a constant tension between self-protection and displaying status.
各个社会经济阶层的中国人都在努力“赢”──也就是攀爬成功的阶梯──他们都在适应着体制,而不是去对抗它。在中国人的消费文化中,一直存在着自我保护 和彰显身份的矛盾。

星巴克涨价

If you picked up your cup of joe from Starbucks this morning, you might have noticed that it cost a little more. Just when inflation was beginning to ease here in China, the coffee chain says: not so for its business and raised the prices on certain types of its drinks sold in China - starting from this morning.
如果你今天早上从星巴克买了杯咖啡的话,你就会发现星巴克涨价了。虽然中国的通胀情况刚刚有所缓解,星巴克却不买账,开始在中国的连锁店对部分产品进行涨价。

小编吐槽:星巴克涨价了,屌丝高富帅要装小资,成本又上去了。亲,没有星巴克,可以选择costa哦!

耐克高价低配

Hey, don't try to rip me off. I know what this is worth. I can get this cheaper at other places.
别想宰我,我识货。这样东西我在别的地方可以买到更便宜的。 

小编吐槽:“重视品牌”的中国人,往往聪明反被聪明误。其实,你在别的地方,比如美国,真的可以买到价格更便宜、质量更好的耐克鞋!

国外品牌国内贵

To win a following among Chinese buyers, brands have to follow three rules. First and most important, products that are consumed in public, directly or indirectly, command huge price premiums relative to goods used in private.
要赢得中国的消费者,品牌需遵循三个规则。第一点也是最重要的,公开使用的产品,无论是直接公开还是间接公开,价格都要高于私下使用的产品。

小编吐槽:炫富心理不是只有“干爹”“干女儿”才有的。买手机,要iphone的;买包,要LV的;吃冷饮,要哈根达斯的;这样的消费者,就是放着让商家“宰”的嘛。

国货国外更便宜

Luxury items are desired more as status investments than for their inherent beauty or craftsmanship. The Chinese are now the world's most avid luxury shoppers, at least if trips abroad to cities like Hong Kong and Paris are taken into account. According to Global Refund, a company specializing in tax-free shopping for tourists, the Chinese account for 15% of all luxury items purchased in France but less than 2% of its visitors.
购买奢侈品更多的是身份投资,而不是为了其本身的美观或工艺。中国目前是世界胃口最大的奢侈品买家,把前往香港和巴黎等城市的出境游算上的话至少是这样。据免税购物公司Global Refund统计,在法国,占游客总数不到2%的中国游客消费了15%的奢侈品。

小编吐槽:看了国货在海外的售价,小编也禁不住想去海外淘货了。爱国,就去国外买国货!

流通成本高

China has raised gasoline and diesel prices by 350 yuan per ton, in a bid to reflect rising international crude-oil prices. It's also a move that could shake the country's taxi industry, as it pushes up operating costs.
为了应对国际原油价格上涨,中国汽柴油应声涨价,每吨涨价350元。此举对于出租车行业是一大打击,因为这会推高出租车的运营成本。

小编吐槽:中国汽油价格高企,过路费多,也是导致高昂的流通成本的一大原因。所以,宁可坐飞机去国外买,也不在国内商场买,“曲线购物”的动力是:刨除了机票钱,到海外买依然省钱。

各种税费

Stagnant earnings growth has combined with an ever-increasing burden of VAT, income tax and other Government-related charges to put heavy downward pressure on living standards.
收入增长缓慢,税收负担却越来越大,尤其是所得税和其他政府相关收费严重抬高了生活成本。

小编吐槽:增值税、消费税、营业税、关税......小编对税收了解不多,但看看这些名目繁多的税收项目,也能推测出为什么我们买的东西那么贵了。以后再到政府部门去办事,我们也可以“理直气壮地”大声说,“姐是纳税人”了。

品牌定位

Luxury buyers want to demonstrate mastery of the system while remaining understated, hence the appeal of Mont Blanc's six-point logo or Bottega Veneta's signature cross weave—both conspicuously discreet. Young consumers want both stylishness and acceptance, so they opt for more conventionally hip fashion brands like Converse and Uniqlo.
奢侈品消费者既要表现自己对体制游刃有余的掌控,同时又要保持低调,因此万宝龙的六角星标识和宝缇嘉标志性的编织皮革颇受欢迎,二者都是低调的奢华。年轻消费者既想要时尚,又希望被人接受,因此选择匡威(Converse)和优衣库(Uniqlo)等比较传统的时尚服装品牌。

小编吐槽:在中国,不喝星巴克,不吃哈根达斯,不四十五度仰望天空,小资一秒钟变屌丝。

收入差距

小姚是北京市某高校2011年应届硕士毕业生,目前在一家高新技术企业从事新材料的研发工作。和众多“北漂”族一样,他每天上班要挤地铁,下了班就宅在家里玩网游,因为“外面的那些娱乐消费都太贵了”。他说,自己就是给北京GDP“扯后腿”的,“除了日常开销,我基本没给GDP做什么贡献”。小姚说,生活在北京让他觉得很没有安全感(sense of security),就算老板给加工资,也赶不上通货膨胀(inflation)的速度。 
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小编吐槽:生活在魔都的小编也觉得没有安全感!在魔都,坐趟地铁,最低3元;吃次麦当劳,30元;下个馆子300元;想有安全感,最好的方法是“宅”!