You (Huntzinger) replied ( to FitFreak ):

India back then was seen as a third world very poor and
near subsistence level population. I think that's happening now.

?

Maybe he's impressed by India's 2.15 $/hour minimum wage
( vs. Dallas' 7.25 $/hour & Seattle's 20 $/hour ) . . . cheap eats.

People vote with their feet/dollars.
3.519 million people live in Greater Seattle, a .86% increase from 2022.

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