房车蜗居 In housing market we do believe

"一家人严冬蜗居“房车” 新年盼买辆宽敞报废车

[提要] 河南淮阳的冯增一家人“蜗居”中巴4年。冬天到了，记者看望了住在车上的4口人。去年专门在车上取暖用的炉子坏了，主人还没买新的。如果完全靠修车铺挣钱贷款买房，并非完全不能实现。但是，仨孩子上学就有了很大困难…"

来源：
http://news.sohu.com/20101231/n278607620.shtml?pvid=tc_6e0fc925c3e7d7c5



"Henan Family Endures Living In Junked Minibus To Save Money. A family lives in a “motor home” through the harsh winter, hopes to buy a larger discarded car in the new year.

[Summary] In Huaiyang, Henan province, Feng Zeng’s family has been living in a minibus/van for 4 years. Now that winter has come, this reporter visited the family of 4 living in the minibus. Last year, the stove/furnace used to provide warmth broke, and the owner has not yet purchased a new one. It isn’t impossible [for them] to purchase a house through a mortgage with the money earned from their auto repair shop. But sending the three kids to school will then be very difficult…"

Article and pictures:
http://www.chinasmack.com/2011/stories/henan-family-endures-living-in-junked-minibus-to-save-money.html



Best comments (chosen by the author of this blog):

1) "Stay away from drugs, stay away from the Chinese housing market, both involve obscene profits and hurt people"

2) "Exactly, a family happy and harmonious being together. Instead of being a “mortgage slave”, might as well spend the money on the children’s education, entertainment, etc"

3) "My god, three children"