TBBT 4A Apartment.
"You're going to Hong Kong?"
Adam had come to say goodbye to Leonard and the others, and Penny asked in surprise.
"Is there a problem?"
Adam said with a smile.
"No problem."
Penny quickly said, "I'm just a little curious. It's on the other side of the ocean, after all.
It's hard to imagine. I really hope I'll have a chance to visit someday."
"You'll have a chance."
Adam teased, "As long as you're willing to take out a loan for the trip, you can even take the same flight as me."
"..."
Penny gave a bitter smile. "I don't have that kind of money."
Emmm.
In the American TV Show World, taking out loans for travel and vacations was also common.
After being sold the idea for decades, people like Penny got carried away and spent their future income in advance, partying while they were young and spending dollars all over the world.
Of course, most of them just had fun at nearby vacation spots. The other side of the ocean was simply too far away. The flight alone took more than ten hours, and the ticket price could pay for several trips to nearby resorts.
Coupled with the prejudices ingrained in Anglo-Saxons, very few still chose to go to the other side of the ocean.
Penny might have wanted to go, but she truly had no money.
Her finances had always been precarious. She was constantly at risk of being thrown out by her landlord, and she still had dreams of making it in the entertainment industry. How could she possibly be in the mood to take out a loan and relax on the other side of the ocean?
Leonard opened his mouth, but in the end, he still said nothing.
Considering the birthday party