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Eighty bucks a month??? My wife would kill me!!!

 

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lol, you have to consider it pound for dollar ratio mate
look at it as 39.99

although the exchange rate is almost 2:1, earnings are similar pound for dollar, someone in my position over there would earn in dollars, what i do in pounds, not twice as much (a shame i no, lol) likewise the majority of items/services are pound for dollar, there is some variation to this ofcourse, but thats the general rule

although its great for me to go and take my wages stateside to spend it, the same would not pan out too good coming this way

and we also come from a background of paying PER CALL charges to our ISP, unlike your free local call system
so i would pay PER MINUTE for my net calls, this used to ammount to well over 600 quid a month
today, im laughing

 

Thanks for the link Phoenix, now I get it

I also agree totally with your Pound for Dollar point. The same goes here. More or less. if it costs seven quid in England, it should cost seven bucks here. Even though the exchange rate is 2.5 bucks to the nicker! It is the average earning which dictate the prices. A person able to earn £35K in the UK, would only be able to earn about $35KAU which is really only £14K.

However, what you have to look at is the standard of living and then the Brits don't look quite so rich

Save all those pounds up guys and come over here!

Pete