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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 21:25:23 -0700
From: John Moore <jmoore5@uswest.net>
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Subject: Re: You North Americans don't know you're born
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my monthly phone bill for basic service is $25 US, about a half days wages.
my internet access is another $40, so I work about 10 hours just so I can
read this newsgroup.
Geeeeze , I feel pretty stupid

Graeme Nash wrote:

> Hi,
>
> >Why is it that every product software or hardware is cheaper in dollars
> >than pounds when there are around 1.7 dollars to a pound. It seems that
> >even with software imported from Europe you get a cheaper deal. I heard
> >on this ng that someone was getting MGPRS2 for 24 dollars when we have
> >to pay 35 pounds for it - that's 2 and a half times the price and it's
> >not even released in the US. The MS FF wheel costs 169 dollars but we
> >pay 200 pounds - twice the price. God knows what GPL costs over there
> >but it costs us 35 pounds. What, have all you suppliers got it in for us
> >poor limeys?
> And then of course there's the fact that our US chums don't pay phone
> bills! Sometimes we pay up to around 750-800 pounds for a year. They
> pay, what, around 150 dollars?
>
> My Herc Thriller cost me 200 pounds, I've seen it on US sites for about
> 120 dollars.....
>
> Everything is cheaper over there! Although we do have the advantage of
> fewer TV ads.....
>
> Cheers!
>
> --
> Graeme Nash
>
> You know what to do with "don't_spam_me"...
> http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk/
> ICQ# 11257824
>
> "My car appeared to disagree with my preference for living"

