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From: Mike <"user name"@here.com>
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Sorry.  Feeble attempt at a little political humor.  I was thinking
about the difference in the price of tea in England and the colonies a
while back.

Robin Lord wrote:
> 
> Pay back for what exactly?
> 
> Robin.
> 
> --
> http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk
> 
> Nurburgring and Grand Prix Legends
> 
> Remove nospam from e-mail address to reply
> 
> Mike <"user name"@here.com> > wrote in message
> <365075DB.1D74BE58@here.com>...
> >Pay back?
> >
> >Paul Jones wrote:
> >>
> >> 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?
> >> Paul
