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Originally Posted by GatorB
Apples and oranges. Americans have to drive further. We don't have much public transportation. NONE in my area.
Also you are doing the math wrong. A person in the UK is paying 4.39 Euros per gallon of gas. A person in the US is paying about $4 for a gallon of gas. If the UK person was making 40,000 euros and the US person was making $40,000 when the dollar and euro were worth the same the UK person is now making the equivalent of $64,000 a year. So the difference isn't nearly as bad as you are making it out to be.
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UK doesn't have the euro you cock and the math is correct!
http://www.petrolprices.com/
Average: 110.8p per LITRE
1 US gallon = 3.78541178 litres
110.8 x 3.78541178 = 419.423625224
4.19 Sterling = $8.17 converted at
http://www.xe.net/
do you think that in UK to work someones wage out they look at what they make in the US and change the symbol to our currency?!
US average wage 2006: $38,651
UK average wage 2007: £23,244
if the dollar wasn't at an all time low theres realy not much in it
People in uk drive small 30mpg 4 bangers and TDI's where people in USA drive 10mpg F150's and whine about gas prices!!!