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Originally Posted by DrinkingHARDEST
Thank the 98-lb. weakling ? the U.S. dollar ? which, over the past several years, has made foreign travel outrageously expensive for Americans. Today, given the financial crisis, investors see the U.S. as safer than other markets ? even though the downturn is largely the responsibility of Americans ? and are flocking to the dollar. (Apparently there's no financial penalty for irony.)
For Americans, that means many foreign destinations have effectively become 25%, 30% even 50% cheaper than they were just a few months ago. You may feel a bit like a financial vulture visiting these countries but, hey, this may be the dawn of Depression 2.0. No one's turning down cash these days ? not even from ugly Americans.
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The US$ is still very weak and it will remain weak imho, but there are more important things to check a country for being affordable than the value of a currency.
Ok, you think South Korea and Ieland are cheap? If you think a 300 $ handjob from a stripper is cheap .... sure ... go ahead :-) You can get 6 ladyboys in Thailand to lick your butt hole all day :-) There is so much more to value for your money than numbers :-)