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Tipsy · 09-12-2004, 04:57 PM

I don't smoke so lose track of the prices and am usually surprised how stupidly expensive they are.

Cigs in the UK are now around £5 ($9 or so) for a pack by a major brand. How the fuck can anyone even afford to smoke anymore?

genomega · 09-12-2004, 05:01 PM

Roll their own.

WiredGuy · 09-12-2004, 05:02 PM

About the same in Canada.
WG

DimeStoreNovel · 09-12-2004, 05:03 PM

don't smoke eighter, but cigaretts are about $4.50 to $5.00 where I am in US

railz · 09-12-2004, 05:03 PM

Try petrol (gas).

Or car insurance, or mortages, or house prices, or anything compared to the average wage.

"Starter" homes in my home town in the UK used to be fairly good. 2 bed, garage kinda thing (semi detached maybe) for around 65,000 pounds.

You cannot buy anything there now (even an apartment) for under 140,000

Tipsy · 09-12-2004, 05:05 PM

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Originally posted by railz
Try petrol (gas).

Or car insurance, or mortages, or house prices, or anything compared to the average wage.

"Starter" homes in my home town in the UK used to be fairly good. 2 bed, garage kinda thing (semi detached maybe) for around 65,000 pounds.

You cannot buy anything there now (even an apartment) for under 140,000

Pertol is over $7 or so a gallon and yep to the house prices. We're looking into moving to mainland Europe because of that. It's a toss up between Italy and Spain at the moment. I prefer Spain but there's almost too many English there now and property prices there are far higher than they should be because of it.

BlueFly · 09-12-2004, 05:08 PM

I don't smoke, but they atr about $1.50 per pack her in North Carolina... Guess that's what happens when you make them.

Ross · 09-12-2004, 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by railz
Try petrol (gas).

Or car insurance, or mortages, or house prices, or anything compared to the average wage.

"Starter" homes in my home town in the UK used to be fairly good. 2 bed, garage kinda thing (semi detached maybe) for around 65,000 pounds.

You cannot buy anything there now (even an apartment) for under 140,000

Tell me about it. I wanna buy a new house but they are so damn expensive. I paid $4600 for my car insurance on my Golf GTI just last week.

Its going crazy.

railz · 09-12-2004, 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by Tipsy
Pertol is over $7 or so a gallon and yep to the house prices. We're looking into moving to mainland Europe because of that. It's a toss up between Italy and Spain at the moment. I prefer Spain but there's almost too many English there now and property prices there are far higher than they should be because of it.

Well I'm originally from Bournemouth, so you can imagne the fucking inflation there. It's sick.

I know a lot of my mates are really stuck. They're renting simply because they cannot get a loan anywhere close to what the average or even small house costs now.

Everything skyrocketted, except for wages.

Tipsy · 09-12-2004, 05:15 PM

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Originally posted by railz
Well I'm originally from Bournemouth, so you can imagne the fucking inflation there. It's sick.

I know a lot of my mates are really stuck. They're renting simply because they cannot get a loan anywhere close to what the average or even small house costs now.

Everything skyrocketted, except for wages.

I used to live on the South coast too. I moved up North not too long ago simply to save around £500 a month on rent. I'd far rather put the £500 into our moving fund than keep paying it for a place I didn't like much anyway.

Even up here though prices have crept up and are still twice the price of many places in Europe

Triple 6 · 09-12-2004, 05:17 PM

about $5 a pack here in NY.... i quit about 3 years ago when they got up to that price/ i was gettin sick of spending money on shit that really didnt do anything for me except cause health problems.

frish · 09-12-2004, 05:21 PM

fly to Cuba - not UK !!!

railz · 09-12-2004, 05:21 PM

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Originally posted by Tipsy
I used to live on the South coast too. I moved up North not too long ago simply to save around £500 a month on rent. I'd far rather put the £500 into our moving fund than keep paying it for a place I didn't like much anyway.

Even up here though prices have crept up and are still twice the price of many places in Europe

If you're looking at Italy, I highly reccomend Florence

God I miss that city and my family in it

Tipsy · 09-12-2004, 05:23 PM

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Originally posted by railz
If you're looking at Italy, I highly reccomend Florence God I miss that city and my family in it

The only (I believe) country in the world with a declining population as it's not 'fashionable' to have two kids despite so many being Catholic :D Makes for very cheap property in the more rural areas and besides that they have great food

railz · 09-12-2004, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by Tipsy
The only (I believe) country in the world with a declining population as it's not 'fashionable' to have two kids despite so many being Catholic :D Makes for very cheap property in the more rural areas and besides that they have great food

To be honest, any part of Tuscany is nice. I love Florence because it's where my Father's from and I have a lot of family there.

Genoa is nice too.

ukxtra · 09-12-2004, 05:45 PM

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Originally posted by Ross
I paid $4600 for my car insurance on my Golf GTI just last week.

Its going crazy.

Who the fuck is insuring you...Harrods?

railz · 09-12-2004, 05:48 PM

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Originally posted by ukxtra
Who the fuck is insuring you...Harrods?

It's a GTI - depending on the area he lives in, it could be even higher.

I think GTI's still top the list of most nicked cars, hence their premiums are huge.,

blazin · 09-12-2004, 05:50 PM

I agree, the price of cigarettes in the UK is killing me

ukxtra · 09-12-2004, 05:51 PM

Insurance companies are all robbing bastards. Nice car the GTi though

blazin · 09-12-2004, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by railz
Well I'm originally from Bournemouth, so you can imagne the fucking inflation there. It's sick.

I know a lot of my mates are really stuck. They're renting simply because they cannot get a loan anywhere close to what the average or even small house costs now.

Everything skyrocketted, except for wages.

I personally think property is way overpriced at the moment in the uk, a lot of my friends who haven't got on the property ladder yet have little or no chance of being able to afford a house now.

Here in Birmingham prices have gone through the roof... even shitty areas where crime is high have seen sharp increases.

My own property has also doubled in value in the 3 years since I've bought it

KMR Stitch · 09-12-2004, 05:56 PM

Cheapest cigs I have seen are bridgeports.

1.32 a pack

Spunky · 09-12-2004, 05:58 PM

Almost 8 bucks in Canada

Living For Today · 09-12-2004, 06:02 PM

I think they are around the US$5 - 6 range for a pack of 20 here.

railz · 09-12-2004, 06:02 PM

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Originally posted by blazin
I personally think property is way overpriced at the moment in the uk, a lot of my friends who haven't got on the property ladder yet have little or no chance of being able to afford a house now.

Here in Birmingham prices have gone through the roof... even shitty areas where crime is high have seen sharp increases.

My own property has also doubled in value in the 3 years since I've bought it

Yup it's insane. My cousin just sold his tiny 2-bed flat which he bought for 68k for 147k.

It's in a so-so area of Poole as well. Fucking INSANE!

Jace · 09-12-2004, 06:44 PM

they are about $3.50 here...sometimes as low as $3.00

cartons in kentucky when we go up are $17

Vitasoy · 09-12-2004, 06:48 PM

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Originally posted by Tipsy
How the fuck can anyone even afford to smoke anymore?

Ask the same thing to the drug addicts :p

zentz · 09-12-2004, 08:09 PM

they are around 2$ in my country

Sexzity · 09-12-2004, 09:27 PM

Around 5$ in Germany and Denmark.

Gas price: $1.5 per litra!

lb_vee · 09-12-2004, 09:51 PM

I pay $5 a pack here in LA, I thought that was bad.

Herb Kornfield · 09-12-2004, 10:02 PM

$2.30 in Corolla NC at the momment.

Easton · 09-12-2004, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ross
I paid $4600 for my car insurance on my Golf GTI just last week.

Its going crazy.

that is totally whack bro!!! but the car is nice

btw, my insurance is only $960/year on an Escalade

EROTEEK · 09-12-2004, 11:39 PM

1 $ max and under up to half a $ here at the end of the world

JSA Matt · 09-12-2004, 11:41 PM

I pay $7 in the US but I smoke about a pack a week...

lb_vee · 09-13-2004, 12:11 AM

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Originally posted by JSA Matt
I pay $7 in the US but I smoke about a pack a week...

Thats how I started, now Im at a pack a day. Who would have thought porn would be so stressful?

HarlotCash Dyker · 09-13-2004, 12:28 AM

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Originally posted by blazin
I agree, the price of cigarettes in the UK is killing me

Probably the cigs that will kill you, not the price!

As Tipsy knows, I have been out of the UK for several years - Prices of everything are simply crazy:

A night out: beer, smokes, food will set you back 50-100 quid easily -

Here in Poland:
Cigarettes - dollar a pack
Beer - 30-40 pence a bottle (Beer here is bloody good stuff)
House prices - Very low (But rising very quickly)

At the end of the day - There are cheaper places than Uk - The hardest part of living in different countries is getting a good understanding of the different mentalities - Languages are pretty easy to learn -

optatio · 09-13-2004, 12:40 AM

50 Cents A Pack Here In Manila

Trax · 09-13-2004, 12:42 AM

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Originally posted by optatio
50 Cents A Pack Here In Manila

you should find ways to export those for little money lol

optatio · 09-13-2004, 12:54 AM

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Originally posted by Trax
you should find ways to export those for little money lol

There's 1,000,000 thinggs i should be exporting from the philippines. Sux being a Lazy Bitch ^^

BrainDead · 09-13-2004, 01:23 AM

sly way to stop smoking!!!

Hosting-Quote · 09-13-2004, 01:49 AM

I live on the south coast too, currently having to rent as the cheapest 1 bedroom flats are about 120k.

Thinking of moving to Prague, Sofia or Spain.

SkyRunner · 09-13-2004, 02:59 AM

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Originally posted by Hosting-Quote
I live on the south coast too, currently having to rent as the cheapest 1 bedroom flats are about 120k.

Thinking of moving to Prague, Sofia or Spain.

Forget about Spain... They seem to have the highest inflation-rate I've ever seen. Pretty much because of the Euro I guess.

Hosting-Quote · 09-13-2004, 03:02 AM

Yes I'm thinking the same now, just took a look at prices in spain. It's pretty high, their also seems to be more english people than spanish there now ;)

MR2raymond · 09-13-2004, 03:07 AM

its getting expensive killing onself now

Tipsy · 09-13-2004, 03:30 AM

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Originally posted by Hosting-Quote
Yes I'm thinking the same now, just took a look at prices in spain. It's pretty high, their also seems to be more english people than spanish there now ;)

As I said above that's the problem. Southern Spain is becoming saturated with English and property prices are now reflecting that which is a huge pain. Even so - it's still a lot cheaper than the UK. And of course ignoring house prices the cost of living is still very, very low in comparison. Just a shame there's quite so many damn limeys there now

France would be great except for the red tape and taxes.

So...may well be Italy for us. They have good schools (probably our biggest priority at the moment), health system is OK, cost of living is on par with the UK if not a little cheaper and....house prices are very, very low if you don't mind being a little rural.

Oh - and they had a porn star for an MP. Gotta love any country that has porn stars in government

Broda · 09-13-2004, 03:42 AM

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Originally posted by JSA Matt
I pay $7 in the US but I smoke about a pack a week...

Then why smoke at all? Why not quit?
I smoke a pack+ a day and am really looking for motivation to quit. I'm not really bothered by the price as they cut it by like 10% a year ago to compete with our neighboring countries... but I hate being addicted to something.. and healthwise it might not be too bad a deal to stop either

The Truth Hurts · 09-13-2004, 03:48 AM

$5 even for a pack of Newport Lights...
$1.99 for a gallon of "regular" gas.
$3.89 for a gallon of 2% milk.

LukieD · 09-13-2004, 03:50 AM

My car insurance is nearly $3000. It is ridiculous!

JSA Matt · 09-13-2004, 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by a1escorts
Thats how I started, now Im at a pack a day. Who would have thought porn would be so stressful?

I do not have an addictive personality and hate the taste of cigarettes. I smoke these Canadian Du Maurier because I like them

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