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05-10-2008 05:05 PM |
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Originally Posted by GatorB
(Post 14173938)
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!!!
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