poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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07-28-2006, 06:23 AM
GepperRankins

poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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07-28-2006, 08:07 AM
Rat Faced

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

When we're paying US$7 per US Gallon at the moment?

"I fart in their general direction"
07-28-2006, 08:35 AM
manker

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

I could give a shit how much petrol costs in a merka.
07-28-2006, 08:46 AM
Guillaume

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Another "for brits only" thing?
I hate you guys. :emo:
07-28-2006, 08:52 AM
Mr. Mulder

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we could do one about cheese prices? or bicycles? :unsure:
07-28-2006, 09:39 AM
Busyman™

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by Rat Faced

When we're paying US$7 per US Gallon at the moment?

"I fart in their general direction"

Apparently all your stuff costs more than us...and you make more....and the dollar has a lower value than your currency.

It kinda works out.
07-28-2006, 10:56 AM
Cheese

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

I've stopped buying petrol now. I don't have a car and I don't know how to drive, and also plus you can only fit so many barrels of petrol in your flat before it becomes a fire hazard.
07-28-2006, 11:10 AM
Proper Bo

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by Busyman™

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

When we're paying US$7 per US Gallon at the moment?

"I fart in their general direction"

Apparently all your stuff costs more than us...and you make more....and the dollar has a lower value than your currency.

It kinda works out.

I'm moving to amerka and buying a mansion with my dole monies:smilie4:
07-28-2006, 12:29 PM
Busyman

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Shit if I were to move to South or North Carolina, my dollar would be worth even more.

I could get an acre of land for $15,000. Where I am now, $100,000 for half an acre.:dabs:

A number of folks that retire from the phone company up here move down south.

I'm just hoping my oil stocks keep climbing.:naughty: ...and I'll just stay right fucking here.

Oh and these fucking gas prices are wayyyy to high, btw. :smilie4:
07-28-2006, 12:31 PM
Busyman

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by manker

I could give a shit how much petrol costs in a merka.

I could try to run a marathon backwards or rob a bank with a banana.
07-28-2006, 12:34 PM
manker

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

That's the thing see look, Busy.

Washington DC to us is like what either of the Carolinas are to you. I could easily buy a detached property in the suburbs of DC using only the collateral in my PPR.

Of course, my only motivation would be to use it as an investment to rent out, because I'd never wanna fucking live there, lol
07-28-2006, 12:34 PM
Proper Bo

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

Shit if I were to move to South or North Carolina, my dollar would be worth even more.

I could get an acre of land for $15,000. Where I am now, $100,000 for half an acre.:dabs:

A number of folks that retire from the phone company up here move down south.

I'm just hoping my oil stocks keep climbing.:naughty: ...and I'll just stay right fucking here.

Oh and these fucking gas prices are wayyyy to high, btw. :smilie4:

I haven't a clue how much an acre of land would cost here, I imagine more than £54,277 though considering there isn't much open space around.
07-28-2006, 12:45 PM
Busyman

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Quote:

Originally Posted by manker

That's the thing see look, Busy.

Washington DC to us is like what either of the Carolinas are to you. I could easily buy a detached property in the suburbs of DC using only the collateral in my PPR.

Of course, my only motivation would be to use it as an investment to rent out, because I'd never wanna fucking live there, lol

Ok, lol. I wouldn't live there either, lol. It's too congested and you don't get a lot for what it costs, lol.
My only motivation is to live like a king wherever I am. I am not very familiar with Carolina on a whole to wanna fucking live there either.

I am curious about the cost of homes, petrol, etc. in relation the wages over there.

Also do most of you brats live in either detached homes, townhouses or apartments?

Almost all the folks over 22 that work here for the phone company live in detached homes (and a few in townhouses).
07-28-2006, 12:49 PM
Proper Bo

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

UK Petrol Prices for
Thursday 27th Jul 2006
Avg.
Unleaded: 98.6p ($1.82)
(per litre)
07-28-2006, 01:07 PM
Barbarossa

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by Busyman

Also do most of you brats live in either detached homes, townhouses or apartments?

http://www.dclg.gov.uk/pub/591/Housi..._id1162591.pdf

Everything you need to know about the UK housing situation :smilie4:

(You want table 1.5 on page 10)
07-28-2006, 01:09 PM
Busyman

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

So you guys pay a little over a pound a liter and we pay over $3 a gallon.

Isn't there about 4 liters in a gallon?:unsure:
07-28-2006, 01:11 PM
Busyman

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

Also do most of you brats live in either detached homes, townhouses or apartments?

http://www.dclg.gov.uk/pub/591/Housi..._id1162591.pdf

Everything you need to know about the UK housing situation :smilie4:

(You want table 1.5 on page 10)

What about the brats on this forum?:unsure: Good info, btw. Very complete.
07-28-2006, 01:17 PM
Barbarossa

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/8030/1ui4.jpg

This was from a while ago :smilie4:

Busy, we're paying about twice as much as you, but most of it is tax.

Sauce : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/h...ing/html/1.stm
07-28-2006, 01:27 PM
Busyman

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/8030/1ui4.jpg

This was from a while ago :smilie4:

Busy, we're paying about twice as much as you, but most of it is tax.

Sauce : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/h...ing/html/1.stm

That sucks....but you make more than us, right?

I mean if I move up to Baltimore, the cost of living is less and I even would make less money in the phone company.

I'll tell you another thing that sucks for me personally....My car has V8 and it takes premium (91 or above) gasoline. Thank goodness I ride the subway to work (at half price).
07-28-2006, 01:48 PM
Barbarossa

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by Busyman

That sucks....but you make more than us, right?

I wouldn't have thought so for a minute :no:

Wages are generally higher in London than in the rest of the country, but the cost of living is much higher, and the cost of housing in London is astronomical.

Interestingly, the petrol costs are fairly uniform, with only about a 10p variance around the country I think.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

Thank goodness I ride the subway to work (at half price).

:no2:
07-28-2006, 02:03 PM
Dark Steno

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:dabs:
07-28-2006, 02:13 PM
Busyman

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

Thank goodness I ride the subway to work (at half price).

:no2:

Hey I don't like paying full price, shit. :angry:

I get $750 worth of farecards for $375. You'd do the same.:snooty:

People around here piss and moan about the smallest shit though. They'll drive 5 miles out of the way to save 10 cents a gallon on gas or they'll be this big rush to mail regular mail out if postage is going up 2 cents the next day. Calm down and pay the extra 2 cents to send that to grandma, jeez.

It's reedickuluss.
07-28-2006, 02:19 PM
Barbarossa

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by Busyman

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Originally Posted by Barbarossa

:no2:

Hey I don't like paying full price, shit. :angry:

I get $750 worth of farecards for $375. You'd do the same.:snooty:

I just assumed you'd been buying child's tickets again. :)
07-28-2006, 02:26 PM
Virtualbody1234

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

I'll tell you another thing that sucks for me personally....My car has V8 and it takes premium (91 or above) gasoline.

Awwww! Poor you. :cry:
07-28-2006, 02:57 PM
manker

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

Quote:

Originally Posted by manker

That's the thing see look, Busy.

Washington DC to us is like what either of the Carolinas are to you. I could easily buy a detached property in the suburbs of DC using only the collateral in my PPR.

Of course, my only motivation would be to use it as an investment to rent out, because I'd never wanna fucking live there, lol

Ok, lol. I wouldn't live there either, lol. It's too congested and you don't get a lot for what it costs, lol.
My only motivation is to live like a king wherever I am. I am not very familiar with Carolina on a whole to wanna fucking live there either.

I am curious about the cost of homes, petrol, etc. in relation the wages over there.

Also do most of you brats live in either detached homes, townhouses or apartments?

Almost all the folks over 22 that work here for the phone company live in detached homes (and a few in townhouses).

lol, how many kings have a half finished wanking pit.

I just worked out that I could sell my PPR, buy a five bedroomed detached house in DC, use the proceeds to live there for six years with no other income and support my family - and have enough money left over to get a fucking Humvee.

lol!
07-28-2006, 03:51 PM
MagicNakor

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I'm paying $4.75/gallon for the cheap stuff here. And it actually went down to that.

:shuriken:
07-28-2006, 05:13 PM
Proper Bo

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Can any merkins tell me how car insurance works over there? I've always wondered how these young people we see on tv can afford to insure 5.0 litre cars and shit.
07-28-2006, 05:15 PM
manker

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Yeah, and maybe someone from the east-end of London can tell me how come no-one there has a washing machine.
07-28-2006, 05:16 PM
Proper Bo

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

or how they never talk about football and always go to the pub to aruge.
07-28-2006, 05:51 PM
Rat Faced

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

That sucks....but you make more than us, right?

The minimum is higher here, but the average wage is about the same I think.

Of course, the average takes in all the multi-trillionaires etc too :unsure:
07-28-2006, 10:23 PM
Busyman™

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

Hey I don't like paying full price, shit. :angry:

I get $750 worth of farecards for $375. You'd do the same.:snooty:

I just assumed you'd been buying child's tickets again. :)

On a subway?:unsure:

If I could though.........
07-28-2006, 10:23 PM
Busyman™

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

I'll tell you another thing that sucks for me personally....My car has V8 and it takes premium (91 or above) gasoline.

Awwww! Poor you. :cry:

Yup, I wasn't thinking clearly when I bought it.:ermm:
07-28-2006, 10:30 PM
Busyman™

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by manker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busyman

Ok, lol. I wouldn't live there either, lol. It's too congested and you don't get a lot for what it costs, lol.
My only motivation is to live like a king wherever I am. I am not very familiar with Carolina on a whole to wanna fucking live there either.

I am curious about the cost of homes, petrol, etc. in relation the wages over there.

Also do most of you brats live in either detached homes, townhouses or apartments?

Almost all the folks over 22 that work here for the phone company live in detached homes (and a few in townhouses).

lol, how many kings have a half finished wanking pit.

I just worked out that I could sell my PPR, buy a five bedroomed detached house in DC, use the proceeds to live there for six years with no other income and support my family - and have enough money left over to get a fucking Humvee.

lol!

That's pretty good....uh...what's a PPR? :idunno:

Hell many of the $600,000 homes around here have unfinished basements. Owners usually finish them themselves or get someone else to do it cheaper.
If the builder does it, they charge an arm and a leg.

Either way, people still use the unfinished basement until they are ready to finish it. I have older furniture down there that I'll probably throw out after I complete the work. lol!!1!
07-30-2006, 05:49 PM
Seedler

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:!!!!!!!!!

Gas was $1.43/L this morning in Burlington.
07-30-2006, 06:18 PM
MagicNakor

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That would be $5.41/gallon, for the Yanks.

:shuriken:
07-30-2006, 06:57 PM
Smith

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Its around 1.04$/L here in Canadia. I read somewere that BP makes 55,000$(US)profit every minute..which worked out to about 7.2 billion dollars of profit in 2 months.
07-30-2006, 07:51 PM
MagicNakor

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Please note the two flags above you.

:shuriken:
07-30-2006, 08:01 PM
Proper Bo

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

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Originally Posted by MagicNakor

Please note the two fags above you.

:shuriken:

fixed
07-30-2006, 10:41 PM
Busyman™

Re: poll for the british only, and maybe some other europeans

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagicNakor

That would be $5.41/gallon, for the Yanks.

:shuriken:

That's about $2 more than around here.
08-02-2006, 05:32 PM
Biggles

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Busyman

There are 4.5 litres to a UK gallon (which is bigger than a US gallon) so your 4 might be close.

Minimum wage in the UK is about £5.20 or about $9.40. I belive it is about to go up to £5.60 so that will take it to about the $10.00 mark. However, minimum wage is pants - as I am sure it is in the US.

I think those with a good wage in the US have a better standard of living than we do but we have far fewer who have to work two jobs to pay the bills. The US generally has a bigger gap between rich and poor.

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