Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Hi folks.

Having total mental block here, with these income calculations. Thought had it all sorted.

Wage offered $64000 (approx)

Wage here £24k basic. Had it in my head would need $60000 to break even (2.5 times £24k ie. 60k but with dollar sign). Do I have this wrong and it should be 2.5 times the £24k which is £60k and then convert that to dollars? Making $90k we would need to break even?

Good at English and History. Maths - total numpty.

Many thanks. Sitting here sweating thinking simple error could have f****d plans up. :unsure:

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

No you were right the first time.

The rule of thumb is to try to have £1 = $2.5 for a similar standard of living.

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

My lovely american houseguest would have told you...

" you have problem with math because you have too much of it"

Took me ages to realise she was refering to my habit of calling it maths not math...

Is this an english thing? or merely a bogan uneducated unwashed mathes... Sorry masses...thing?

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Math is a US thing.
The Aust people in our families all say Maths.

Math is starting to creep in a little because of US tv and facebook I think...

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Math is a ridiculous Americanism. Mathematics is the study of the field of maths - of which there are many, many different kinds, and hence is a plural (according to the OED anyway).

You wouldn't consider taking part in gymnastic, or getting into politic, or doing a course in physic, so why would you do it with math?

As the previous poster said, sadly the prevelance of FaceBook and US TV shows means that it is creeping into British English.

To the OP - Sorry - this really doesn't help you find an answer to your question!


S

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Neither politics nor physics is shortened in the same way mathematics is, and although gymnastics doesn't shorten to gymnastic it can be shortened to gym - in the same way as mathematics->math. Whether it's maths or math it doesn't make any difference.

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

I thought Gymnasium was shortened to Gym not gymnastic/s ;)

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Maths, fishes, deers, sheeps etc...

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Gym can be the shortened version of either Gymnasium or Gymnastics ;)

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Don't forget cafegymatorium. A multi purpose facility found in all Middle schools.

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Phew!! So to recap, if earn £24k (sterling) in UK, you would need at least
$60k (Aus dollars) to not notice much difference?

God, something so simple can send you into a blind panic. Give me a 20,000 word essay anyday.

Thanks peeps.

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

But physic does a old usage as a singular noun

phys·ic
   [fiz-ik] Show IPA noun, verb, phys·icked, phys·ick·ing.
noun
1.
a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
2.
any medicine; a drug or medicament.
3.
Archaic . the medical art or profession.
4.
Obsolete . natural science.


Actually it's not all that old. When my friend told her grandad she was going to study physics at uni he fully expected her to become a medical doctor.

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Yes, but within reason. £24K in Sheffield doesn't give you the same as £24K in Chelsea. So $60K can buy different lifestyles in different places.

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Hi

yes understand what you're saying. It's Newcastle, NSW. Looks fairly reasonable rental wise. And being by the coast, hoping to do fairly cheap things like day at the beach etc and we know there's good camping there (from when we lived out there before BK - before kids).

Re: Mental block/maths eejit/help!
 

Do you have to pay the school fees, guessing you have children?