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foreigngirl May 3rd 2014 9:14 am

OMG Europe is expensive
 
Haven't been here for a year, and boy have the prices gone up.

JamesM May 3rd 2014 9:16 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by foreigngirl (Post 11244829)
Haven't been here for a year, and boy have the prices gone up.

The Canadian dollar has fallen around 15% during the last year. Of course Europe is more expensive.

Novocastrian May 3rd 2014 10:02 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 
Europe is expensive? Why would you want to buy it?

Former Lancastrian May 3rd 2014 10:06 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11244888)
Europe is expensive? Why would you want to buy it?

Perhaps she's buying a fast food franchise in Canada and therefore if she buys Europe then she can import as many foreign workers as she wants as she owns them.

Novocastrian May 3rd 2014 10:08 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 11244891)
Perhaps she's buying a fast food franchise in Canada and therefore if she buys Europe then she can import as many foreign workers as she wants as she owns them.

That's probably it. ;)

But Africa might be cheaper.

caretaker May 3rd 2014 10:11 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11244888)
Europe is expensive? Why would you want to buy it?

That's right! You can't have everything - where would you put it?

Shard May 3rd 2014 10:30 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by foreigngirl (Post 11244829)
Haven't been here for a year, and boy have the prices gone up.

Depends on the country as prices in "Europe" are not uniform.

Novocastrian May 3rd 2014 10:40 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 11244896)
That's right! You can't have everything - where would you put it?

Shades of Tony Hancock! "Australia for 10 pounds? OK, but where would you put it?"

Not to mention that it is a-snowing in Calgary. :)

beckiwoo May 3rd 2014 10:45 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by foreigngirl (Post 11244829)
Haven't been here for a year, and boy have the prices gone up.

Compared to Vancouver...? Really? What is more expensive and what country are you talking about in Europe?

Novocastrian May 3rd 2014 10:53 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11244921)
Compared to Vancouver...? Really? What is more expensive and what country are you talking about in Europe?

Europe. All of it. Expensive. But what do you expect?

caretaker May 3rd 2014 12:42 pm

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11244918)
Not to mention that it is a-snowing in Calgary. :)

The man said, "Wait for May."

Oink May 3rd 2014 3:32 pm

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 
I think the Canadian dollar has fallen against the Deutsche mark recently.

Mikeypm May 3rd 2014 3:41 pm

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 11245116)
I think the Canadian dollar has fallen against the Deutsche mark recently.

:rofl:

foreigngirl May 4th 2014 8:55 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 
I'm talking about ghe UK snd Poland. I got a coffee yesterday and it was 12 pln. That's 4 bucks. I pay 4.25 in Starbucks at the Westin in Vancouver. And that's a white mocha. This was just a regular latte...
I could give more rxamples, but the baby is frying.

Zoe Bell May 4th 2014 8:57 am

Re: OMG Europe is expensive
 

Originally Posted by foreigngirl (Post 11245825)
I could give more rxamples, but the baby is frying.

Best typo ever :)

( I hope!)


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