Tom Keener wrote in message news:...
> On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 10:41:21 GMT, Spehro Pefhany
> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 09:45:15 +0000 (UTC), the renowned "Christopher"
> > wrote:
> >
> >>The 'exchange rate' has nothing to do with anything here - it is the cost of
> >>living that is important.
> >
> >Closer, but it's the cost of living *for a visitor* of the OP's
> >specific type.
> >
> >If the locals subsist on little but mashed taro root and sleep in
> >squalid, filthy and unhealthy conditions unacceptable to the OP, he
> >might find a place with an apparent low cost of living to be
> >relatively very expensive. If the government forces foreigners to pay
> >much more for many things, regulates where they can stay overnight and
> >what price they must pay, requires some shops to deny them service
> >without ration cards, or the forces them to exchange money
> >"officially" at a very unfavorable rate, the same result can occur.
>
> True, but even when that occurs, sometimes it's possible to enjoy a
> very cheap trip. For example, Burma. It's been 18 years since I was
> there, but in spite of the government control, it was dirt cheap. And
> a great place to visit, too.
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