dwe84@hotmail.com (tom keener) wrote in message news:<2f593f85.0310070654.14d16c00@posting.google.com>...
> 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.
>
> WHY BOTHER COMING BACK WHEN ALL YOU DO IS GET IN THE WAY?
GOD, AIN'T IT GREAT. NO MORE MR. WEENERS. GOOD RIDDANCE. |