To fill the tank on an average car in my country now costs about NZ$100, which is roughly US$76. Double suckage for me, since I drive a swish 1970s car that runs on high-octane fuel that's about 10c per litre more expensive.
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To fill the tank on an average car in my country now costs about NZ$100, which is roughly US$76. Double suckage for me, since I drive a swish 1970s car that runs on high-octane fuel that's about 10c per litre more expensive.
Uh... because when we're paying twice as much as you are, and have been for ages, and we're not starving because if it, it's hard to see how it can be difficult for you? This isn't one-upmanship. We're not saying "We have it worse so STFU". We're saying "We have it worse and we're perfectly fine so STFU".Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
How is it ridiculous? Americans bitch about gas prices because they are so high right now that it is hurting people financially. People outside of America are bitching about Americans bitching because they feel they have it worse. The analogy fits like a freakin' glove.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
Just cause other people have it worse doesn't mean that Americans shouldn't be bitching. Like I said before, any way you cut it, things have gotten REALLY expensive for people to buy gas. This is just like when I bitched about how San Francisco has the most expensive real estate in the nation and how difficult it was to get decent home for a decent price and people came back with "blah blah, you can't bitch, housing is even MORE expensive in the UK!!!!"
Just cause other people have it more difficult doesn't automatically cancel out the difficulty of people who may have it slightly better. Ugh. Why can't people get that? I don't get why people always have to one up each other.
You don't really have it so much worse though. I dunno what wages are like in the UK, but isn't minimum wage for Britain like 5.32 pounds? Whereas minimum wage in USA is 5.75 dollars, so your gas SHOULD be almost double ours if we're comparing how hard it is for people :3
Gas where I live is 1.29 per litre, which is roughly 5.17 per gallon if my maths are correctish.
i read about it in an airplane mag a decade ago and i looked it up today and there is a four seater for $100000Quote:
Originally Posted by MongothaOh. That makes sense. That'd be sweet to build your own helicopter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Namelessfengirarmy surplus for the tank.Quote:
Originally Posted by MongothaWhere on earth do you get a helicopter for $300?Quote:
Originally Posted by Namelessfengir
and its like 300 for a heli kit that your would build yourself
I really don't get what's so hard to understand about "people are struggling." You guys are fine over there, so good for you. Gas prices here are putting a financial strain on people and THAT'S why they complain. Obviously if people are saying that they're fine with their gas prices then you're not in a worse position despite the higher price of gas. The person in the worse position is the one who is having a rough time paying for gas.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
When gas went up to $3 I didn't complain. You know why? Cause I could still afford it. Other people couldn't, but I could, so whatever. But gas has gotten to the point that it really has become a financial burden for me. I drive a LOT. Tomorrow I have a job at a location that's 50 miles from where I live. Going and coming should eat up half my tank (factoring in traffic). It's not rare for me to fill up twice a week. $120 a week on gas is NOT ok. I don't give a :skull::skull::skull::skull: if someone across the world pays $100 per gallon because that has nothing to do with me. I'm concerned with what I'm paying and how much it's hurting me financially. If I were rich, I wouldn't be complaining about $4 gas. I wouldn't even complain about $10 gas as long as I could comfortably afford it.
People aren't complaining because gas is $4 a gallon now. People are complaining because gas prices are $4 a gallon and it's getting harder and harder to pay for the cost of gas. I will complain about gas directly in relationship to how much it affects ME, not how much better or worse it is somewhere else in the world.
I live in America and as a foreigner I can say that gas isnt the problem. Food is. Did you know that a freaking bread costs $3,50 here? I spend 80 dollars a month on gas(split in two with my roommate) and about 400 dollar a month on food(usually more).
Do you know how much that is? Seeing as i get paid in dollars, converting it correctly taking into account what it would cost in the netherlands, I wouldnt spend more then 200 dollar a month on food.
I say the problem isnt the gas, if it is, you are using way too much.
How on earth do you spend $400 a month on food? I live in a family of 4 and we hardly spend $300 a month on food.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
Yeah, $400 is a bit much to be spending! Look for some cheaper bread. :p
Grocery shopping: $100 every two weeks. so $200Quote:
Originally Posted by MomijiHow on earth do you spend $400 a month on food? I live in a family of 4 and we hardly spend $300 a month on food.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
Lunch: 5 times $10 dollar every week, so $200
total: $400
doesnt even include beer and such.
And the bread is the only bread that is actually edible. The rest of them all taste like rubber. But im probably spoiled by the good tasting bread that isnt a taboo in holland.
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Originally Posted by Aerith's KnightGrocery shopping: $100 every two weeks. so $200Quote:
Originally Posted by MomijiHow on earth do you spend $400 a month on food? I live in a family of 4 and we hardly spend $300 a month on food.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
Lunch: 5 times $10 dollar every week, so $200
total: $400
doesnt even include beer and such.
You'd save a lot of money by not going out to eat so much. :p
You try working 9-10 hours a day on a sandwich. Plus, you just need that time to eat with friends or you'll go nuts.
I do think the whole economy-thing should be factored in. The minimum wage comparison puts it in light.
Ahaha, California's minimum wage is 8 bucks. :P Silly Wyoming.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jojee
I haven't been out to eat with a friend for about 2 months now, and I'm still remotely sane. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
I usually go downtown to work...and drink water at work XD I don't eat much and the cheapness in my will not allow me to spend 10 a day on lunch. It just isn't in me to spend that much.
Pack a sandwich and bring it to work! Try fasting XD