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How much is gasoline in your area? (pg. 2)
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
1.90 dollars for a litre, 7.19 dollar for a gallon.
That's why I chuckle when Americans complain about the price of petrol in the US. Your income is considerably higher than ours, and you pay almost half the price we pay in Brazil. |
The only difference you might be overlooking is the US provides very little in the way of social service. Both health care and college education aren't free here. |
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| jester |
| Something like C$5.34 (US$5.615) per gallon for regular. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
1.90 dollars for a litre, 7.19 dollar for a gallon.
That's why I chuckle when I hear Americans complain about the price of petrol in the US. Your income is considerably higher than ours, and you pay almost half the price we pay in Brazil. |
Perhaps we travel farther, on average, to get to the places where we need to go. I wouldn't know. You tell me smarypants. |
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| FuzzQi |
NZ$2.19/L
US$ 1.752219 for 0.264172052 Gal |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
The only difference you might be overlooking is the US provides very little in the way of social service. Both health care and college education aren't free here. |
Do you ever say anything intelligent? |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by jester
Something like C$5.34 (US$5.615) per gallon for regular. |
thats correct..look at these american baby's cryin about gas. imagine you're in europe its probably close to 7$ per galon (USD) equivalent now.
Venezuela is probably around 12 cents per galon
FFS you guys can write your mortages off on your tax returns (interest) pfft |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights
Perhaps we travel farther, on average, to get to the places where we need to go. I wouldn't know. You tell me smarypants. |
Not sure. We also need to deal with the urban sprawl in big cities (my fiancée, for example, used to live 50km from here before she moved in), and it's not unusual for people to work in a neighbouring city. In this case, I guess it's just that you were used to pay a lower price and you want that good old price. Likewise, we're used to paying more, although there are some recent complaints regarding the price of fuel around here. So much so that the president had to intervene :p
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
The only difference you might be overlooking is the US provides very little in the way of social service. Both health care and college education aren't free here. |
Actually, this is not completely true:- We tend to pay for private healthcare once we can afford it. Unfortunately, our country still cannot offer quality healthcare yet;
- Though the best universities are public (i.e. free), most Brazilians probably go to private institutions anyway. As a matter of fact, the best schools before college all tend to be paid.
I wish you were right there but the system is not that much different :( |
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| Reza |
| quote: | Originally posted by BTG
i just came home from richmond hill. it's actually $1.38 ;P |
fuuuuuuuu |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights
Perhaps we travel farther, on average, to get to the places where we need to go. I wouldn't know. You tell me smarypants. |
don't give me that BS you guys can write off your mortgage interest.. NO COMPLAINTS FROM YUOU ABOUT GAS!
unless you have to drive 5 hours a day for work you shouldn't complain. |
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| igottaknow |
| My comments are more directed at the EU, UK, Canada, Japan. Not that any system is perfect. Most ppl from outside the US only know you can earn more here but don't take the high cost of living into account. In particular that in a capitalist system the cost and risk is put squarely on the individual with very little safety net. Healthcare and college is very good here if you can afford it. I remember talking to someone from France who wanted transfer to a US college but couldn't afford it. So I asked how much was she currently paying for tuition and she said $50 a semester! Here you're talking $80,000 for a 4 yr degree. |
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