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04-29-2009, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by varduren
brussels didn't seem as affordable as affordable as brabant.....or was i looking wrong? rent just seemed so much cheaper further away from brussels....
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Yes you're right,but i talked about big cities or some european capitals  |
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04-30-2009, 10:34 PM
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gotcha!
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05-02-2009, 12:18 AM
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you silly spoon, belfast is in northern ireland which is in the UK, NOT ireland per se. and if you compare what you get for your pound in say london to how far your pound gets you in belfast, there's quite a difference. take a trip sometime (for longer than a weekend) and you'll notice the diff....i dunno how much more specific you would like me to be coz i already mentioned public transport and a few other cost factors....
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I have lived there - it is very expensive. Have you lived there? I wanna say no. |
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05-02-2009, 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by XodoX
I have lived there - it is very expensive. Have you lived there? I wanna say no.
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bangor
just found that i got alot more money for my pound compared to the south of england |
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05-08-2009, 12:30 AM
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I found Leipzig to be pretty affordable (from what I saw, anyways).
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05-12-2009, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Eduardo983
In Europe people don`t have the huge transportation expenses that Americans have. In europe the public transportation is better and people actually walk on the avenues etc...IN USA everybody is in inside a vehicle...everything is so distant..etc.... so Americans have the transportation expense (car, insurance, tools, gas, taxes) that europeans don`t have...I am not saying that Euro people dont drive...I am just saying that any European can easily use the public trasportation to commute, on the other hand...Americans MUST own a vehicle.
This doesn`t apply in NYC...
That`s why there is so many fat people in America.... people drive drive and drive...and when they get hungry they go to Mcdonals and they even don`t get out of the car, they use the drive thru service.
Now...what do you think is more expensive?? USA or Europe?
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Yes, i agree with you. Unless, if you have to drive a car. The public transportation many times is not an option, and many times driving can make a 45 minute bus ride a 10 minute car ride. I kid you not, this has been the case for me two times. Owning and driving a car here in Finland is very expensive, even in European standards. They'll also rip you off when you get a drivers license, 1700 euros for a damn piece of plastic :P
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05-12-2009, 03:13 PM
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The most affordable European cities for the wealthier ones. Well anything in Portugal, Spain, and Germany. The rest of Europe is very expensive compared to those.
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05-15-2009, 01:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Vic_Vega
Yes, i agree with you. Unless, if you have to drive a car. The public transportation many times is not an option, and many times driving can make a 45 minute bus ride a 10 minute car ride. I kid you not, this has been the case for me two times. Owning and driving a car here in Finland is very expensive, even in European standards. They'll also rip you off when you get a drivers license, 1700 euros for a damn piece of plastic :P
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1700 Euros for a drivers license?? |
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05-15-2009, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Eduardo983
1700 Euros for a drivers license??
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Oh, yes .... you better believe it.
Same thing in Germany ... !
Except .. we found a way around that, if you have an American drivers license ... !!!
After we figured that out, a lot of my family visited us in the States, got their license and then went back ...
Worked for a while, dunno if it still works ... |
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05-15-2009, 03:51 AM
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Oh, yes .... you better believe it.
Same thing in Germany ... !
Except .. we found a way around that, if you have an American drivers license ... !!!
After we figured that out, a lot of my family visited us in the States, got their license and then went back ...
Worked for a while, dunno if it still works ...
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1700 Euros = 2317 USD (a 1 time payment???)
The use of horns is unlawful, and fines are based on the driver`s income? (Finland) 
Bill Gates would be  if he overspeeds there..hehe
At least...there are no tolls in Finland.... in the long run you save $$$ compared to the cost of paying tolls on a daily basis for a lifetime. |
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