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(...) As an Amerikaan who has lived in .nl (maar Zuid-Holland) I can tell you about my experience. I lived in Leiden which is a bit away from all the Noord-Holland stuff. But the NS is quite good (despite how the newspapers deride it sometimes) and (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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Please pardon my intromission, but I must refer that all prices in the Netherlands (and most EU countries as well) will be in Euro (EUR, €) from January 1st, 2002. This isn't really a very important information (pricing will be the same, but on a (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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(...) Well, that's true. The Euro-pegged currencies will be no longer valid after 28 Feb 2002. But you can't get any Euro notes before 1 Jan 2001. This ought to be interesting, and chaotic... (...) No, no--I said half *again* that in the US. 150%. (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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(...) About $0.50-$0.70 depending on sort (standard / low fat) But we don't have as much choice as in the US, about 6 types in total. (...) Standard unleaded is about $1, Diesel is about $0.80 I think... Leaded up to $1.15 (...) Bread between $0.50 (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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(...) I don't know if your working for a large company, but most of the time they provide a house (as far as I know). I think you have to expect a higher price for houses as mentioned above, if you want something nice. Mostly the problem is getting (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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(...) Oh, yeah! But I still believe it is a change for the better! The only catch is the GBP not joining... now we will see who was right, the BoE or the rest of the EU... (...) Oh. Every day is a learning day. Thank you very much for the lesson! (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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Pedro Silva <el_gordo@netc.pt> wrote in message news:GJzDDz.49E@lugnet.com... (...) always (...) the (...) From my holidays, when I traveled through 7 countries, I believe petrol is nowhere more expensive than in Holland.... Duq (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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