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Re: UK gets a raw deal again
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Wed, 3 Jul 2002 21:37:27 GMT
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What's so great about Leiden? The only reason I live here is because of the
international school in Leiderdorp that our daughter goes to. But I can't
wait to leave Leiden behind me again. Do you know it's got the lowest
average IQ in the country? And that includes all the students at the famous
university...
Duq,
who prefers Limerick to Leiden
"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message
news:GyoLBv.IEC@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.uk, Ronald Vallenduuk writes:
> > > In Holland it's EUR 89,99 = 88.7358 USD
> > > According to www.xe.com/ucc GBP 59.99 = 92.1177 USD, so that's 54% • more....
> > >
> > > But then again, salaries in the US are much higher than in Europe, so it • all
> > > makes sense... or does it?
> >
> > Not always. Cost of living also varies dramatically; in New Jersey,
> > for example, $12,000 takes me much less far than it did in Leiden;
> > however, it takes me farther than it did in Greater London. From my
> > understanding of the VAT and so forth, the UK cost still works out to
> > US + 30% or so.
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> The big problem is that "middle England" wants US levels of taxation • coupled
> with European levels of public services. They want US level of (alleged)
> growth with EU environmental protection. Too few people are able to see • that
> these things may not be 100% compatible 100% of the time.
>
> Scott A
> (Who prefers Leiden to London)
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| (...) Leiden just happens to be where I lived while on research. Are you not Dutch (the international school)? The surname implies Dutchness. :) I didn't mind living in southwestern Leiden, but I lived north of Leiden-CS and that was less pleasant. (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Myself and a couple of friends spent a day there last year when we were cycling through Holland/Belgium. It was a warm day in the sun soaking up the local cultural offerings. It was outside term-time, so it was very quiet and quite relaxing. I doubt (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) The big problem is that "middle England" wants US levels of taxation coupled with European levels of public services. They want US level of (alleged) growth with EU environmental protection. Too few people are able to see that these things may (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.lego.direct)
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