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From: dwe84@hotmail.com (tom keener)
Newsgroups: alt.travel,fj.rec.travel.world,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.budget.backpack,rec.travel.latin-america
Subject: Re: What countries have the best exchange rate for the dollar?
Date: 31 Oct 2003 11:55:41 -0800
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dwe84@hotmail.com (tom keener) wrote in message news:<2f593f85.0310220731.347ca9e5@posting.google.com>...
> dwe84@hotmail.com (tom keener) wrote in message news:<2f593f85.0310070654.14d16c00@posting.google.com>...
> > Tom Keener <keensurf@cts.com> wrote in message news:<pgc3ov8559klc9ecjqd8nc1adrb5lncnt7@4ax.com>...
> > > On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 10:41:21 GMT, Spehro Pefhany
> > > <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:
> > > 
> > > >On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 09:45:15 +0000 (UTC), the renowned "Christopher"
> > > ><NOchristopher.lambspam@NOSPAMtalk21.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>The 'exchange rate' has nothing to do with anything here - it is the cost of
> > > >>living that is important.
> > > >
> > > >Closer, but it's the cost of living *for a visitor* of the OP's
> > > >specific type. 
> > > >
> > > >If the locals subsist on little but mashed taro root and sleep in
> > > >squalid, filthy and unhealthy conditions unacceptable to the OP, he
> > > >might find a place with an apparent low cost of living to be
> > > >relatively very expensive. If the government forces foreigners to pay
> > > >much more for many things, regulates where they can stay overnight and
> > > >what price they must pay, requires some shops to deny them service
> > > >without ration cards, or the forces them to exchange money
> > > >"officially" at a very unfavorable rate, the same result can occur. 
> > > 
> > > True, but even when that occurs, sometimes it's possible to enjoy a
> > > very cheap trip. For example, Burma. It's been 18 years since I was
> > > there, but in spite of the government control, it was dirt cheap. And
> > > a great place to visit, too.
> > 
> > WHY BOTHER COMING BACK WHEN ALL YOU DO IS GET IN THE WAY?
> 
> 
> GOD, AIN'T IT GREAT. NO MORE MR. WEENERS. GOOD RIDDANCE.

Where, or where, has little tommy keener gone?  Gee Whiz!