Janet Baraclough wrote:

> The message >
> from "Default User" > contains these words:

> > Now, indeed food prices in the UK may be more "expensive", that is
> > taking a higher percentage of a worker's salary than the US, but the
> > relative strength of the GBP versus USD doesn't matter.
>
> Nobody said it did. Do keep up with the thread The OP wrote

You're the one going on about how food is cheaper in the US. It isn't,
at least not based on a comparison of currencies. It's pointless to say
things like, "no way I could exist on $10 a day, that's on five
pounds." You don't paid in dollars, so what dollars buy in the UK is
irrelevant. It's relevant for tourists, and it's relevant if buy food
items from the US (where it's GOOD for you).

To determine whether food is actually cheaper, you have to look
percentage of salaries spent on food and all that.

> > > A budget of about
> >> USD $40/week, for instance. I don't know how that amount
> translates >> to foreign currencies...
>
> . In response to that, Giusi, and I, supplied a dollar conversion
> rate when mentioning our respective currencies (and food costs).

I didn't write that. However, respective currencies DON'T MATTER when
discussing food costs. Simple example. Let's say tomorrow, weird things
happen with the currency market and suddenly the dollar is worth two
pounds. Now, ten dollars US is 20 pounds UK. Did your food get any
cheaper? The prices in the store (at least for now) are the same.




Brian

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