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re: Who here has never left the United States?
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:17 am to Bruco
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:17 am to Bruco
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But the US is the unparalleled leader when it comes to variety of topography, climates, scenery, and recreational opportunities. And no one is a close second.
China has a shitload of diversity in landscape and climate. If you take out Hawaii we don't have much of a tropics climate, while China does.
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Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:18 am to Pettifogger
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Time is a bigger constraint than wealth, IMO.
Bingo.
Taking a long weekend and flying to Punta Cana is pretty easy (and cheap), but anywhere else requires more time and planning.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:18 am to OMLandshark
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China has a shitload of diversity in landscape and climate. If you take out Hawaii we don't have much of a tropics climate, while China does.
Key West tho
And I guess Puerto Rico counts? I dunno
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 9:19 am
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:18 am to TheCaterpillar
Don’t forget the sun kissed women!
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:19 am to Pettifogger
Right now, I'm perfectly content staying put, and knowing or meeting the people I have. I have dealt with people from Spanish-speaking countries mostly, and it is very interesting knowing the differences in culture.
At that restaurant, I decided that I need to re-learn Spanish. Hearing it is one thing (I still can't understand when women speak it). I can't read it for shite, and I can barely speak it
At that restaurant, I decided that I need to re-learn Spanish. Hearing it is one thing (I still can't understand when women speak it). I can't read it for shite, and I can barely speak it
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:19 am to Lsupimp
I've heard that favorable exchange rates make your money go further, but that doesn't make sense to me. I'm sure I'm missing something but, if the rate is 1:131, wouldn't something that costs $1 in the US (say a soft drink) sell for $131CAD in Canada? So where's the benefit?
ETA: This was the case in Trinidad, the exchange rate was 1:16-ish and if you went into subway, footlongs were something like $85TT, or $5ish US...
ETA: This was the case in Trinidad, the exchange rate was 1:16-ish and if you went into subway, footlongs were something like $85TT, or $5ish US...
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 9:22 am
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:19 am to Centinel
Yeah I just planned a trip for my birthday with a bunch of friends for 4 nights and I had to rule out a lot of places because I didn’t want to land late afternoon and waste a day. Picked Cancun and my flight lands at 9:30 AM. 
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:20 am to VooDude
Traveled to 8 other countries so far, and really don't plan on stopping soon. The world is a freaking awesome place!! Feel bad for those who don't get to see more of it 
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:20 am to Hammertime
If you’re content then by all means stay put.
But don’t confuse meeting or knowing someone from a different culture and immersing yourself in a different culture.
But don’t confuse meeting or knowing someone from a different culture and immersing yourself in a different culture.
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 9:21 am
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:20 am to Bruco
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And I don’t think they anything even remotely similar to our National Park system
They have national parks. Been to two of them:
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:22 am to CptRusty
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I've heard that favorable exchange rates make your money go further, but that doesn't make sense to me. I'm sure I'm missing something but, if the rate is 1:131, wouldn't something that costs $1 in the US (say a soft drink) sell for $131CAD in Canada? So where's the benefit?
Nah man, its .76 US dollar = 1 Canadian dollar currently.
Their prices don't change that much.
So say something is $100 Canadian when the exchange rate is 1 to 1. Then the rate swings favorably for US. You're paying $76 US for what you previously paid $100 US.
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 9:24 am
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:23 am to TH03
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It’s $1 to £.75 now.
nice, I'm going there in a couple of weeks, haven't been there in a while, mainly been going west
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:24 am to AbitaFan08
But he got Mexican tacos from a place where the menu is in Mexican.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:24 am to VooDude
Never have. I've wanted to. The truth is, i'm an extreme homebody. It is a regret that i have now that I'm 33 with a family. I'm sure an anniversary trip coming up will be somewhere out of the country. I have literally never had a passport in my life. Probably should get one.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:24 am to TheCaterpillar
Yea I figured Pimp was just being sarcastic about the exchange rate, but the point I'm raising is I'm not sure about whether or not exchange rate even makes a difference?
Wouldn't the price of goods and services scale with the rate?
Obviously things are cheaper or more expensive depending on what particular country you are in, but that's true within the US as well.
Wouldn't the price of goods and services scale with the rate?
Obviously things are cheaper or more expensive depending on what particular country you are in, but that's true within the US as well.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:25 am to CptRusty
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Wouldn't the price of goods and services scale with the rate?
it doesn't scale that quickly.
Groceries in Canada don't rapidly change price with the exchange rate, for instance.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:25 am to CptRusty
Not sarcastic, he missed a decimal. It’s 1 to 1.31 not 131
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:26 am to TheCaterpillar
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Groceries in Canada don't rapidly change price with the exchange rate, for instance.
all based on the poutine standard baw
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:26 am to 777Tiger
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This post was edited on 2/24/19 at 1:13 am
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:26 am to TheCaterpillar
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So say something is $100 Canadian when the exchange rate is 1 to 1. Then the rate swings favorably for US. You're paying $76 US for what you previously paid $100 US.
In that case, the item is just cheaper. Again, this is also the case within the US...depending on a variety of factors some things are more or less expensive depending on your location.
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