American Expats in Britain Suffer ‘24/7 Sticker Shock’
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 12.04.07 | 3:55 PM ET
How bad it is? Imagine life without cheese. The Los Angeles Times chronicles the plight of expats and foreign exchange students struggling with the weak dollar. Case in point: “Amanda Owen, a 19-year-old international relations student from Seattle, said she holds herself to a draconian budget: She has dinner out only every other month; she bought her iPod online in the U.S. and had her parents mail it to her; she weaned herself off lattes, organic food and, though she is a vegetarian, cheese.”
Related on World Hum:
* Dollar Sinks to Record Low in Europe
* Three Travel Tips: Ways to Save Money in Europe
Photo of British cheese by BeMa via Flickr, (Creative Commons).
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Joanna Kakissis 12.04.07 | 5:35 PM ET
I cringe. In Greece, home of the 5-euro coffee and the 20 percent electricity hikes, things are no better. No wonder Jay-Z is making his videos holding a wad of euros!
rocawear big & tall 03.07.08 | 2:54 AM ET
very interesting…