meegannie said:Well, I could maybe live on about what I started at in DC, but anything below that and I don't know how I can afford a flat, bils, etc. The problem with currency conversion is that the buying power of the dollar and pound is about the same, so ?20 buys the same amount as $20.
I remember when i was first in london, i saw about the same numbers as the cost of...say a cup of coffee, and despite knowing the conversion was WAY different, I somehow tricked my brain into thinking it wasn't bad for a bit...but yeah, the buying power thing ismeegannie said:Well, I could maybe live on about what I started at in DC, but anything below that and I don't know how I can afford a flat, bils, etc. The problem with currency conversion is that the buying power of the dollar and pound is about the same, so ?20 buys the same amount as $20.