In a message dated 5/17/1999 3:44:25 PM US Eastern Standard Time, lawsonic@global.co.za writes: << I charge R240 for a tuning you probably charge around $75, but R240 is only $40 and $75 is R450, the point is the rate is correct for the countries economy in its own currency. >> A couple of months ago, the price of a Big Mac was mentioned as a reliable standard of comparison among international currencies, as it would be a fair indicator of both exchange rate and local cost of living variants. . . . if only I could remember what I paid for my last Big Mac. Time for a little research. John S.
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