<HTML>In a message dated 5/28/02 12:09:46 AM !!!First Boot!!!, gcasper@pacbell.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">And what do either a Big Mac or a Toyota have to do with the cost of living? Why not ask for the median price of a home, if that's what you're looking for? Greg Casper San Jose, CA </BLOCKQUOTE> I can't remember where I heard it, but the price of a Big Mac, although not technically a measure of value, does give economist a sense of the cost of living is a particular country. I think I heard about this while I was in Japan a couple of weeks ago, on an English speaking CNN TV News report. So Mark's query does make sense. Wim </HTML>