At 05:28 AM 8/27/01, Jeroen wrote:
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: Marvin Long, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Verzonden: Geen
> > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Onderwerp: RE: Europe, the US, and Environmentalism
>
> > Or, if you're like most people, you don't have $120 to routinely spend
> > on dates. And if the girl's a real sweetheart, then maybe she doesn't
> > mind that at all, and maybe her company is worth far more than you can
> > actually afford. And maybe the same is true in reverse--she has a
> > cost-benefit analysis to make, too, after all.
>
>Lemme guess, going out on a date is a lot cheaper in the US than it is in
>The Netherlands.
>
>For comparison, a three-course meal and a few drinks in a reasonably good
>restaurant will easily set you back NLG 50 per person. A ticket to a movie
>theatre goes for about NLG 16 a piece.
>
>So, dinner & movie for two will easily cost you some NLG 125-150. How much
>would a similar date cost me in the US?
How about the much more realistic "dollar movie and McDonalds"?
--Ronn! :)
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