What countries have the best exchange rate for the dollar?

"Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
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Dieter A Dieter wrote:
Sure, but IF, but only IF he meant to tavel economical, then he should
write "value for my money" But what he really meant was "in which
country
can I make use of my valuable dollars" or "in which country do people
still like USD"

I think you are picking a fight where none is necessary. He earns money in
dollars. He has a bank account with dollars in it. Now he wants to go out
and spend them, and he wants to know where he would get the most value for
each one.

Yes, but...

Exchange rate does not indicate what the money, once exchanged, will buy.
You may get 5,000 EscudoSolPesos per dollar, but if the cost of living in
whatever country we are talking about is high, there is no advantage to
getting 5,0000 EscudoSolPesos over getting some other currency that converts
at 10 to the dollar or 3 to the dollar.

Look at what the cost of tourism, in dollars, is. Ask "how far will my money
go." Who cares what the exchange rate is? What is important is what the
money will buy.

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 23:51:14 GMT, "David Eduardo"
wrote:

Exchange rate does not indicate what the money, once exchanged, will buy.
You may get 5,000 EscudoSolPesos per dollar, but if the cost of living in
whatever country we are talking about is high, there is no advantage to
getting 5,0000 EscudoSolPesos over getting some other currency that converts
at 10 to the dollar or 3 to the dollar.

Of course not, which is why asking the question "which country has a
good exchange rate with the dollar?" isn't mentioning anything about
5,000, or any numbers, it's asking which are good.

I think lots of people understood the question well enough.

A good exchange rate for a tourist is clearly one which makes things
you buy cheaper at the destination, it's got nothing to do with the
units used.

Jim.

David Eduardo wrote:
"Miguel Cruz" wrote:
I think you are picking a fight where none is necessary. He earns money in
dollars. He has a bank account with dollars in it. Now he wants to go out
and spend them, and he wants to know where he would get the most value for
each one.

Exchange rate does not indicate what the money, once exchanged, will buy.
You may get 5,000 EscudoSolPesos per dollar, but if the cost of living in
whatever country we are talking about is high, there is no advantage to
getting 5,0000 EscudoSolPesos over getting some other currency that converts
at 10 to the dollar or 3 to the dollar.

I think that alone is enough to conclude that the meaning of "best" you've
inferred is not what he intended. He didn't ask "What countries have the
most currency units per dollar?"

.... though there is probably some vague correlation, especially if we can
imagine Japan out of existence.

miguel
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"Dieter A" Dieter wrote in message
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"really man" schreef in bericht
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You must be joking.
Never heard of people, culture, nature, ... ?

Never heard of reading comprehension? "One of my criteria..." does
not
mean "my sole criterion".

Even in case it is the last criterium on his list, even then, it is
banal,
crude and vulgar to write such kind of statements.

You're being utterly ridiculous. Economical travel is a perfectly valid
criterion.

Sure, but
IF, but only IF he meant to tavel economical, then he should write "value
for my money"

Then maybe that's what you should write in your reply to him, instead of
immediately raising the ugly american spector.

But what he really meant was "in which country can I make use of my
valuable
dollars"

Yes, I guess that's part of it.

or "in which country do people still like USD"

Boy are you reading your own bias into this.


Only US people don't see the difference between money and dollars

That settles it. There are ignorant people all over the world, and you are
one of them.

China is not that cheap, and HK is downright expensive (athough much cheaper
than before). Vietnam is relatively inexpensive, as is Malaysia and
Indonesia.

India can be very inexpensive.

"King" wrote in message
ink.net...
Yea...I love South & Central America. I've seen most of the continent
except Terra del Fuego.
I'm headed down to Peru next month.
I've got to get out though, and see some other parts of the world.
I've never been to the Asian countries. I was trying to narrow down China
(Beijing, Shanghai, HK), Mongolia, Vietnam, Bangkok,etc.
I'll also eventually get to India and Turkey.
I've seen some of Europe, and most of the Middle East but would like to
get
in more there.

You can see from my original post why I ask the question about exchange
rates and value for the dollar. It's not that I will never travel to
these
places...it's just that there's so many places to see....things to
do...........



"really man" wrote in message
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Yea....I love DIFFERNT cultures, food, people, religions, etc. I just
cannot visit them all at one time.
I'd prefer to go some place, like a previous post said......that I can
stay
a 2 weeks instead of 2 days.

If you have any facility in Spanish, South America will be cheap.
Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, alll good bets. I'd
stay out of Colombia without a guide (preferably someone visiting home);
the other countries I've never been or have no
reliable info.

-C

In article , Peter L
wrote:

China is not that cheap, and HK is downright expensive (athough much cheaper
than before). Vietnam is relatively inexpensive, as is Malaysia and
Indonesia.

India can be very inexpensive.

Just so I can calibrate; how compares Japan?

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And anyone generalizing me out-of-hand by my country of origin or my form of
currency is already beneath me.

Wasn't it you that generalized about another relative to country of
origin: "Your reading comprehension is almost British. Re-read the
original reply."

I was just borrowing his paintbrush for a second.

It seems you are beneath you.

I wrestle with that curse every damn day.

-C

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:26:35 -0700, the renowned Gerry Scott-Moore
wrote:

In article , Peter L
wrote:

China is not that cheap, and HK is downright expensive (athough much cheaper
than before). Vietnam is relatively inexpensive, as is Malaysia and
Indonesia.

India can be very inexpensive.

Just so I can calibrate; how compares Japan?

If you don't travel anywhere except by subway, are a lone traveller
staying in a single room in a cheap ryokan and eat only at noodle
shops, department stores and from convenience stores I think it might
be cheaper than parts of China. Better value in many cases.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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In article , Spehro Pefhany
wrote:

China is not that cheap, and HK is downright expensive (athough
much cheaper than before). Vietnam is relatively inexpensive, as
is Malaysia and Indonesia.

India can be very inexpensive.

Just so I can calibrate; how compares Japan?

If you don't travel anywhere except by subway, are a lone traveller
staying in a single room in a cheap ryokan and eat only at noodle
shops, department stores and from convenience stores I think it might
be cheaper than parts of China. Better value in many cases.

I've spent much time in recent years in Japan. You're saying I would
have to work hard for it to be as cheap as "not that cheap" China. so
it would be less expensive than HK? Confusing. Since you've clearly
been to these places I'm wondering where Japan's expense measures with
these others. Particularly Vietnam.

I'm just asking cause we go everywhere in Japan, pay from 60 to 130 a
night for my wife and I (with a couple of special nights at 150), eat
what I like and do what I like and it's less expensive, say, than a
week in New Orleans.

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 20:36:25 -0700, the renowned Gerry Scott-Moore
wrote:

I've spent much time in recent years in Japan. You're saying I would
have to work hard for it to be as cheap as "not that cheap" China.

Yes, I think so. But it depends on the standards you require. You can
certainly spend more in China (or even Indonesia) than in Japan, but
you have to go more upscale. *You* obviously know enough not to hop
into a cab at Narita to get downtown. ;-) I know two people who have
done that, believe it or not.

so it would be less expensive than HK?

Yes.

Confusing. Since you've clearly
been to these places I'm wondering where Japan's expense measures with
these others. Particularly Vietnam.

I think you can get by much cheaper in most of SE Asia than in Japan
if you don't mind a slightly grotty room with no A/C. You can get a
rather basic private room with bathroom for less than $10 in some
places. AFAUI, a youth hostel bed in Japan is more than double that,
especially at Y110/USD.

Looking at Western style hotels, I see the cheapest from a discounter
at around $100 for two people in Tokyo (2 star) vs. $26 in Ho Chi Minh
City (3 star).

I'm just asking cause we go everywhere in Japan, pay from 60 to 130 a
night for my wife and I (with a couple of special nights at 150), eat
what I like and do what I like and it's less expensive, say, than a
week in New Orleans.

I got the impression that the OP is aiming more at US $30-50 a day
including travel (like he's got only $10-$15K to blow, and a whole
year to do it in). Or such is my guess.

One of the many factors is that great cities such as Tokyo (or London)
often have a lot of free stuff to do when you get there and have paid
for your expensive accomodation.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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