Enjoy Holidays in Thailand?
Enjoy Holidays in Thailand?
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thehawk

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9,335 posts

237 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Well I used to, £1 used to get around 72 baht - it's now worth around 50 baht.

Unfortunately I've also moved to Australia, $1 used to be 32 baht, it's now worth 21 baht.

This means a significant difference in the cost of a holiday which really sucks.

So why do our 1st world currencies devalue so quickly against some of these developing nations?




Soovy

35,829 posts

301 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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thehawk said:
Well I used to, £1 used to get around 72 baht - it's now worth around 50 baht.

Unfortunately I've also moved to Australia, $1 used to be 32 baht, it's now worth 21 baht.

This means a significant difference in the cost of a holiday which really sucks.

So why do our 1st world currencies devalue so quickly against some of these developing nations?
Because the developing nations' currencies have less far to fall.

507bhp

7,192 posts

217 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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...and as you say, they are developing!

thehawk

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9,335 posts

237 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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But they are potentially in as much mess as we are.

Bollah

566 posts

217 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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That's a bit crap, i'm off out there at the beginning of January and expecting it to be around 60bht to the pound which i have been used to, boo frown