Prices of Things
Price of things Sept 2 2007
I met another math teacher in the cafeteria today. He is from here but speaks English VERY well and had just recently came back from Halifax! Anyways, he reminded me to tell you about money here. Basically an RBM is 7 times less than a Canadian dollar. So for example 700RBM is CN100. I have to say I may just become an even bigger Heineken fan while I am here. I saw Heiney for sale for 5RBM each at the grocery store! I could have 7 for the price of one in Canada! Also, as proof to myself that I have every reason to quit drinking coffee once and for all here (have had a headache for 3 days now but still no coffee!) an espresso is 15RBMs. Imagine if a coffee cost three times as much as a beer back home? I can just hear my dad now ....mmmmmm....beer.....all the more reason to drink it!
The theory is that the locals don't drink coffee anyways so it is 'special price' for the waiguo ren (foreigners).
I met another math teacher in the cafeteria today. He is from here but speaks English VERY well and had just recently came back from Halifax! Anyways, he reminded me to tell you about money here. Basically an RBM is 7 times less than a Canadian dollar. So for example 700RBM is CN100. I have to say I may just become an even bigger Heineken fan while I am here. I saw Heiney for sale for 5RBM each at the grocery store! I could have 7 for the price of one in Canada! Also, as proof to myself that I have every reason to quit drinking coffee once and for all here (have had a headache for 3 days now but still no coffee!) an espresso is 15RBMs. Imagine if a coffee cost three times as much as a beer back home? I can just hear my dad now ....mmmmmm....beer.....all the more reason to drink it!
The theory is that the locals don't drink coffee anyways so it is 'special price' for the waiguo ren (foreigners).
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