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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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 Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 3:34 pm Post subject: Terrible! 1000 won = $1 |
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Very Terrible....
1000 won now equals $1 (Australian dollar).
Back in 2000/2001 1000 won = $1.50 (good for sending money back home).
1 million won used to get me $1,500 (Australian dollars) now I only get $1000.
When is this going to stop? |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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Come on Korea! Where is that backwards, worthless and stupid jingoistic nationalism when your economy really needs it?
Strong won, strong Korea!
Sparkling |
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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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I sent home 1.4 Million Won last month and got 696 pounds in return.
Did the same yesterday and only got 676 (or there abouts), not that the extra 20 quid would actually buy you much back in the UK though. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| BS.Dos. wrote: |
I sent home 1.4 Million Won last month and got 696 pounds in return.
Did the same yesterday and only got 676 (or there abouts), not that the extra 20 quid would actually buy you much back in the UK though. |
Sigh... this is why I have stopped sending money home now that my student loan's paid off. |
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Darkness
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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W1000 = .95CDN....wish I didn't have any loans at home. The money I'm sending home now, compare to before...i'm taking a $400/month hit.
Fucken Korean!!!
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cheeriocookie
Joined: 06 May 2008
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Tell me about it! Does anyone know why the Won has gotten so much weaker these days? aaaaaaaarrrggghhh |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Darkness wrote: |
W1000 = .95CDN....wish I didn't have any loans at home. The money I'm sending home now, compare to before...i'm taking a $400/month hit.
Fucken Korean!!!
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I am curious how much you are sending a month...to take a $400 hit would be over $5000 a month or at a time.
I figure on $15,000 cdn, at the present exchange rate I would lose $1000 dollars compared to the exchange rate of when I last sent money to Canada. That is pretty lame.
I hope the government takes their heads out of their asses and realize that the cost of all things coming into Korea is going to go through the roof. |
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