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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 11:47 PM Original message |
Regular Gas is exactly $4.07/gal here in Fukuoka, Japan |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
1. Is that for self-serve or full serve? |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Most gas stations here are still full-service. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Yeah, gas prices here do seem to be lower |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. That price is a liter. |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. No. I converted the prices to a per gallon price. Liter price is 128~132 yen, about $1.08/liter |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:16 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Damn the dollar is in the hole. |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:21 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. 1 dollar is about 120 yen. It's actually been pretty stable. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. The yen's been going down against all major currencies |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. But, I bet you have some public transportation, and shorter distances to commute to work |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 02:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. We got into that problem roughly 60 years ago. |
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qdemn7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. Hybrids? |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 04:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I see a significant number of Prius... |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 04:25 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. The yearly tax on a "kei" car ranges from 4,000-7,000 yen |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 04:35 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. They are actually pretty awesome cars. |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
11. But its still 400 to 500 yen for the famous Hakata Ramen |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 03:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. If you think that's high |
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symbolman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
14. I was BORN there |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 04:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Half of Itazuke is now a large city park, the other half is JASDF* base |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 04:29 AM Response to Original message |
18. Nice. |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-15-07 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
20. How much is for gas and how much for tax? nt |
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