Well some people receive "London Weighting," mostly public service people,
but it's often one or two thousand pounds in a city where you can just about
get a one bedroom flat for £130,000. Don't compare London to anything except
maybe Tokyo or Silicon Valley. It's soul-destroyingly expensive.
> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 18:22:04 -0000
> From: "Steve" <Steve.Gullick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Alan's trips to Britain
>
> Whilst England may not be the cheapest place for a holiday, you must not
> compare London prices to the rest of the UK. Many people who work in the
> city have a salary increment to cover the extra high cost of living there.
>
> As for Scotland, I spent a couple of nights in a hotel just outside
> Edinburgh a couple of years ago. I went to the bar to order a SINGLE whis=
> ky
> for me and a Port for my wife and only just had change from =A315.00. My =
> local
> would have charged about =A33.50!!!!
>
> So, it does depend on where you go.
>
> Steve
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