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And I take a bus. Don't forget that this is an American forum so they don't have to know how much is R$2,50 in dollar. It is US$1.42 as per time of writing. Ame

by Novash 18y ago

And I take a bus. Don't forget that this is an American forum so they don't have to know how much is R$2,50 in dollar. It is US$1.42 as per time of writing. Americans don't buy per litter, but per gallon, which is 3.5l. So we are buying gas at US$4.97 a gallon. How much is it in USA nowadays again? By the way, I'd like to point out that everything said there was a lie and there is no oil here at all. All oil is there at Iraq, no oil here, nothing to see here. Just forget us. We don't have any oil here, no. ;)

aflag 18y ago
If I'd take the bus I'd end up spending almost the same amount of money gas-wise (not counting taxes and maintaining). The bus costs R$2,10 to university and my car uses about one liter to go from my home to college (it's around 13km). Converting Reais to Dollars doesn't usually give people a good idea of what the cost really is. Maybe $4,97 a gallon is a reasonable price for an american. It's rather expensive for a brazillian, though. That kind of problem is the reason they do that "big mac scale" and things like that. The main point of my post was that gas is expensive here, even though the oil extraction is done by the government and even though we have quite some oil here. If you understand how much R$2,50 is worthed, great. Otherwise, you can still understand what I'm saying. Moreover, I think the most interesting discussion would have arised among people who understand how much R$2,50 is worthed, because they probably understand more about Brazil. Now, about the units I've used, they are much more widely used than gallons and miles. I think there's people from all around the globe accessing here, so I think that, by using them, I'm being the most helpful. Also, they are more natural for me.
mtoledo 18y ago
+1, it's a global forum, YC is in America, and I think we should talk in dollars and gallons to keep things in context. Though, even though I was interested in the article, I don't think it's too much "hacker news". btw, nice to see that some other brazilian hackers hanging around. take care.

by Novash 18y ago

aflag 18y ago

If I'd take the bus I'd end up spending almost the same amount of money gas-wise (not counting taxes and maintaining). The bus costs R$2,10 to university and my car uses about one liter to go from my home to college (it's around 13km). Converting Reais to Dollars doesn't usually give people a good idea of what the cost really is. Maybe $4,97 a gallon is a reasonable price for an american. It's rather expensive for a brazillian, though. That kind of problem is the reason they do that "big mac scale" and things like that. The main point of my post was that gas is expensive here, even though the oil extraction is done by the government and even though we have quite some oil here. If you understand how much R$2,50 is worthed, great. Otherwise, you can still understand what I'm saying. Moreover, I think the most interesting discussion would have arised among people who understand how much R$2,50 is worthed, because they probably understand more about Brazil. Now, about the units I've used, they are much more widely used than gallons and miles. I think there's people from all around the globe accessing here, so I think that, by using them, I'm being the most helpful. Also, they are more natural for me.

mtoledo 18y ago

+1, it's a global forum, YC is in America, and I think we should talk in dollars and gallons to keep things in context. Though, even though I was interested in the article, I don't think it's too much "hacker news". btw, nice to see that some other brazilian hackers hanging around. take care.