Today's LEFT v RIGHT debate

[Man of Harveys]

Best thing about the Italian motorways are the service stations ... decent coffee & food for bugger all (and beer also on sale!!!.... )

Service stations are great in every country I've visited by car - France, Belgium, Germany - all great, except in the country where I live. I would really love to know why people put up with the shite that gets served up en route here.

 

[London Calling]

It's about 1.20 Euros in Italy, but lead-free petrol is about the equivalent as here 1.38 - 1.42 Euros (about 95p-98p). In fact, I am wondering whether the introduction of the Euro has not led to inflation in some countries which were once considered cheaper places to live.

For instance, most goods that were cheaper in Italy once are now on a par with UK prices - the main things that aren't are local produce, such as certain wines, fruit & veg and Morretti beer (69 cents for a 660ml bottle - the equivalent of 41p a pint).

Lord Bracknell's favourite tipple, Brunello di Montalcino, produced a mere 40 miles from where we were staying, was widely avaiable, but still quite dear. Depending on which bottle yougot, it still cost between 21 and 30 Euros (about £15-£22) a bottle in the supermarket, and more in the enotecas.

The introduction of the EUro certainly pushed up prices.

Accomdation in France literally doubled especially at the cheaper end of the market.

Also companies like Zara that used to multi price their products by the national currency and the wealth of the country, eg dirt cheap in Spain expensive in Germany. Now just label the price in Euro's.

 

[El Presidente]

Interesting that the diesel price in Austria was 1.04 Euro's = approx 70p per litre, whereas in the UK its now around a £1 a litre.

That is interesting, not sure whether it should be classified as 'fairly' or 'quite' interesting though, difficult call to be honest.

 

[Man of Harveys]

That is interesting, not sure whether it should be classified as 'fairly' or 'quite' interesting though, difficult call to be honest.

How about another option: "not"?