Yesitisdakid Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Happy about the dollar but look at the pound ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Yesitisdakid said: Happy about the dollar but look at the pound ! Yep - looks to be "chasing" parity with the USD. Atm its 1 GBP to USD 1.09 (according to Mr Google), but it was at a low of $1.035 against the US dollar earlier today as markets reopened after the weekend GBP / Baht cross rate may be holding up a bit better ? Some context - Edited September 26, 2022 by Zeb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 9 hours ago, Zeb said: Yep - looks to be "chasing" parity with the USD. Atm its 1 GBP to USD 1.09 (according to Mr Google), but it was at a low of $1.035 against the US dollar earlier today as markets reopened after the weekend GBP / Baht cross rate may be holding up a bit better ? Some context - Best I got today was 40. 25 baht to £sterling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Even going down against the fcuking Rouble .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 From BOE "The MPC will not hesitate to change interest rates by as much as needed to return inflation to the 2% target” 555 that will settle things down ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 38 minutes ago, Stillearly said: From BOE "The MPC will not hesitate to change interest rates by as much as needed to return inflation to the 2% target” 555 that will settle things down ... I'd say a 15+% interest rate will settle some things down (and upset some other things). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 8 hours ago, Nightcrawler said: Best I got today was 40. 25 baht to £sterling For a while TT was 39.30 but recovered a bit getting back over 40. The US rate party will not last for ever never does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 pound was very close to 1-1 back around 1996 i think, when I moved back from us to UK, but then it reocvered. a lot of it isnt just the quid weakening but the dollar strong because US has higher interest rates AND is a safe haven for money with all this ukraine/russia mess. either way the baht is dropping too, so for tourists, hopefully, the quid will get back to its recent norm with the baht quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 16 minutes ago, tommy dee said: pound was very close to 1-1 back around 1996 i think, when I moved back from us to UK, but then it reocvered. a lot of it isnt just the quid weakening but the dollar strong because US has higher interest rates AND is a safe haven for money with all this ukraine/russia mess. either way the baht is dropping too, so for tourists, hopefully, the quid will get back to its recent norm with the baht quickly 1985 was the previous low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Good timing for me. Actually couldn't have worked out much better. Tough times for the Brits.... ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Stillearly said: 1985 was the previous low Seem to remember I was getting 28b to the £ in 1984. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom51red Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 25 minutes ago, coxyhog said: Seem to remember I was getting 28b to the £ in 1984. Probably got a beer for around that back then ? i recall around 10-12 years ago bottom of central road junction beach road a bar doing happy hours draught beer for 28 or 29bht,used to sit there watch the sunset :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Phantom51red said: Probably got a beer for around that back then ? i recall around 10-12 years ago bottom of central road junction beach road a bar doing happy hours draught beer for 28 or 29bht,used to sit there watch the sunset 🙂 I have a pic somewhere from 1981 of my mates bar & it says Singha 18b. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 14 hours ago, Phantom51red said: Probably got a beer for around that back then ? i recall around 10-12 years ago bottom of central road junction beach road a bar doing happy hours draught beer for 28 or 29bht,used to sit there watch the sunset 🙂 They advertised 99 baht pizza as well there back in the day 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 5 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said: They advertised 99 baht pizza as well there back in the day And the cost of a whole street BBQ chicken was 85 baht... Bloody shocked when it went over 100 baht!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said: And the cost of a whole street BBQ chicken was 85 baht... Bloody shocked when it went over 100 baht!! The whole chicken price stayed at 120 for many many years......Not sure now.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Going to the US in April for a holiday, that’s gonna be cheap lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, Sangsom said: Going to the US in April for a holiday, that’s gonna be cheap lol. Best brush up on your poker skills and go via Vegas. Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 hours ago, boydeste said: Best brush up on your poker skills and go via Vegas. Lol I am 💰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqualung Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I can handle the exchange rate. Its the 24% decrease in my pension transfer value that shook me up. Same for most people with pensions I expect. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 18 hours ago, fforest said: The whole chicken price stayed at 120 for many many years......Not sure now.... I think the one outside R-CON is 220 baht now !! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) On 9/27/2022 at 11:27 AM, coxyhog said: I have a pic somewhere from 1981 of my mates bar & it says Singha 18b. Those must have been the real value days…..From what I’ve seen when Thais decide to raise the price on something, they tend to round up to a nice even amount. I don’t recall LT or ST going from 1K to 1100, for instance. Then again, to be fair, full contact lap dances in Montreal were $10 in 1995, many Yanks were happy to make the trip with the $ at .65. Only around 2010 did some places go to $15. I stumbled into one 2 weeks ago, pissed out of my mind, within 10 minutes was solicited by a Haitian and a blond Belgian. Was informed it’s now $20……I politely declined and left after one pint, which after cover & tips ran me $25…..and people say Montreal is dirt cheap compared to Vegas, etc. Strip clubs just ain’t been my thing since I discovered Thailand, I mean what’s the point ? Edited September 29, 2022 by Golfingboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said: I think the one outside R-CON is 220 baht now !! Damn…..Doesn’t surprise me with the cost of things today, but I believe I was paying 85B at a place on the moat in CM in 2010. Almost triple, I don’t think Thai wages have risen that much in same time frame….. Edited September 29, 2022 by Golfingboy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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