Originally Posted by
Goldorak
I think your wallet is more traumatized by the insane prices of everything in the US when visiting (restaurants, hotels, taxis) rather than an exchange rate of 1.03 vs 1.10
No no no, from the EUR perspective it was 0.97 vs. 1.10

So quite a difference. But your point also stands (although, living in Paris, the difference is not so drastic anymore, bar the ridiculous tipping practice).