Originally Posted by
Scott in LA
I know I balked when seeing a £10 burger in London last summer--not that there was anything inherently wrong with the price, but when I did the mental calculation that it was over $20, I realized how much I'd been spending on the entire vacation due to the !*@&# dollar being so pathetic.
It's not just the dollar being weak - prices in London have become outrageous.
Look what you get in Tokyo at a 'gourmet' burger chain for $12 (it's the Super-size meal and the meat is of good quality)
http://palstage.blog.ocn.ne.jp/palog..._caf_c745.html
And yes, it IS huge!