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Re:How The Art of Computer Programming was ruined for me by Roboprog on Thursday September 05, 2013 @02:34AM (#6332536)
When I was in India about a year ago, the exchange rate was about 50 Rs to 1 USD. So, I took to calling a 50 note a "Ghandi Buck" (sorry, guys, but it helped me remember the relative value, and it does have Ghandi's picture on it -- just like every other denomination).

That said, lunch in the company cafeteria was about 50 Rs, if I recall. So, where I would spend about 5 to 8 USD at home on a modest lunch, they would spend what amounted to 1 USD. Salaries are scaled accordingly, so yeah, those Rupees come dearly when you have to earn them locally.

100 Rs might exchange for 2 USD, but it feels like having to earn 10 USD (or more).

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Re:How The Art of Computer Programming was ruined for me by anuragramdasan on Thursday September 05, 2013 @02:40AM (#6332552)
Yes. While the mathematics is simple, the relative salary and inflation tell an entire different story.

Also over the past year, the value of dollar has increased to Rs 67(or the value of Rupee has fallen, whatever). The point is, it burns more now. And the burn amount keeps fluctuating.

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Re:How The Art of Computer Programming was ruined for me by denzil_correa on Friday September 06, 2013 @06:51AM (#6339676)
> "Ghandi Buck" (sorry, guys, but it helped me remember the relative value, and it does have Ghandi's picture on it -- just like every other denomination)

Apologies if I am pedagogical but it is "Gandhi" and not "Ghandi".

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