Comments on: 10 Things That Are Pricier in the U.S. Than in Britain

By: Brent Rossow

Brent Rossow — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:52:00 +0000

Yes on the student loan debt:

http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/18/pf/college/student-loan-debt/index.html

First line of the above article: “Thanks to rising tuition and a tough job market, college seniors graduated with an average of nearly $27,000 in student loan debt last year.”

By: Jacqueline O Moleski

Jacqueline O Moleski — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:11:00 +0000

I have heard that cliche’ many times (once it was “drive from Detroit to Florida for the day” – um, that’s a three-DAY drive in and of itself. The following, though cliched, really is pretty much true: The difference between Americans and the British is that Americans think 100 years is a long time and 100 miles is a short distance. The British think the opposite – 100 miles is a long way and 100 years is a short amount of time. Even well-educated Brits that I’ve met are (a) shocked at the vast distances between places in the US, (b) even more shocked at the casual attitude Americans have towards long drives. See the author’s entry on this blog about driving in the US.

By: Jacqueline O Moleski

Jacqueline O Moleski — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:05:00 +0000

Nope on the student loan debt. Mine ballooned from $30,000 to $80, 000 to $100,000 and that was JUST for 2 years out of state graduate tuition. Which is why I support the one-time student loan forgiveness act. And I suspect some of the arguments about grocery prices are regional – the author lives in LA, I live in the Midwest – I think that explains why I pay about $2.00 for a local grocery store brand bread and $4.00/$5.00 for artesan bread at the same store.

By: A

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:22:00 +0000

I’ve lived in both the US and the UK and I have, without a doubt, found the US to be cheaper all around. Those quotes for food prices are way off, in my opinion, and I live in one of the more expensive states. Even my health insurance isn’t much more than the amount of tax I’d pay in the UK to fund the health service (I believe there is a sliding scale of taxing for the National Health Service depending on how much you earn.)

By: Tone Montone

Tone Montone — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:40:00 +0000

good, piss off!

By: tim

tim — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:54:00 +0000

you’re on drugs if you’ve ever paid $4.99 for a loaf of bread

By: Jae C. Grady

Jae C. Grady — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:16:00 +0000

I wouldn’t pay that much for a loaf of bread unless it was just baked from a fine bakery. Grocery store bread is a buck fifity. ($1.50)

By: Dan Roberts

Dan Roberts — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:11:00 +0000

The problem with the prices for foodstuffs in New York City is one of logistics. NYC doesn’t actually GROW anything, so they have to ship foodstuffs from hundreds of miles away to feed millions of people.

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:24:00 +0000

Well of coarse things are pricier, British money is worth more than american

By: jess

jess — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:19:00 +0000

I agree! I am glad I am not the only one saying this! I have told my American boyfriend, I will NOT be giving birth in the land of the ‘free’… free my ass.