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Title: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Martin_1962 on 12 March 2009, 11:23:49

£38,000,000,000 was given to the Chinese in aid last year.

Looks like we paid for their space programme too

China has

£2,000,000,000,000 in foreign exchange

They are richer than us and we give them aid >:(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7938786.stm

Title: Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 12 March 2009, 11:27:09

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£38,000,000,000 was given to the Chinese in aid last year.

Looks like we paid for their space programme too

China has

£2,000,000,000,000 in foreign exchange

They are richer than us and we give them aid >:(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7938786.stm

I am amazed by this!! :o :o :o :o :o

China should be giving us aid! >:( >:( >:(


EDIT: Martin thank God it is £38 million not the £38 Billion you wrote! :D ;)

But £38 million is bad enough!! >:( >:( >:( >:(

Title: Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Martin_1962 on 12 March 2009, 11:40:44

Looks like they corrected the page said £38 thousand million or US billion.

Sorry but to me billion is still 000,000,000,000 not 000,000,000

Title: Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Sad on 12 March 2009, 11:45:12

 :o :o :o :o

Maybe we should take up the 'charity starts at home' motto...

Title: Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 12 March 2009, 11:48:47

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Looks like they corrected the page said £38 thousand million or US billion.

Sorry but to me billion is still 000,000,000,000 not 000,000,000

You old fashioned, truly British person, you! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

Not into Americanism then Martin! ;D ;D ;)

Title: Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Martin_1962 on 12 March 2009, 11:57:49

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Looks like they corrected the page said £38 thousand million or US billion.

Sorry but to me billion is still 000,000,000,000 not 000,000,000

You old fashioned, truly British person, you! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

Not into Americanism then Martin! ;D ;D ;)

No - why should I be?

Title: Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 12 March 2009, 13:29:37

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Looks like they corrected the page said £38 thousand million or US billion.

Sorry but to me billion is still 000,000,000,000 not 000,000,000

You old fashioned, truly British person, you! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

Not into Americanism then Martin! ;D ;D ;)

No - why should I be?

Indeed Martin, couldn't agree more! :y :y

The trouble is the financial markets and the language they use is all about the mighty dollar, although there are many clouds on the horizon to threaten that "empire"!   ::) ::) ::):( :

Title: Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 March 2009, 13:44:28

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Looks like they corrected the page said £38 thousand million or US billion.

Sorry but to me billion is still 000,000,000,000 not 000,000,000

Doesnt that ammount of zero's equate to a Trillion and Billion respectively

Title: Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 March 2009, 13:46:22

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_(disambiguation)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillion


Then you have numbers that relates to Bill Gates bank balance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers

Title: Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
Post by: Sad on 12 March 2009, 13:58:25

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Looks like they corrected the page said £38 thousand million or US billion.

Sorry but to me billion is still 000,000,000,000 not 000,000,000

Doesnt that ammount of zero's equate to a Trillion and Billion respectively

Depends if you're using the 'American' system or the old 'British' system...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_(word)