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Martin_1962

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We paid for the Beijing Olympics
« 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
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Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
« Reply #1 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!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Martin_1962

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Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
« Reply #2 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
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Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
« Reply #3 on: 12 March 2009, 11:45:12 »
 :o :o :o :o

Maybe we should take up the 'charity starts at home' motto...
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« Reply #4 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 ;)
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« Reply #5 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?
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« Reply #6 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"!   ::) ::) ::):( :
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Re: We paid for the Beijing Olympics
« Reply #7 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
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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)
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