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   From: henry999@eircom.net   
      
   Bibo  wrote:   
      
   > I am reading Chapter 3 of Orwell's Down and Out, and he makes   
   > references to surviving on "six francs a day."  He also talks about   
   > milk costing about 80 cents.  Anyway, I've tried to do some rough   
   > calculations on what that (six francs) would actually be worth in   
   > today's dollars, but am having difficulty.   
   >   
   > Does anyone have a solid explanation (with references to currency   
   > exchange rates for 1933) of what six francs is (roughly) equivalent   
   > to?   
      
   If you ask nicely, Prof. Werner Antweiler of UBC's Sauder School of   
   Business in Vancouver might be able to help you.   
      
   cheers,   
      
   Henry   
      
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