I'm an Australian, based in the Washington, DC, area of the United States. I spend a lot of time there with Jasmine, Australia's best-known speedsolver of the Rubik's Cube. Prior to the US, Jasmine and I were based in London, UK. We have also lived previously in the United States and Australia.
I have worked for an Australian business rules and compliance company since 1999 in Australia, the US and the UK. I have also lectured in IT and Law related topics at King's College, London, and at The Australian National University.
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Fri, 26 Nov 2004 [Australian eastern time]
Where's the Thanksgiving turkey?
Financial journalists are hilarious -- almost as amusing as investment bankers and mortuary attendants. An article on the Australian Financial Review website at the moment asks who is the real turkey this Thanksgiving:
As US investors head home for their annual Thanksgiving dinner, foreign exchange markets are treating the US dollar as the biggest turkey of them all.
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[T]he US dollar was left behind yet again, hitting record lows against the euro, nine-year lows versus the Swiss franc and four-year lows against the Japanese yen. It fell to another nine-month low against the $A just below US79¢.
This is good news for us Australian expats, paid in Australian dollars but living in the US. Silly electronic gadgets are getting even cheaper! I'd better not tell Jasmine!
Meanwhile, Jasmine and I look set to spend a chunk of the four-day Thanksgiving period in the office putting the rest of it into boxes. Our Thanksgiving will come at the end of the process when we can declare: 'Thank *^&%$ we have filled all the boxes here!'.
But then we will need to go home and pack our apartment.