JK>That's still an astonishing number. Not for student housing: £50+ per room per week. Cardiff isn't the most expensive city here but it is a city, and getting more expensive, this part of Cardiff -- which is very mixed, socially -- is comparatively fairly expensive. JK>Is the wage--scale that incomparable with the US? My search showed a roughly similar median wage in 2005. Someone here may know the rental rates for a comparable US city. I wouldn't be all that surprised if they were lower, often prices in the UK are higher than in the US. ----- Original Message ----- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 12:38 AM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Didn't I tell you so? That's still an astonishing number. Is the wage--scale that incomparable with the US? Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: Didn't I tell you so? Date: 7/2/06 1:03:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time From: judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent on: Sorry, that should have been a dollar sign! just over £900, around $1700. ----- Original Message ----- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 5:37 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Didn't I tell you so?