A day at the beach - Gullane Bents Beach

Another gorgeous weekend in Edinburgh! We went to the beach with a couple from our church - Kit & Angie. We had a great time sunning and eating and lazing around. Angie was such a wonderful cook and prepare some really yummy quiche, potato salad (with chorizo), cake, and topping it off with chips, salad and french loaf. We brought a bottle of wine to contribute. Ha ha. Here are some pictures ....

Average Household Income

I suppose as a responsible analyst, to make the comparison more meaningful, I should have included the Average Household Income across the same countries.

GDP (in USD - base on CIA World Fact Book)

Turkey - $9,400
France - $33,800
UK - $35,300
Germany - $34,400
Italy - $31,000
US - $46,000
Russia - $14,600
Malaysia - $14,400
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) - $20,700

Gas / Petrol Prices

For those of you who are feeling the pinch of gas / petrol price increase in the States, count yourselves blessed. Yes, you heard me right, blessed. Here's why - check out the comparison globally (see below). Bear in mind that the US also tend to have a higher potential earning comparatively. Now you feel better? :-) How about giving the US govt. a break, huh?

Per Gallon on Average in USD (sample countries)
Turkey - $11.00
France - $10.00
UK - $9.54
Germany - $8.75
Italy - $8.65

US - $4.02

Russia - $3.68
Malaysia - $2.63 (courtesy of mum)
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) - $0.46 (courtesy of Richard)