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Old 05-13-06, 06:23 AM
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Ive been playing poker online now for about 18 months, and have progressed well i reckon, but alot more since joining this forum, which id like to thank all of you for.

Anyways.....

Since playing online, my life has changed somewhat. I have been talking to mainly americans for a year and a half, so i have picked up your language, your styles, even taste in music to some extent. Its like living around a different culture for a while, like picking up a tenessee accent if you move down from NYC for 5 years, hope you know what i mean.

Anyways, im using alot more american language, like dude, using american spellings, like "color" instead of "colour" and things like that.

The main one is a bit weird. The currency over here is Pouns Sterling (£), and the exchange rate is approx £1 to $1.8. Instead of buying things in my won currency, im automatically converting everything into USD($). Back when i had a job i was working out my wages in $, and then buying things in $ from converting the prices instantly in my head. Its very strange, but from playing poker alot, everything in my head is in $$$.


So, does anyone else from a country have this kind of thing to any extent?