Comparatively, fuel in Hong Kong is about $4/litre which is about $15/gallon… so count your lucky stars and stripes you warmongering fools.
Meanwhile in California
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Soulphite@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
avg@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Right, because the people of California were the ones clamoring for a war in the middle east.
mushroomman_toad@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
6M Californians voted for him.
Shameless@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Until the people of the US do something about your tyrannical government, I think the rest of the world is going to make snide comments and tar you all with the same brush. Let’s be honest, it doesn’t matter who youve voted for, the US consistently will start wars.
It sucks but at least you guys arent the ones being bombed.
claimsou@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
11,7$/gallon in Germany . It had never been so high.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
How much does rising gas prices affect ambulance fees in Hong Kong?
Griffus@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
“Ambulance fees” are the most dystopian words I’ve seen in a long time.
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
The Hong Kong with cheap and reliable public transport?
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Your government, which is just Xi, is on the verge of invading Taiwan, a sovereign nation.
To everyone commenting, please remember it’s a class war. We’re all in the same boat, and the billionaires are throwing rocks at us.
snoons@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
If only conservatives weren’t so focused on the economy the economy would be doing better. :(
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
They focus on the economy just like they focus on underaged girls
They’re only looking for something they can fuck
notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
You sonofabitch I’m writing this because I can’t upvote twice. Capital joke!
Haquer@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I love all the comments stating “oh that’s still cheap.”
Lil bro, I probably drive more in a month just for the menial shit I need to do than you do in a year, and I work from home.
We don’t even fucking have sidewalks where I live.
HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Good news is, once enough of you cant afford the fuel anymore, you can easily convert one of the 8 lanes into a sidewalk.
Or even… gasp a cycle path. dun dun dunnnn
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Bro I live in the Netherlands one of the densest countries in the world, with great pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and good public transportation. The average work commute here is still 40km per day that’s 200km a week so 120 miles per week. And the majority of people use the car to commute. Gas is €2.34/L and Diesel is €2.58/L that’s €8.84/gallon or $10.2/gallon for petrol and €9.57/gallon or $11/gallon
So people all over the world are screwed even if they travel less. And even if you don’t use a car guess what will happen to food prices when diesel is as expensive as it is now.
Thorry@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
They said, sobbing
Akasazh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Swap the F150 for a prius
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It’s not impossible. I had a 1.5 hour one-way commute to work at one point.
Haquer@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I don’t drive one of the giant brotrucks that I see daily, those guys are absolutely fucked. Gas is $4 where I am, but I expect it over $5 by the time summer hits and those assholes with their 8mpg highway are going to be hurting
I drive like… 200 miles every 2 weeks or so in total? I fill up once a month and at current prices that’s about $60 for my car
ZombieChicken@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
Some people do.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
It depends on the area, but it’s not uncommon to drive more than 30 or 40 miles a day for a work commute in California (especially if you’re trying to live in a cheaper area away from where the jobs are located).
Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
So… what are you going to do about it?
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Likely nothing because there’s 100+ years of laws and momentum preventing any meaningful change.
Not to mention the cost and time required to make change is something that is no longer feesable in many instances as things stand. Making change even if you were to get everyone to agree not possible.
We can make things better going forward but in many cases we can’t actually fix the existing problem with out displacing people and businesses. Damaging already struggling local economies and creating a larger homeless problem.
City planning is a brutal issue that frequently doesn’t lend it self well to going back and fixing problems. The best in many cases is to stop fucking up in the first place on new construction. And band aid fix old.
shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
For some reason this comment reminded me of that Cuban dude that retrofitted his car to run on coal because of American sanctions. What a world we live in.
SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
there is literally one
Fluke@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Remember when all the coal rolling micropenises were whacking “I did that!” stickers stickers on everything?
Wonder what they’re all blaming now their man, Mango Mussolini and his team of cum-guzzling sycophants and fascist handlers are fully in charge?
Is it still somehow Biden’s fault? What’s their play here?
glitch1985@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I saw someone rambling yesterday that it indeed is Obama and Bidens fault due to them not attacking Iran when they were in power and now Trump has to clean up their mess. Unhinged logic for sure.
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
due to them not attacking Iran when they were in power
Ah yes, before the Strait of Hormuz existed 😂
Fluke@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Maybe if Obama had spent as much time on the links as Trump, you all wouldn’t be in this mess.
LMAO
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Obviously it’s because of gavin newscum
tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If only they had bigger penises, they could be accepted by society.
cheeseburger@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
Canadian comparison: $6.79 USD/gal(us) is $2.49 CAD/L, currently.
Gas around here in Edmonton, Alberta is between $1.45 CAD/L and $1.72 CAD/L depending how hard you look.
That would be between $3.95/gal(us) and $4.68/gal(us)
LePoisson@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s about $3.69 to $3.99 right now around Cincinnati, OH. Gas in California is probably (if not actually) the highest priced gas in the country.
But yeah the cost of everything going up since Trump took office has sucked. This war in Iran feels totally pointless, we’ve managed to hurt ourselves and kill a bunch of innocent people and all for what? Like honestly it’s beyond idiotic, it’s cruel and literally weakens our position on the world stage.
There is zero incentive for Iran to allow free transit through the strait of Hormuz, now or in the foreseeable future. Even when this all ends it’s not going to go back to like it was before.
Sorry went on a tangent there but yeah gas prices being this high because our president and current administration are fucking morons is so dumb.
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s about the same as Australia. It’s $2.50/L and AUD is typically close to CAD.
RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I’m in Aus, our currency is similar to cad, 3.05/L for diesel, 2.23 for standard fuel.
wieson@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Dang. It’s 2,25€/L which is CAD3,62/L in Germany (Rhineland Palatinate)
BreadOven@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Thank you. I’m seeing like 1.69/L (cad) on weekday nights, and like 1.79 otherwise. Weird seeing us gas cost more haha.
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Diesel in Denmark is 11.2 USD/gallon … but do keep complaining about your luxuriously low gas prices, which BTW was caused by the POTUS too many Americans couldn’t be bothered to vote against.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
but if Kamala won, all those Palestinian children would die!
she’s just as bad as Trump!
this is what they actually believe
Philing_Good@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
In Canada where I live, diesel is 9.2 USD/G converted, but can reach much higher (10.5$+) in other regions on Canada.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I think this is all a conspiracy to make the price of a foot long seem cheaper. Big sandwich with the full support of Subway is manipulating the U.S. into performing atrocious acts to drive up fuel prices. Thus when you see the cost of a sub, you’ll be like huh… That’s actually not that terrible. /s
Furbag@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Diesel is over $7/gal, it’s fucking wild out here.
I got a big pay bump last October and I felt like for the first time since the 00’s I was finally out of the “just getting by” pay curve for Bay Area California and then this Iran war shit happens and now everything including gas is more expensive, clawing back all the gains I’ve made.
At least there’s a chance things might go back to normal if this shit ever ends, but I expect that prices are going to stay high long after the justification for raising them vanishes, just like with inflation.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I left California 35 years ago and never looked back. The prices were too high then, and have gotten exponentially worse since. The people are all fake and full of themselves.
electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
People in CA blame Newsom.
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
It’s clearly trump’s fault
electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Obviously. However I was just there and I heard this more than once.
GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It’s $3.79 in Iowa. Yes, even with the war. Just being in California almoat doubles the price.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Be glad. Here fuel costs around 8-9 dollars equivalent for the same amount, thanks to your senile president.
mrnobody@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
I can appreciate that premium gas is only $.30/gal more, where by me it’s $1.10/gal more 😡😤
Gladaed@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Californian gas prices disturb Americans and Europeans alike.
They just disagree with the direction in which the price must be wrong.
LillaApan@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
10,30 USD/Gallon in Germany, Sweden… I don’t know… But you might begin to understand why it might be smarter not to drive around in gas guzzling tanks? Or switch to electric. Or use smaller cars. Or even… BOTH?
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I couldn’t help but notice there’s a different price for cash and card, is that normal in the States?
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yep. Back around 2013 when the national credit rating slid down it became legal/not prohibited to do so after a lawsuit.
Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
It’s about $9.60 in Germany. Thanks, Trump.
BananaTrifleViolin@piefed.world 2 weeks ago
For comparison, prices near me in the UK are £1.55 a litre which is about $7.45 a gallon.
MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ha! Take that liberals! /S
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
In IB, we hit $7.09 for premium, and $7.69 for Diesel. It’s crazy, and it’s gonna get worse.
Stefan_S_from_H@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
Germans are envious.
buzz86us@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Most of the people in California don’t care.
Stern@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
only about 50 cents less in Portland atm.
jobbies@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Around $9 in Scotland if you’re lucky. Big price spike lately cos of your war in the gulf. Thanks America!
roguetrick@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sex number.
sudoer777@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
669 9/10
Noo, so close!
BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
bizarroland@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I saw $6.79 a gallon for regular being advertised on a sign by the highway.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Thank God for Costco.
$5.10 a gallon for premium and 5% cash back because I have their credit card.
felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
FWIW in SoCal I’m seeing lows around $5.30
Alenalda@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Fuck it just replace every 9 with a 9/10.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m from the bay area. In Hawaii currently. Gas is cheaper here in the middle of the ocean
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Where’s the 67? :(
ftbd@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Awww, did someone get addicted to unsustainable energy sources that are artificially cheap due to externalized costs?
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
No the oil lobby is forcing it upon us. We try to get renewables but they are being destroyed by idiots.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
They’re artificially expensive. The US is a net EXPORTER of oil.
Is all just a bunch of fucking bullshit, everyone.
ftbd@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
No, it’s not. We all know that we cannot afford to put any more CO2 into the atmosphere. So reasonably, any new CO2 that is emitted would have to be (permanently) removed via carbon capture. That would be the true cost of emitting CO2, but instead, these effects are externalized to global society as a whole, making gas at the pump artificially cheap by cheating everyone else.
Teppa@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What’s the alternative, an addiction to Chinese made solar panels and batterys?
bearoftheisle@europe.pub 2 weeks ago
“… in the US” i assume you mean for both of those statistics?
rogsson@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Don’t worry, they’ll figure out the “no tomorrow” part soon enough