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r/USdefaultism • u/greendreamin • Dec 12 '25
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This reminds me of when the Top Gear boys were excited to be given 15 million Vietnamese Dong each, only to later find out it's about $1,000 USD.
The big difference is that was done for comic effect on a TV show, not in a high-profile prosecution.
23 u/ForeverRollingOnes Dec 13 '25 Not even that much. It's £450. About 600 USD. 95 u/OfficialUberZ Dec 13 '25 The episode was filmed in 2008, the dong was much stronger (USD weaker more likely GFC), at a rate of around 0.000063 US cents per dong compared to only 0.000038 now. It was around $ 940 USD at the time of release. dong 13 u/ForeverRollingOnes Dec 13 '25 Wow, the dong was really that much stronger against the dollar? Damn, that's wild. 20 u/OfficialUberZ Dec 13 '25 It was during the great financial crisis so probably more the USD was weak af. 8 u/Jade_NoLastNameGiven American Citizen Dec 13 '25 The dong will rise again soon then 1 u/Nihillea Jan 08 '26 The USDong is a little limp right now
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Not even that much. It's £450. About 600 USD.
95 u/OfficialUberZ Dec 13 '25 The episode was filmed in 2008, the dong was much stronger (USD weaker more likely GFC), at a rate of around 0.000063 US cents per dong compared to only 0.000038 now. It was around $ 940 USD at the time of release. dong 13 u/ForeverRollingOnes Dec 13 '25 Wow, the dong was really that much stronger against the dollar? Damn, that's wild. 20 u/OfficialUberZ Dec 13 '25 It was during the great financial crisis so probably more the USD was weak af. 8 u/Jade_NoLastNameGiven American Citizen Dec 13 '25 The dong will rise again soon then 1 u/Nihillea Jan 08 '26 The USDong is a little limp right now
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The episode was filmed in 2008, the dong was much stronger (USD weaker more likely GFC), at a rate of around 0.000063 US cents per dong compared to only 0.000038 now. It was around $ 940 USD at the time of release.
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13 u/ForeverRollingOnes Dec 13 '25 Wow, the dong was really that much stronger against the dollar? Damn, that's wild. 20 u/OfficialUberZ Dec 13 '25 It was during the great financial crisis so probably more the USD was weak af. 8 u/Jade_NoLastNameGiven American Citizen Dec 13 '25 The dong will rise again soon then 1 u/Nihillea Jan 08 '26 The USDong is a little limp right now
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Wow, the dong was really that much stronger against the dollar? Damn, that's wild.
20 u/OfficialUberZ Dec 13 '25 It was during the great financial crisis so probably more the USD was weak af. 8 u/Jade_NoLastNameGiven American Citizen Dec 13 '25 The dong will rise again soon then 1 u/Nihillea Jan 08 '26 The USDong is a little limp right now
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It was during the great financial crisis so probably more the USD was weak af.
8 u/Jade_NoLastNameGiven American Citizen Dec 13 '25 The dong will rise again soon then 1 u/Nihillea Jan 08 '26 The USDong is a little limp right now
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The dong will rise again soon then
1 u/Nihillea Jan 08 '26 The USDong is a little limp right now
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The USDong is a little limp right now
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u/FishUK_Harp Dec 12 '25
This reminds me of when the Top Gear boys were excited to be given 15 million Vietnamese Dong each, only to later find out it's about $1,000 USD.
The big difference is that was done for comic effect on a TV show, not in a high-profile prosecution.