A few days ago, I pondered the question "why?" and determined to not be judgmental while exploring the answer. Having ventured out a bit since that time, I now have the answer to why bicycles are so plentious in this already economically depressed city. For 1 American dollar, you get 2 Belizean dollars. So even if you divide this $10.59 per gallon in half, the price per gallon would still be astronomical by today's standards in the U.S. Using my American dollars, I would pay about $5.30 per gallon.
Should we be grateful for the less than $4 a gallon we pay in the states? I'm still not so convinced. Regardless, one of the things I am growing to like (maybe I will soon come to love it) is the fact that people all day greet each other while riding their bicycles from home, to work, to school, to court, to grocery shop...etc. They are all so friendly. Initially cautious towards visitors but they warm up quickly, just with a friendly smile or an initiated hello.
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