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English Audio Request

4sato
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The Reason I Bought DVDs from the UK

The other day, I bought a DVD titled, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"" from Amazon.co.uk.
先日、私はAmazon.co.ukを利用して「はらぺこあおむし」というDVDを個人輸入しました。

DVD prices are lower in the UK than in Japan, partly because of the strength of the yen.
イギリスのDVD価格は、円高の恩恵もあり日本のそれよりも廉価です。

However, I think that those of the US are even lower.
しかし、アメリカでの価格はイギリスのそれを下回るように思います。

The reason I bought it from the UK Amazon, as opposed to the US one, is that American DVDs are coded region 1 whereas British DVDs, like Japanese ones, are region 2 so they can also be played in Japan.
それにもかかわらず私がAmazon.co.ukでDVDを購入した理由は、アメリカのDVDがリージョンコード1であるのに対し、イギリスのDVDは日本のデッキで再生することが出来るリージョン2だからです。

Now, I am waiting for my next order to be delivered from the UK.
現在、私は次の注文がイギリスから届くのを待っています。

It has already been shipped and is estimated to arrive sometime between 19 Jan - 27 Jan 2012.
それらは既に発送されており、配達予定日は1月19日から27日の間です。

I bought thirteen DVDs including Evangelion 2.22 and all together (postage included) it cost approximately 5,000 yen.
私は「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破」を含む13枚のDVDを購入し、送料込みで約5,000円の代金がかかりました。

In Japan, the DVD of Evangelion 2.22 alone costs 6,000 yen!
一方、日本では「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破」は1枚の定価が6,000円です。

Good bargain, don't you think?!
とても良い買い物をしたと思いませんか。

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  • The Reason I Bought DVDs from the UK ( recorded by 4sato ), Australian

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  • The Reason I Bought DVDs from the UK ( recorded by briggslcp ), Southeastern United States

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