Chinese porcelain was highly valued in europe for its beauty, style, and durability. however, imported porcelain from china was very expensive. crafters in germany and england developed new methods of making porcelain using feldspar and bone rather than the kaolin that was used in china. this new porcelain was viewed as having similar quality to chinese porcelain, and the new methods continued to be used in europe.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.

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