using System;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main() {

        var r = GetCurrencyInfoAsync().Result;

        Console.WriteLine(r);

    }

    public static async Task<int> GetCurrencyInfoAsync() {

      var t1 = MakeGetRequestAsync("/thing1");

      var t2 = MakeGetRequestAsync("/thing2");

      return (await t1) + (await t2);

    }

    public static async Task<int> MakeGetRequestAsync(string thing){

        if(thing.Contains("2")) {

            await ThingThatWillBeAwaited(2);

        } else {

            await ThingThatWillBeAwaited(1);

        }

        return 2;

    }

    public static async Task<int> ThingThatWillBeAwaited(int seconds) {

        var end = DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(seconds);

        while (DateTime.Now < end);

        return seconds;

    }

}