On Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:15:25 +0100, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:

> Yep, I also remember all too well the hassle of keeping change from
> three countries in three different pockets (inevitably coins wound up in
> the wrong pocket), whatever else may be thought of it the Euro is great
> for travellers in Europe - we should have a global single currency and
> put the currency speculator parasites out of business.
>
I remember doing that, but it never bothered me: maybe my initial
overland trip to get here from NZ got me used to that sort of thing. Lets
see, that trip involved: Aussy dollars, Thai Bahts, Nepali, Indian and
Pakistani rupees, Afghanis, Iranian Riyals, Turkish Lira, Greek Drachma,
Yugoslav Dinars, Austrian and German Marks.

Yes, I think the Euro is a good thing, but disagree that is should have
ever used as a domestic currency: if it had been exclusively used as an
international trading currency we'd have avoided all the problems caused
with various governments trying to manipulate it (think Greece and Italy
compared with Germany). Who knows, it might even have supplanted the US
Dollar as the global trading currency simply because it would not have
had any national baggage attached to it.


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