On 03/04/17 15:17, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> 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.
>
>
I just take a debit card with me: the bank does all the forex for me.

Who uses cash anyway?

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