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Doctor Cynic (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:13 PM Original message |
"Euros Accepted" signs pop up in New York City |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Am I the only one who finds this alarming? nt |
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grytpype (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. No,you are not! |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Hmmm.....yes it is scarey, but we widdle Americans deserve it. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
49. I don't find it particularly alarming |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. So some visitors won't have to exchange all their money. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. so they're still getting a bargain visit! nt |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Visiting us is a bargain for Europeans and not a bargain for us visiting Europe. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. yeah, as long as they're not detained, strip searched and tortured |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. Especially if they have dark skin |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'd take euros, too--they're worth $1.46 US |
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mahina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Welcome to Argentina. |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
6. "Another day, another euro". |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. Pretty soon we'll be wiping our behinds with U.S. dollars. nt |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. the Saudis are already doing that. |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Yeah, but does she like her dollars |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. It's an effective political statement, even if not intentional. n/t |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is the best news I've ever heard! Free market currency! |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. NO-this means we are closer to the NEW WORLD ORDER! |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. Maybe these shop owners want to take in some money that's |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. good. |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. Will people get angry like they did with the pizza joint that takes pesos? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. That was the Dallas racists, upset to learn Mexicans sometimes eat in the US |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. They'll be getting a damn good exchange rate |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
18. Makes sense to me, why not make it easier for tourists to spend? |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. This means we are now OFFICIALLY one step closer to the AMERO & The North American Union! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. Being a first world nation was sure fun while it lasted! |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
22. This is a sad, sad sign (literally and figuratively) |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
24. Considering that Euros are the currency for all of Europe |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Only the ones in dark blue on this map. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
25. But it doesn't say how the shops set the exchange rate they accept them at |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Who painted that map |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Worldmapper |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. rofl hahahhaa. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
29. Well, why not? You can pay with dollars in other parts of the world. |
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allisonthegreat (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. oh dear...n/t |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
31. Many shops in Waikiki have accepted yen for years |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. More proof of our third world status |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. This is good for the merchants - not so good for the tourists. You can bet that the |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. FINALLY a rational response |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-06-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Someone's actually got their thinking cap on in this forum. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 09:27 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Most tourists aren't going to bother keeping up with exchange rates |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Agreed |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. The negativity is the Fed will lose power |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Huh? |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I'm not so sure. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. That doesn't make any sense |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. No need to take a cut. |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
45. "Euros Accepted" signs pop up in New York City |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Even while US dollars are no longer accepted at the Taj Mahal. |
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Benhurst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. The Empire has fallen. How much longer will we borrow $ Trillions to |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. No US dollars accepted at the Taj Mahal. |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-07-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
50. The American Peso. |
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