From: J Corbally (icorb@indigo.ie)
Date: Fri Jul 19 2002 - 17:58:45 MDT
>Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:33:58 +0200
>From: Amara Graps <amara@amara.com>
>Subject: Re: CULTURE: It's easier to lie
<snip>
>In time, the number of locals fumbling over the Euro will decrease but
>in the meantime, I was pleasantly surprised to see that folks from all
>walks of life trusted the person at the cashier, so much to engage them
>in their cash transaction.
>As a side note, if you travel to the Euro zone, you will see an
>inordinate amount of attention paid to the Euro, regardless of getting
>accustomed to the value of the coins/bills. The country's backside of
>the Euro has spawned coin collectors, collecting euros from different
>countries. For example, the German shopkeepers were very interested in
>my Portuguese euros (which are boring), and I'm still on the lookout for
>San Marino and Vatican euros (fat chance). So if you watch, you will see
>many people at the cash register turning over the coin to see from where
>the coin came. This summer, it's increasing because of the holiday
>travels (I wonder if anyone has calculated the 'mixing factor' of
>countries' Euros with other countries' Euros?) It's a curiosity about
>one's money I find really refreshing.
>Amara
Very true, I've seen coin folders for the various sets minted in all the
Eurozone countries. I can also attest to flicking through my pocket change
to see if I've got anything interesting. So far I've seen Dutch, German
and Spanish versions. Unfortunately, I usually end up needing it for the
vending machine. It'll be interesting to see how much more this happens
after the first holiday season since the introduction. You can expect lots
of Spanish and Italian to turn up here, I guess.
Cheers,
James....
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and
crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures
to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid."
-Q, Star Trek:TNG episode 'Q Who'
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