Rammi Jan 05, 2009 09:10PM Went to the bank today. Proof of the crap economy: people queued up for an hour (yay, Abbey's slow customer service) to deposit £3-10.
Rammi says Jan 05, 2009 09:21PM basically, the dollar and pound are getting stronger, and the pound's getting a lot weaker...
Rammi says Jan 05, 2009 09:22PM which is probably why I've seen so many tourists around lately, taking advantage of the good (for them) exchange rate.
Rammi says Jan 05, 2009 09:24PM not that it matters to anyone but me, but £1 used to be 70 Thai baht. Now £1 = 51 Thai baht.
Telperion says Jan 05, 2009 09:36PM comparing money unit-to-unit is kind of a weird science. especially when you consider that the definition of a dollar used to be...
Telperion says Jan 05, 2009 09:36PM Yassy: I wish the Sacagaweas had caught on. I envy Canada their loonies and toonies.
CoyotePacə says Jan 05, 2009 09:37PM if I remember correctly, the paper Euros are universal and each nation gets to design the face of its own Euro coins (usable anywhere)
Alexandra loves Jan 05, 2009 09:38PM her loonies and toonies. I also love Canada's dollar bills, some of them have short stories on them (like the $5 one having a hockey
really? I need to see that. 
