Mighty Euro back up above 50 again - Almost on parity to Sterling now!

[The_Munchmaster]

According to The Times a recent poll shows that 85% of Brits are now against adopting the Euro.

[teddy]

It doesn't really hit home until you have to go to Europe and realise that you only get 1 Euro for your Pound. I have just booked a weeks skying in Meribel, just look at the feckin prices at the bar in my hotel

 

Fookin hell!

[Faustian]

Holy shit teddy, the soft drink prices are insane!

[kamui]

According to The Times a recent poll shows that 85% of Brits are now against adopting the Euro.

 

These 85% will receive a reality check as soon as they leave their island. :smirk:

[buffalo_bill]

Their drink prices are plain silly .

[kamui]

It doesn't really hit home until you have to go to Europe and realise that you only get 1 Euro for your Pound. I have just booked a weeks skying in Meribel, just look at the feckin prices at the bar in my hotel

 

Fookin hell!

 

Did you bring a suitcase with food an bottled water? :smirk:

 

This reminds me of the time when I went to Japan in 2000. I had planned to stay 3 months on a budget of 12.000 Deutsch Mark. But the Euro was just introduced and immediately fell to 72 Cents/1 USD (today it's 1.40). Every lunch or beer hurt and I came back to Germany with a huge debt.

[buffalo_bill]

Be careful that nationalistic pride doesn't cloud your financial judgment.

 

Signore ,

 

I have no financial judgement at all to make , I have been following the winds of trade all my life and not listening to anybody's recommendations or future-telling . Currently I buy in China using cheap US currency . I mainly sell throughout Europe using ever the same â?¬ - pricelist ; my UK suppliers quote in â?¬ for a long time already . Sterling has become meaningless in international trade , the UK citizens will therefore have to live with a floating Pound which includes suffering from time to time . Up to them , I have been a fanatic â?¬ supporter from day 1 .

 

Germany does fairly well now due to some reforms that have been made over last 5 years plus reasonable unions accepting low wage increase .

 

[The_Munchmaster]

It doesn't really hit home until you have to go to Europe and realise that you only get 1 Euro for your Pound. I have just booked a weeks skying in Meribel, just look at the feckin prices at the bar in my hotel

Ludicrous prices those Teddy!

 

How come a 16 yo Lagavulin is only â?¬2.5 dearer than a JW Red when a bottle is twice the cost?!

 

How much is the week going to set you back?

 

[WorldFun]

teddy if money is a concern I think you booked at the wrong 3valley resort - val thorens or partly courchevel is for the average joes while meribel is for the jet set even at 4* start hotel bars - are you part of it?

[The_Munchmaster]

He thinks he is!