bust Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Heard this to be the case. Anyone else heard the same? Will be in Rangoon in October. Not looking forward to carrying pockets full of Kyat if it is the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Carry Oz dollars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 If they don't accept US you can be pretty sure they probably haven't even heard of Australia let alone seen the currency. I am thinking it's an exchange racket being run by the Junta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I once saw a tourist trying to use Canadian dollars in a Bangkok bar. They looked at him as if it was play money, probably suspecting that Canada wasn't a real country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Might flash a few David Unaipons around and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 ATM Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I won't even use one in LOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I won't even use one in LOS Baby Boomer V Generation X mindset 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I always travel with cash. Never use cards. Would rather lose a few K than have my accounts emptied http://www.pattayama...ing-fraud-32253 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 I am thinking it's an exchange racket being run by the Junta. Perhaps headed back to the days of 15-45-90 kyat bills, after they invalidated all the 50 and 100 kyat notes overnight, allegedly to counter hoarding not permitted in their socialist paradise... Crazy days - getting change was a constant adventure, especially as the kyat became worth less and less, yet no useful large-denomination bills were issued - good for sharpening math skills! (Hoarding was the alleged target, though it was also considered an astrology-related thing: Ne Win's favorite lucky number nine reflected in the 45s and 90s... Are we headed back to madness? I suppose The Lady would say her almost-lucky number is 8 - if you start noticing 24 kyat and 80 kyat bills around, get ready for a long winter of new dictatorship...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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