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AvHdB:
On the 1st of January 1999 the Euro was introduced to the public.
Curious to hear memories, thoughts, and opinions 25 years latter.
Manny:
I miss Deutschmarks, Guilders and Estonian Kroons.
But I suppose it did make life easier when travelling on the mainland. It was a PIA changing currency every few hours when driving through.
Markje:
--- Quote from: AvHdB on December 15, 2024, 04:29:11 AM ---On the 1st of January 1999 the Euro was introduced to the public.
Curious to hear memories, thoughts, and opinions 25 years latter.
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Im stilll thinking the 10% price hike the NL suffered initiallly was grossly unneeded, it was only to appease germany.
B.B.:
--- Quote from: AvHdB on December 15, 2024, 04:29:11 AM ---On the 1st of January 1999 the Euro was introduced to the public.
Curious to hear memories, thoughts, and opinions 25 years latter.
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Much more convenient to travel, ofc. I do miss Italian Lire though. They Italians has some really beautiful money. The 500 Lire coin was particularly lovely.
I recall there was a time in the 00s when the value of the € dipped below $1. I recall exactly where I was when it equaled $1 again - at a Delta Sky Club (they were called Crown Rooms back then) because they had newspapers from all over the world, all of which, both foreign and domestic, except 1 had news about the Afghan war.
The one? Le Monde. The headline? "1€ = $1!" The French are so reliably French. :chuckle: I guess nobody told them that the ECB is really the Bundesbank, writ large.
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