RE: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves

["Jason Vicinanza" <jv@futurafish.com>]

Hi Rob, Im afraid to say that the Euro is NOT accepted as a 'legal
currency'. Although in London some of the high street stores in Central
London do accept them. I purchased some goods from Marks and Spencer and
used Euros, however it took 3 employees to process my transaction and
the exchange rate they use is terrible!

I don't know if I agree with this 'European Project' thing though.

Cheers

jason




- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rob
Appleby
Sent: 07 August 2002 18:38
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves


Jason - you make a valid point, but the European project is currently
pretty identified with the common currency, don't you think? BTW - are
euros accepted as legal tender in the UK now, or do you have to change
them at the bank? R.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Vicinanza" <jv@futurafish.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:33 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves


> "Sam wasn't so far off the mark when he called Europe Europe. If you 
> need to know what makes up Europe, just think who is it that  will 
> accept Euro bills."
>
> Sorry but I have to respond to that.
>
> A number of countries in your 'Europe' do not use the Euro (sadly in 
> my
> opinion) in which case in what continent do you think the UK, Sweden
et
> al are in?? We are all Europeans over here regardless of the currency
we
> use. I don't understand why you have to feel that a continent is
> identified by its currency. Maybe it's the inherent capitalist nature
of
> North America which make some people think like that or maybe is a
> simple misunderstanding of a strange land over the ocean... who knows.
>
> In addition what really gets me is when a British person says 
> something like 'Im going to Europe for my holidays'.. Makes my blood 
> boil!!! ggrrrr
>
> jv
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Allan 
> Wafkowski
> Sent: 06 August 2002 22:15
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Dumb camera thieves
>
>
> We Americans see a number of countries in Europe using the same 
> currency
>
> called the Euro, same laws, and we see courts with jurisdiction 
> between countries. It very much looks as if Europe is some kind of 
> Orwellian melting pot losing its individual identities. Americans are 
> not breed to
>
> be so docile as to easily give over its internal affairs to an entity 
> called the World Court as Europeans have urged us to do.
>
> Sam wasn't so far off the mark when he called Europe Europe. If you 
> need
>
> to know what makes up Europe, just think who is it that  will accept 
> Euro bills.
>
> Allan
>
>
> On Tuesday, August 6, 2002, at 04:48 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> > What is "Europe"? Do you mean Switzerland, or Denmark, or Greece? 
> > Because there are huge differences--Europe consists of different 
> > countries,
> FYI,
> > with vastly different cultures and vastly different probabilities of

> > having your pocket picked. Hell, people even speak different 
> > languages here, imagine that!
>
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