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To: Spekulatius who wrote (103746)	5/21/2001 2:57:48 PM
From: LLCF	Respond to of 436258

<In eastern, the Deutsche Mark and to a lesser extend the US$ is the main trading currency. In Europe, there is no special affinity to the US$; but in many touristy area's you can pay with US$ (as with many other currency's) albeit with a bad exchange rate.> I've been telling him exactly that... he get's taken for a ride by some sharpies in Italy [where they make a profession of this kind of thing, as well as stealing the cars of any dopey northern europeans stupid enough to drive there] on his dollars and he assumes everyone takes them. LOL, save our breaths. DAK