Is it bye bye to the Euro ?
Is it bye bye to the Euro ?
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mybrainhurts

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90,809 posts

284 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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wavey..Euro

Probably...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1128262/...

Hysterical Daily Mail haters may congregate in the room next door ------------------------------------------------------------->

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Dogwatch

6,381 posts

251 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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Simon Heffer had a similar comment in the Telegraph a few days ago. There is no provision for any country to leave the Euro and the financial markets will pounce on any country that tries to, but in the end it may be the least worst option for some.

As commented in a thread yesterday some Germans are already refusing Euro notes which weren't printed in Germany.

Simpo Two

92,670 posts

294 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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'A currency too far'...

Esperanto never caught on; I'm surprised the Euro did.

Digga

48,035 posts

312 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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Simpo Two said:
Esperanto never caught on
Not sure about that - have you tried 'phoning some of these offshore call centres? biggrin

BigLepton

5,042 posts

230 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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Dogwatch said:
As commented in a thread yesterday some Germans are already refusing Euro notes which weren't printed in Germany.
If that's the case, I doubt they would like the design for a British euro note I submitted to the mint depicting a Spitfire pilot shouting 'Tally-ho evil krauts, this is for bombing my grandads greehouse!' whilst strafing Hitler with bullet holes in a swastika pattern as he screams 'AIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!!!' whilst dying. frown

Bing o

15,184 posts

248 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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The riots they quote in Greece - weren't they over the police killing a teenager?

clanger

1,087 posts

287 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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Bet Spain wishes it wasn't Euro'd at the moment wink

pano amo

814 posts

265 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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I'm a little uncomfortable with this 'PIIGS' term, especially when used by a notoriously right wing toilet paper like the daily mail. I'm sure they quite like bagging up what they would consider'lesser europeans' with a term like this.

R5GTTGAZ

7,897 posts

249 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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BigLepton said:
Dogwatch said:
As commented in a thread yesterday some Germans are already refusing Euro notes which weren't printed in Germany.
If that's the case, I doubt they would like the design for a British euro note I submitted to the mint depicting a Spitfire pilot shouting 'Tally-ho evil krauts, this is for bombing my grandads greehouse!' whilst strafing Hitler with bullet holes in a swastika pattern as he screams 'AIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!!!' whilst dying. frown
rofl

pano amo

814 posts

265 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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pano amo said:
I'm a little uncomfortable with this 'PIIGS' term, especially when used by a notoriously right wing toilet paper like the daily mail. I'm sure they quite like bagging up what they would consider'lesser europeans' with a term like this.
Reading further on in the article! "The PIIGS will then find their economies grow even more shaky"
I dont think Im being paranoid here but sounds like hidden racism. They know what they are writing...

mybrainhurts

Original Poster:

90,809 posts

284 months

Wednesday 28th January 2009
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pano amo said:
I'm a little uncomfortable with this 'PIIGS' term, especially when used by a notoriously right wing toilet paper like the daily mail. I'm sure they quite like bagging up what they would consider'lesser europeans' with a term like this.
But OK when quoted in the Financial Times, eh...? rolleyes