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I didnt even know this was going to happen till New Years Eve! So what is going on? Is the European economy in bad shape also? What is up with the Euro?
Just wondering!!!!
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Well, in a nutshell, 300 million Europeans woke up on Jan 1 with a different currency -- sort of looks like Monopoly money, only flimsier. This is the biggest voluntary secession of national sovereignty ever. The Brits the Swedes and the Danes are the only ones to hold on to their currencies. People are now shopping with a calculator at hand -- so as not to get ripped of -- until they get used to the new currency!
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