Originally Posted by
JenGal
have indeed run into place where locals WANT USD
So have I. As I said, Egypt is not one of them, because it is not a country with a weak currency. And the USD is a lot less attractive than it used to be (for everyone, including Americans) as a safe store of value. In much of the world, with the exception of central America and Ecuador, people are just not that interested in USD these days.