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Mar 26, 2006 | 11:29 am

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Originally Posted by mcrt

I know it really irked the Brits I traveled with that they had to convert to $ for traveling in Africa.

Personally I think the concept of 75 million Americans set loose on the world is a pretty scary concept.

Now what really irks the Brits is the way Americans spell words like travelling.

As for carrying USD, the days of large white fivers (£5) or even money belts full of gold sovereigns are indeed long past. All the same, in those days we did give the world the G&T, so some good came of it.

As for travelling in Africa, in the CFA franc countries, French Francs used to be perfect, at FF1 = CFA100. Even now, Euros say far more for you there than USD ever could. (Most bars & restaurants will accept EUR at 650:1 in these countries.)

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