Originally Posted by satprof
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.
I hadn't really thought about spelling traveling and travelling. I typed it into Word and it autocorrected it for me getting rid of the extra l. We also ship boat loads of the letter u over so you can spell colour and flavour. We don't need them here.
One oddity I did find about mixing my own G&T is that in India you have to go to the pharmacy to get the tonic. Since it has quanine it is still considered medicinal.
Originally Posted by satprof
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.)
The group I was traveling with was in 2001 so it was back in the pre-Euro days. I think the US$ is still the most universal travel currency, but the Euro is certainly making inroads.