you are right len
boredom is boring
i think it is also fair to say
since we are theoretically all listening to all conversations here
we would all like to hear more about what we all like
& less or not any of what anyone doesnt like
m
--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "lnadybal" <lnadybal@c...> wrote:
> We don't disagree as much as you might think. I like the idea of
the
> Euro, too. It's just that it sets the stage to proceed towards more
> monotony in other areas. My chief "complaint" about tourists was
> hearing how they couldn't grasp the mathematics behind what a French
> vs. Swiss Franc was worth... as though it were all so "hard". I
like
> the Euro because I can pay for things with my German psot office
> checks in Italy - but the banks still grab for themselves the fees
for
> foreign transaction - even though they aren't exchanging money any
> more that they have to "buy". I still can't do an online transfer
of
> Euros from my German account to a Euro account in Spain - the
banking
> systems are still separated - routing numbers as we have in all US
> states are still diverging from country to country. The Euro didn't
> solve all the expense problems of doing business between countries,
by
> any means - and I bet the banks won't be acting too swiftly to merge
> systems where they are all participating in a widened domestic
> "Euro-zone" system. The "nuisance" individual currencies was a
major
> factor that makes Europe interesting, especially for many American
> tourists - which is a financial consideration for Europeans - albeit
a
> relatively transparent one. The variety between "close-in" sites
> among small countries is is a bigger draw for tourists than I think
> most of might imagine. There is no where in the US, for example,
> where one can drive from Germany for six or eight hours in have
Paris
> at your doorstep. An eight hour drive from anywhere in
> Kansas, for example, is just more straight roads and farm fields.
> Regards
> Len
>
>
>
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Peter Hering" <hering@m...> wrote:
> > Hi Len,
> > and thanks for your comments conc. "US of E",
> > frankly I think only few Europeans favor the idea
> > of one European state body - American and
> > European history are just too different to make
> > any comparisons...
> > BUT. we also know that a closer cooperation on
> > many fields will be necessary:
> > Conc. Euro: I totally disagree with you on this subject:
> > it might be "exotic" for non-European visitors having
> > to use different money while in Europe, but for most
> > Europeans, especially for those travelling much, it
> > has been a nuisance having to change money all
> > the time... not to speak of the trade impediments
> > different currencies represent... so personally I LOVE
> > the Euro....!
> > all the best from Europe
> > Peter H.