I just need a little information here, as my mom does not believe any article I bring up from Google.

Thanks everyone, I appreciate it!
I very much doubt that the US Dollar is accepted by every retailer in any country outside of North America. Those retailers that do accept USD usually do so at exchange rates that are extremely favourable to themselves.revolutionary wrote:..... Is the dollar accepted by every retailer in Japan, or is conversion to yen required? Does anyone know about how things stand in the UK? .....
Ah, thanks! Actually, my mom has been abroad, but that was when she was an army brat well over 30 years ago, and I doubt she remembers things well. For all I know she could have been seeing her parents make purchases on base, and that's why she's confused.becki_kanou wrote:I take it your mother has never been abroad?
While you can generally use USD in the airport (and maybe around some miliary bases in Okinawa???) anywhere else in Japan you WILL NEED yen. And that in cash as well; there was recent discussion about this, but not all American credit cards will be automatically accepted, epecially in the case of attempting a cash advance from an ATM.
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/forum/vi ... 14&t=10970
This thread has some information about using cash/travelers' checks/credit cards etc. in Japan.
What was the bet for? What do you win?revolutionary wrote:..... I'll have her read this so she can learn the way things really are. Mwa ha ha. I'll try to be gentle when I shove this in her face. lol
BTW I'm not sure what you mean by "Euro pound". The UK, although part of the European Union, has not adopted the Euro and it is not legal tender in the UK although some retailers will accept them. The currency of the UK is the Pound Stirling (GBP).revolutionary wrote:.... getting Euros/ Euro pound is not necessary. ....
Earlier today, I was talking to a customer who came from Scotland. I asked how he was enjoying the current dollar to pound exchange rate and he told me that the pound had become the Euro Pound, they still call it the GBP, but it's technically tied in with the Euro, I think.chikara wrote: BTW I'm not sure what you mean by "Euro pound".
I think you are misunderstanding what that forex page means. That is the exchange rate from Euro to Pounds Sterling, ie EUR -> GBP. There is also no such currency as the British Pound Dollar, GBP/USD - British Pound Dollarrevolutionary wrote:Earlier today, I was talking to a customer who came from Scotland. I asked how he was enjoying the current dollar to pound exchange rate and he told me that the pound had become the Euro Pound, they still call it the GBP, but it's technically tied in with the Euro, I think.
http://www.mataf.net/en/forex-eurgbp.htm .....
kangruble is the standard bill note and drop bears are the standard coin..Mike Cash wrote:I thought the Australian currency was the Kangaruble.
A decade or so back when things weren't so good economically it was being called the "South Pacific Peso"..Mike Cash wrote:I thought the Australian currency was the Kangaruble.
Ok, I see what you're saying, I probably should have read the site more carefully.chikara wrote: I think you are misunderstanding what that forex page means. That is the exchange rate from Euro to Pounds Sterling, ie EUR -> GBP. There is also no such currency as the British Pound Dollar, GBP/USD - British Pound Dollar
If she was recollecting her parents paying for things 30 years ago and they were on army bases,it makes sense that what she was seeing was purchases on base. In fact you can pretty much do everything you need to, without leaving the base. And of course the currency used on US military bases, is the US dollar. Even the laundrymat is US coin driven. (or let me be more specific, those are the cases of the 6 or 7 US Army bases that I have been to while in Japan.)Ah, thanks! Actually, my mom has been abroad, but that was when she was an army brat well over 30 years ago, and I doubt she remembers things well. For all I know she could have been seeing her parents make purchases on base, and that's why she's confused.