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Would you want one currency for all of Amerca, north and south?

Mintbread wrote:Would you want one currency for all of Amerca, north and south?

thats not the same, would i want 1 currency for all the us states? yes i would and glad we do. in europe its a pain all the small countries so close together you constantly have to trade your money around to be able to shop. to me thats equal to going to different states here not going to canada or mexico as they are Very far apart.

Britain is the only country (afaik) that's not using the Euro. Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Germany, etc ... are all using the Euro.

iwannadie wrote: thats not the same, would i want 1 currency for all the us states? yes i would and glad we do. in europe its a pain all the small countries so close together you constantly have to trade your money around to be able to shop. to me thats equal to going to different states here not going to canada or mexico as they are Very far apart.

Are you serious?

States are a lot different to countries.

Mintbread wrote: States are a lot different to countries.

Actually (Going to nerd out for a minute here)

US States were very much like countries at one time. People Considered themselves Virginians or Pennsylvanians ... they were completely without a federal Identity, and the states had much more regulatory and taxing power than the Federal Government. They shared a common language, which made it easy for them to consolidate and federalise. If Europe continues on its path to federalisation, the assorted Euro countries may find themselves in a position similar to that of the US Colonies in the late 1700s. This may be why France and Netherlands both voted Nay to the Federal Euro constitution.

Who knows? May not ever happen due to such diverse language and cultural differences. But then again, you just never know. In 200 Years The USE may be just like the USA

TechBMW wrote: ......US States were very much like countries at one time. People Considered themselves Virginians or Pennsylvanians ... they were completely without a federal Identity, and the states had much more regulatory and taxing power than the Federal Government. They shared a common language, which made it easy for them to consolidate and federalise.....

I have noticed this attitude still common in many states. The 'deep'er south you go, the more it appears. Folks will proudly state they Texan, or Kentuckian, ect before they mention they are also American. Many seem to know a great deal of the history of thier state, and much less about even other states, it seems either they were mostly educated with state-specific bias or only remembered facts about thier own state. Not every one living there, of course, but common throught the population(as I've encountered them anyways....)

Mintbread wrote:

iwannadie wrote: thats not the same, would i want 1 currency for all the us states? yes i would and glad we do. in europe its a pain all the small countries so close together you constantly have to trade your money around to be able to shop. to me thats equal to going to different states here not going to canada or mexico as they are Very far apart.

Are you serious?

States are a lot different to countries.

if i say the sky is blue will you go on to tell me how its not? i mean shesh any thing i post you isntantly try to shut down, but then offer no reason. the other posts above understand what im talking about comparing to states, its not hard to figure out the countries in europe arent that big and are certainly comparable to states in the US.

but im done with you, maybe i was thinking to highly of aus, obviously your representing them very well and have changed my opinion.

TechBMW wrote:

Mintbread wrote: States are a lot different to countries.

Actually (Going to nerd out for a minute here)

US States were very much like countries at one time. People Considered themselves Virginians or Pennsylvanians ... they were completely without a federal Identity, and the states had much more regulatory and taxing power than the Federal Government. They shared a common language, which made it easy for them to consolidate and federalise.

We had exactly the same situation here in Australia prior to federation but now that we are one country that comparison is completely irrelevant.

My point is that for ease of explanation, the English are as keen to adopt a lesser currency as much as the US would be prepared to trade in the greenback for the peso.

Mintbread wrote:

TechBMW wrote:

Mintbread wrote: States are a lot different to countries.

Actually (Going to nerd out for a minute here)

US States were very much like countries at one time. People Considered themselves Virginians or Pennsylvanians ... they were completely without a federal Identity, and the states had much more regulatory and taxing power than the Federal Government. They shared a common language, which made it easy for them to consolidate and federalise.

We had exactly the same situation here in Australia prior to federation but now that we are one country that comparison is completely irrelevant.

My point is that for ease of explanation, the English are as keen to adopt a lesser currency as much as the US would be prepared to trade in the greenback for the peso.

so you now we are comparing peso's to us dollars?

ok

1.00 USD United States Dollars = 10.6050 MXN
1.00 GBP United Kingdom Pounds = 1.47111 EUR

...ya i can see how they are closely compared shesh. the euro is gaining strongly and will at some point over take the pound or some close enough that the tranistion wouldnt be that bad, right now its not that big of a gap for normal people to adjust to. according the uk govt site i posted its certainly in the works and something they are seriously thinking about doing. not sure why your so against it as you dont even live in that country but oh well.

if you think comparing a move from 1USD to 10peso is equal to 1gbp to 1.4 euro then math isnt a strong point in aus i guess.

And English isn't your strong point, so lets call it even.

Could you also point out for me where I said I am against the Pound changing to the Euro. I pointed out reasons why they have not yet done it and may not do it in the future, which you asked for. I also tried to simplify it for you as you seemed to have trouble grasping the concept, to which you again completely misinterpreted.

The English don't want to change as they will lose money (yes, even the normal people) just like *as an example* the US would not want to change to the currency of it's neighbour.

Is that any clearer for you, or should I bring out the crayons?