Littlegreydevil
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The Euro was a very good thing. We had to go through a rough patch when it was introduced because inflation got worse that year. After that it stabilised and followed normal inflation rates even though those are never nice.
And don't give me the crap that the UK is better with their GBP, I've been living here now for 3 years and living in the UK is bloody expensive, waaaaayyyyyy more than Brussels or Amsterdam where I used to live. As for Dublin becoming more expensive, it has nothing to do with the introduction of the Euro but with the fact that they were given financial help to develop the city and they used it wisely. As a consequence, it's become a popular European destination, more people got into employment so more people had money to spend and goods have followed the trend.
Honestly, the Euro have made travelling and trading a lot easier. We as consumers are also better armed to compare prices and shop where it is the most interesting. It also forced banks to drop the outrageous fees they used to charge on currency exchange. The Euro was hard at first but a lot of good has come out of it. |
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HOTTürk
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for the rich european countries; especially for Germany, Euro is bad. they miss their 'Deutche Mark' so much. as u know UK is in the EC but by their acting wisely they still use their GBP. so; Euro is bad for the rich, good for the poor european countries. |
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wave
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Bad thing really, I mean yeah it reduces time with faffle getting currency at the bureau de change but so what! Thats not a selling point of the euro! I like different currencies.
Sorry but i understand the principle, but it seems like a massive loss of a nations sovereignty if you abandon your currency. Somebody pointed out that germans are worse off and apparently Italy really REGRETS joining the euro. France whos idea it probably was in the first place don't seem to know what they want except maybe a france super state to rival USA.
Not sure about euro really, its a bit weird isn't it, lots of very different countries having the same currency, why else would this happen if not to create a super state? I think britain is right not to rush in with the rest and regret it like italy does. |
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eflatsharp
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Hasn't made the slightest difference to me here in GB. It saves a load of effing about if you go to several European countries on a tour 'though. |
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princess tinkle UK
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Bad. |
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Hi y´all !
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The jury is still out on this one.
Since the introduction of the Euro, prices have sky rocketed, but I wonder if that has anything to do with it.
Wouldn't the prices have gone up anyhow? |
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LOL
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very bad |
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genghis41f
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As long as Great Britain never abandons the Pound Sterling for it, I'm happy.
Oh, and Paja, we drive on the correct side of the road traditionally. In the days of horse and cart, you drove on the left so that your sword-arm was free to defend yourself from Highwaymen approaching you. We should remember our traditions, and the Pound, and never abandon them to a European state.
I never want Great Britain to become part of the United States of Europe, (Which is inevitable for the rest of Europe). We are our own Nation and should stay that way! |
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Astra
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. . . It's been good for the British but despite your Crocodile Dundee hat, I take it you must be Irish . . . |
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blackmdgrl
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A BAD THING OF COURSE... NOW EVERYTHING COST TOO MUCH! |
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Sianie
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BAD! prices have gone up, and when you talk to locals on holiday they always say it is a bad thing. |
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lisa r
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i dont travel enough to feel the difference |
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The one
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DEPENDS REALLY - FROM A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW IT IS GOOD AS YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IF THE EXCHANGE RATE IS GOOD OR BAD.
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IT CAN BEEN SEEN AS A NEGATIVE AS IT TAKES AWAY THE COUNTRY'S INDIVIDUALITY. |
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niz
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good and bad! |
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Know_yourself
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i think its the beginning of the anti christ |
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cannadoo
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good thing. |
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virgilio costa
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It's been a good think. Before the physical existence of the currency, all the EU monetary union currencies were already pegged, acting as a single currency. The physical currency was just a step ahead. It has positive and negative outcomes. All the Euro zone enjoys the same monetary policy and the same monetary credibility, which is an advantage measured in lower interest rates (the Irish success wouldn't be possible without the lower interest rates). On the other side, it treated all the Euro Zone as being equal: one single monetary policy for different budgetary policies. The monetary policy instrument was lost for the national countries adhering to the EURO which was negative for some countries.
Instead of tuning local policies, the corrections now take longer and the individual states have lost some discretionary policy instruments (which in most cases is positive). It is important to improve the mobility of the people to avoid high unemployment in some areas. |
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SweetlyEvil
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I like the yo-yo. It's made things a lot easier and there's no faffing about with getting money at the Bureau De Change. I do miss all out European currencies - it was nice to go away and see a different monetary unit (oooh get me and my unusual word lol)
I have worked in Greece and Ireland since the Euro was introduced and Im quite happy with it.
I think we should follow suit. |
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brideshead
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It's been a great thing, the UK is really endangering itself by staying out. I lived in Madrid when Spain changed over and it was no problem and I didn't notice a big price difference.
People will always moan about change. My dad still moans about the decimalisation of UK currency in the 70's making everything more expensive. It's a nonsense. |
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paja
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It certainly makes going to the continent a lot easier.
It's about time we caught up here in the UK
Oh, and how about starting driving on the same side of the road as everybody else while we're at it. |
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johnny
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Guess it has been a good thing. Now local governments can't control the currency rate according to their whims. |
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anna
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It's good for those of us who live here in Europe, not to have to worry about exchanging currency or doing a lot of conversion if you want to buy something on the Net; not so good for my US friends who wanted to retire here, thinking they were going to get the same astronomically favourable rate for the USD they got back in the 70's. Another downside is that some business people (supermarkets etc.) see the prices in other European countries and decide that they can raise their prices to follow suit; life has gotten decidedly more expensive in S. Europe as a result.
Like all changes, there's good and bad in it. Over all good, though, I think. |
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fidgityavatar
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an excellent thing lets face it the world is gettin smaller.
The Euro helps travellers,business blah blah.
people fear the new, and throw stones at the moon.
good thing.
P.S. a 10 peso coin can be passed off as pretty much anything. |
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Charles D
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Good |
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Conor F
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It's great! If only more countries would adopt it |
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vickyleebailey
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I wish that the UK would follow the rest of Europe and adopt the Euro.
I live in Gibraltar (part of the UK). Its about 3 miles long. As I spend a lot of time in Spain, I need to have a purse with both pounds and Euros. It's crazy. |
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London Girl
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Well, you are VERY LUCKY if you live in the UK, because the rest of us with EURO are really out of pocket. Everything is is much more expensive, when it was first introduced thing got rounded up - of course - not to the consumers profit. It must have made some people rich I am sure, it is definitly not the people! BAD BAD BAD |
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|ATN|JONO
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A good thing stops all the money coverstion when u want to go away |
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Super Jules
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It seems to have worked out pretty well, unless you're converting American dollars. Last I checked those were getting a pretty bad conversion rate. |
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womam12
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go to Ireland and you will see how expensive it is as opposed to when they had the Punt. totally crazy, 50 euro you wouldnt give to the kids to get ice cream, |
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Shaz
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hear hear little grey devil!! Im from Ireland things has improved all the time! even uk will get it in the end anyroad (euro) so i say its good! |
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