>I think it will be at least 5 years before we join the euro is we do (and thats not certain). On a personal level I miss the use of foreign currency as it always made travel in Europe feel more interesting. Also like all currency reform it seems to have caused very large price rises in many countries, escpecially the poorer ones. I was in Spain in June and was struck by how much more expnsive everything was
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Bring back Franco y la guardia civil! I bet prices would drop in a hurry! Along with a few heads. :)

I have a background in flamenco guitar. Forty years ago it cost 3 cents for a bottle of vino tinto (red table wine) in Spain, and 17 cents for a haircut. I think Spanish men were the original hippies! Who needed a haircut when wine was so much less! :)