Posted by John Lambert on September 05, 2003 at 17:34:12 from 24.84.34.215 user John.
In Reply to: Re: Francs Old & New posted by Peter Ceresole on September 05, 2003 at 16:23:30:
I was in Athens last year and asked the hotel clerk how he felt about switching from drachmas to euros. Didn't like it, he said. I told him that the U.K. was still using pounds because they had used them for centuries.
His memorable answer was, "Huh! We've been using drachmas for milennia."