Would it be impossible for the Pound to join the Euro ?

[Butterfly]

now that the pound is 1 Euro, why would it be impossible for it to join the Euro ?

is it British pride, cultural heritage that stops the UK from joining the Euro ?

is it because of the Queen ? or because the Brits just love to be different and not playing like the rest of the team ?

BBC NEWS | Business | Pound hits new low against euro

[good2bhappy]

not sure we would want to at parity

[Butterfly]

^ not like you have any choice at this point ?

it could be at par with the USD very soon,

[good2bhappy]

are you then suggesting we should join the dollar?

[Butterfly]

^ would actually make more sense since you are the US backdoor to Europe

[good2bhappy]

if they revoked their constitution and restored the monarchy it could be considered?

[Butterfly]

well, again too late, their latest monarch has been voted out

I believe their constitution is actually an asset rather than a liability, maybe will teach a few new tricks to the old empire

[ChiangMai noon]

nope.

too much of an island mentality.

they inbred motherfukkers.

hope never to set foot in the place again.

[Butterfly]

hope never to set foot in the place again.

why ? England is a lovely country ? or were you referring to Welshland (sp) ?

[ChiangMai noon]

^
the whole of that shitty little island full of inbred vulgarities.

they fukked up when the sun newspaper told them the chermans would nik their sunbeds and the french would expect a round sausage.

front page news it was.

country lapped it up.

they weren't losing their pompous sovereignty.

mass hysteria about the redness of a tomato.

they made their bed, let them eat it.

twats.

[astasinim]

If only we could get rid of a few more of the arseholes, then the country would shape up nicely.

[3737ipod]

If only we could get rid of a few more of the arseholes, then the country would shape up nicely.

send them to chiangmai noons place,the fuckin halfwit.

[spiff]

No thanks, we don't want yet another 3rd world currency to drain French and German resources.

Let them keep their Pound.

[ChiangMai noon]

send them to chiangmai noons place,the fuckin halfwit

they'd be unwelcome.

we each have a virgin on toast for breakfast.

twuntnibblet.

[klong toey]

This is what the UK government want a good excuse to join the euro 1 pound = 1 euro = 1 currency.The pound is just reaching its true value against other currency's its been over valued for to long.
I have just changed all my pound sterling for ZWD now i am a trillionaire.

[keda]

yeah but if you changed more than a few hundred $$ you'll need a Cat to shift it.

[panama hat]

^ would actually make more sense since you are the US backdoor to Europe

Why does this comment have a tiny bit of humour to it because the originator is Butterfly?

(No offense, papillon)

[britmaveric]

Nah we could careless about the Euro, however if Brown had his way -we'd join.

[astasinim]

^
He`d be out of No.10 in less than 24hrs if he did that, and he knows it.

[Kikiat2009]

from what I've heard you can pay with the Euro pretty much everywhere in the UK for quite some time now.

nothing official, but people accept it.

[Kikiat2009]

No thanks, we don't want yet another 3rd world currency to drain French and German resources. Let them keep their Pound.

maybe that's the way it's headed, officially still the pound but everyone will prefer the euro, much like Cambodia and Laos where the dollar is the preferred and most used currency out on the streets.

[Gerbil]

I look at it another way.

Maybe the Euro has appreciated enough so that it's time for it to join the pound?

Dump all that EU beuracracy and let the UK handle it all.

Makes sense to me.

[kingwilly]

now that the pound is 1 Euro, why would it be impossible for it to join the Euro ? is it British pride, cultural heritage that stops the UK from joining the Euro ?

yes it is crap pride that stopped them joining a number of years ago.

more importantly, when it devalues a bit further, and the brits starting knocking on the Euro's door asking to be let in, should there be any good reason to actually allow them to???

feck them, pound is fucked.

[Spin]

yes it is crap pride that stopped them joining a number of years ago.

I suppose you would happily give up the ozzie dollar to have a combined currency with NZ?

[kingwilly]

I suppose you would happily give up the ozzie dollar to have a combined currency with NZ?

whateva.

actually, i is getting roughly 50% more bang for me $ lately. bring it on. 50 cents or less to the US ...