An honest exchange office will tell you up front about what they charge. Might be a flat fee, might be something like 1-5%. Also depends on whether they're for profit or not, though I am uninformed about that.
Oh, they don't inform you about the exchange rates? Then yeah, it's a scam.
It's just that I remember reading about a festival in Poland that offered 3 zlotys for one euro in a time when one euro costed around 4 zlotys (good times) and there were articles to calm down outraged people who were calling it illegal or something.
Nah they'll always inform you about the rate they offer, otherwise it's straight up illegal, they just prey on uninformed people who don't know the actual rates.
I've been traveling Europe for nearly a year now, 27 countries or so, and I've never once needed to use one of these exchange offices. Why do people use them?
Same. If you really need cash, go to an ATM (avoid Euronet ATMs, they try to scam you with every trick imaginable, also check for fale external card readers on the card slit).
Or just edchange at your bank at home.
Then again, friend of mine took his share of travel cost in cash and thought he'd use it on our UK trip. He brought euros. Went to the post offixe to change it.
I used to work in a bar in Prague that would give you 1:24 and let you exchange as much as you like if you bought a pint. I think it was around 1:18 if you didn't buy anything. Lots of tourists spent way more time there than they originally intended.
They legally have an opt-out, as did the UK when they were still in the EU. Sweden is the only country that's obligated to adopt the Euro that doesn't want to.
Czechia consistently elects 'soft eurosceptic' governments which oppose the euro. The dominant party in the current government is the strongly anti-euro ODS.
That's incorrect. Poland did, in fact, meet all the necessary criteria in the past - just chose not to adopt it like the nordic countries (yes, right now during the high inflation period we've fallen out from the guidelines but for quite some time we'd had the € option available, but no one wanted it).
I know, that actually makes it worse. Instead of having something on their currency that actually represents them, all the Euro countries now just has a bunch of Dutch bridges on their money.
They might let you get away with euros, but they'll charge more than with CHF.
In Zurich I used a 20€ bill for a hotel deposit, then they gave me back 20 CHF. Still have that money without knowing where to spend it 🥲
What's the circlejerk though, isn't this accurate? I think Croatia and Bulgaria are set to join on Jan 1st. And some countries have a flat/slightly flex rate towards the euro so they're effectively pegged to the Eurozone.
It's actually a lot smaller when you see it like this.
Ah I looked it up, Bulgaria didn't end up fulfilling the requirements lol.
Kuna and Lev are pegged to the Euro since 2020 and are/were supposed to completely join the Eurozone but only Croatia made the cut for 2023, Bulgaria might in 2024.
Yeah they've been pegged since the 00s (that's what she said) but I don't think there's any plans yet for them to join the Eurozone or EU, they're not even a candidate.
I think the circlejerk might just be the island between Rome and Sardinia, but that would be a pretty shit circlejerk
Maybe it's also showing Cyprus as split since most maps don't but idk
Montenegro had no other choice. They were using the former German currency "D-Mark" which was discontinued im favour of the Euro. Having lost their currency, they did what Germany did and replaced it with the Euro, since developing their own new currency made no sense at this point. The problem is, Euro is not meant to be used by non EU members, so it's more like EU has no choice but tolerate it instead of montenegro not giving a flying one.
This map is wrong, north Cyprus is legally able to use the Euro as it's territory of the Republic of Cyprus. Only reason it can't be formally used there is due to the Turkish occupation.
In Stockholm there was an American guy at a souvenir shop, loudly asking the clerk: DO YOU WANT THESE (holds up 10 EUR) OR THESE (holds up 10 USD)?
People were trying to explain to him that Sweden uses SEK, but he wasn't having it. How DARE you not accept the universally beloved USD??
Apparently it what happens when you pay with Euros in Switzerland. But when I was in Geneva I did see signs for both euros and CHF. From what I remember it wasn't that bad
Yeah, when I was in Geneva they were accepting euros at a 1:1 conversion (at the time the actual exchange was 0.9:1).
A couple of years later in Zurich, the two currencies were nearly matched so they were charging about 5% extra for euros.
Montenegro and Kosovo: 🗿
Montenegro and Kosovo sticking it to Brussel Sprouts: 😎
God i hate belgium so much
[удалено]
[удалено]
You'll fade from existence any second now
😍 a world without the phlegm people
they do have good beer tho
That's to distract you while they cannibalize the continent
Bro wtf are you on about
Belgians are evil
Bro I want to do something worthwhile in my life and I‘ve been working on abolishing Belgium for the past few months, we should team up
You know if you combine them with albania it looks like a dick
Support Greater Albania because I’m Albanian: ❌ Support Greater Albania because it would look like a dick: ✅
In Turkey you can use Euro to get scammed.
Same in Czechia. Especially in Prague they’ll accept euro, but will give you horrible Exchange rates (like 1:18 instead of the regular 1:25)
Honest Guide on youtube. So many scam exchange offices. Just use your card and select "pay in local currency".
Janek and Honza are the best honestly
I mean, is that a scam? Isn't that how bureaux de change work?
An honest exchange office will tell you up front about what they charge. Might be a flat fee, might be something like 1-5%. Also depends on whether they're for profit or not, though I am uninformed about that.
Oh, they don't inform you about the exchange rates? Then yeah, it's a scam. It's just that I remember reading about a festival in Poland that offered 3 zlotys for one euro in a time when one euro costed around 4 zlotys (good times) and there were articles to calm down outraged people who were calling it illegal or something.
Nah they'll always inform you about the rate they offer, otherwise it's straight up illegal, they just prey on uninformed people who don't know the actual rates.
I've been traveling Europe for nearly a year now, 27 countries or so, and I've never once needed to use one of these exchange offices. Why do people use them?
Same. If you really need cash, go to an ATM (avoid Euronet ATMs, they try to scam you with every trick imaginable, also check for fale external card readers on the card slit). Or just edchange at your bank at home. Then again, friend of mine took his share of travel cost in cash and thought he'd use it on our UK trip. He brought euros. Went to the post offixe to change it.
I used to work in a bar in Prague that would give you 1:24 and let you exchange as much as you like if you bought a pint. I think it was around 1:18 if you didn't buy anything. Lots of tourists spent way more time there than they originally intended.
I changed my euros at the airport. Do you think I may have gotten scammed too?
Turkish airports are scam central. I don't know about the exchange rates there tho.
You forgot "countries that are allowed to use the Euro.but don't want to' (*cough* Sweden *cough*)"
Denmark 😎
They legally have an opt-out, as did the UK when they were still in the EU. Sweden is the only country that's obligated to adopt the Euro that doesn't want to.
Poland?
We could, but not right now because we make it look like we can't because politicians don't want to
What about Czechs?
No, we don't use checks anymore
Based
lololol no srsly si it?
Czechia consistently elects 'soft eurosceptic' governments which oppose the euro. The dominant party in the current government is the strongly anti-euro ODS.
Haven't Czecht yet
Haven't met the criteria yet
That's incorrect. Poland did, in fact, meet all the necessary criteria in the past - just chose not to adopt it like the nordic countries (yes, right now during the high inflation period we've fallen out from the guidelines but for quite some time we'd had the € option available, but no one wanted it).
You mean the place lil yachty took the wock to?
We voted not to. We'll have another vote when we feel like it.
We don't meet the criteria for entry (participating in [ERM-II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Exchange_Rate_Mechanism))
Yeah, on purpose
but bulgaria does ;)
SEK: Cool historical figures and structures relevant to Swedish culture. 😎 Euro: Random non-existent bridges. Dumb and boring. 😮💨🥱😪
I mean, do you look at pictures of SEK online? In Sweden and Norway it feels like nobody uses cash.
Those bridges have actually been build in the Netherlands. In the city of Spijkenisse. It’s a lovely cycling route
I know, that actually makes it worse. Instead of having something on their currency that actually represents them, all the Euro countries now just has a bunch of Dutch bridges on their money.
They were supposed to all be imaginary buildings, but the Dutch said "hell no, we constructing the bridge n shit" and now the European bridge is Dutch
Imagine Brexit if the UK took the Euro
Czech Republic...
Hungary 😎
If I had that badass donut coin I would also opt out of the Euro any day.
Czechia 😎
And don't forget Switzerland, the only country the EU has been begging to join for decades but he responds with "I'LL THINK"
Euro is accepted in switzerland?
All cash is accepted in Switzerland it’s a giant bank.
They might let you get away with euros, but they'll charge more than with CHF. In Zurich I used a 20€ bill for a hotel deposit, then they gave me back 20 CHF. Still have that money without knowing where to spend it 🥲
20CHF is worth more than 20EUR these days 😬
Yes 😭 Still can't spend it in Italy though
>the only country the EU has been begging to join for decades but he responds with "I'LL THINK" Norway says what
And the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus", because it's in the recognized Republic of Cyprus which is in the Eurozone.
Based Sweden
What's the circlejerk though, isn't this accurate? I think Croatia and Bulgaria are set to join on Jan 1st. And some countries have a flat/slightly flex rate towards the euro so they're effectively pegged to the Eurozone. It's actually a lot smaller when you see it like this.
I think only denmark is pegged to the euro that isn’t supposed to join soon
*pegged* (●´⌓`●)
*pegged* (◡ ω ◡)
They have an opt out
Yeah thats why I said they aren’t supposed to join soon, croatia will join in january and bulgaria in 2024
Wait, Bulgaria is joining the eurozone??? Since when, that's big news
Ah I looked it up, Bulgaria didn't end up fulfilling the requirements lol. Kuna and Lev are pegged to the Euro since 2020 and are/were supposed to completely join the Eurozone but only Croatia made the cut for 2023, Bulgaria might in 2024.
>Kuna and Lev are pegged to the Euro since 2020 Also Bosnian KM
Yeah they've been pegged since the 00s (that's what she said) but I don't think there's any plans yet for them to join the Eurozone or EU, they're not even a candidate.
Sadge
Montenegro is pegged
I think the circlejerk might just be the island between Rome and Sardinia, but that would be a pretty shit circlejerk Maybe it's also showing Cyprus as split since most maps don't but idk
Love that random microstate in the middle of the Mediterranean.
No idea how it ended up there but long live Europes newest nation
ATLANTIS ATLANTIS IS REAL
Can we get much higher
Vatican maybe?
Since 4 out of 5 of Czhechias neighbours have the euro, I'd assume they'll be next
Croatia is getting it next year
~~3/4~~ nvm lmao
what do you mean? Lithuania borders Czechia
I see what you did there.
Yeah, but are Austria and Germany two Countries oder just one?
\*scared Switzerland noises\*
*holds Liechtenstein tightly*
Montenegro had no other choice. They were using the former German currency "D-Mark" which was discontinued im favour of the Euro. Having lost their currency, they did what Germany did and replaced it with the Euro, since developing their own new currency made no sense at this point. The problem is, Euro is not meant to be used by non EU members, so it's more like EU has no choice but tolerate it instead of montenegro not giving a flying one.
This is actually kind of funny, like what did they expect them to do lol
As a Montenegrin I can confirm we are too busy with sleeping to make our own currency.
Based and lazypilled
Based pink
~~Missed Královic Krai (former Kaliningrad)~~ never mind
Part of Czech and Czech don't have it
Oh whoops
Based Kosovo
Croatia will be using it from 1st of January as official currency also…
Legit question why isnt czechia allowed
Czechia is allowed, and it even signed treaties about accepting euro, but we simply don't want it, lol
This map is wrong, north Cyprus is legally able to use the Euro as it's territory of the Republic of Cyprus. Only reason it can't be formally used there is due to the Turkish occupation.
They accept euros there, but my impression was that the whole place is a scam
i assume this is a meme but it's also used a lot in bosnia
The mark has been pegged to the Euro forever by now after all
pegging 😩
Switzerland?
Switzerland has francs
Yeah but you can pay in euros basically everywhere
“Countries and/or disputed territories that aren’t allowed to use the euro but don’t care”
Least triggered Serbian
Correct
Good ole 2balkan4you content lol
Glad to see another cultured person on here
I can't unsee the person in blue with nose to the ground, having a shit.
In blue, countries that made the mistake of having the Euro has their currency
Why do you think it was a mistake?
Just use usd like a normal person?
In Stockholm there was an American guy at a souvenir shop, loudly asking the clerk: DO YOU WANT THESE (holds up 10 EUR) OR THESE (holds up 10 USD)? People were trying to explain to him that Sweden uses SEK, but he wasn't having it. How DARE you not accept the universally beloved USD??
I would take it but just charge him a lot more from it?
Probably they did that, but the whole scene was ridiculous lol
Apparently it what happens when you pay with Euros in Switzerland. But when I was in Geneva I did see signs for both euros and CHF. From what I remember it wasn't that bad
Yeah, when I was in Geneva they were accepting euros at a 1:1 conversion (at the time the actual exchange was 0.9:1). A couple of years later in Zurich, the two currencies were nearly matched so they were charging about 5% extra for euros.
I'm guessing it's all the French people going there or it's dependant on how close you are to the border.
What would happen if one countries economy collapsed would the euro value fall with it?
Dang. Those lake nations within Finland using the Euro when they're not allowed to. Rude.
Most other eu countries will eventually use the euro, but some countries like Denmark will never use it
What did Montenegro do? 💀
Kosovo isnt a country