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This January, the Euro comes to Slovakia. Does that means the country osmoses(?!) into Western Europe....?
I would doubt that Slovakia will lose it's culture, or identity as a result of introducing the Euro.
Tourists will have an easier time though, and it will be easier to see what is good value, without doing too much mental arithmetic :D
i could be tempted next year.... 8)
The prices haven't really increased - it's the slumped pound that makes it look like the prices have doubled.
When I moved here (2006) the exchange rate was 55Kr for £1. It was amazing. By the time the Euro was introduced (Jan 2009) the exchange rate was approx 31Kr to a £1. So things weren't as cheap, but only because of those shameless banker types.... let's leave that....
So the prices here didn't increase, they just 'became' more expensive to someone visiting with Sterling.
Which has of course happened in many places too...
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Started by Chaletslovakia in Eastern Europe 03-Nov-2008 - 6 Replies
Chaletslovakia posted Nov-2008
This January, the Euro comes to Slovakia. Does that means the country osmoses(?!) into Western Europe....?
Bandit
reply to 'Euro coming to Slovakia' posted Nov-2008
chaletslovakia wrote:
This January, the Euro comes to Slovakia. Does that means the country osmoses(?!) into Western Europe....?
I would doubt that Slovakia will lose it's culture, or identity as a result of introducing the Euro.
Tourists will have an easier time though, and it will be easier to see what is good value, without doing too much mental arithmetic :D
Chaletslovakia
reply to 'Euro coming to Slovakia' posted Jan-2009
Well the Euro has come and the prices have..... Dropped! Not by much, but they've dropped.... :shock:
The benchmark was beer. We were all expecting a round figure of 1 Euro after the conversion.... but hey ho it sits at 80cents!
A far cry from the 8 Euros in some French resorts.... :oops:
The lift pass prices dropped slightly too...
The benchmark was beer. We were all expecting a round figure of 1 Euro after the conversion.... but hey ho it sits at 80cents!
A far cry from the 8 Euros in some French resorts.... :oops:
The lift pass prices dropped slightly too...
RossF
reply to 'Euro coming to Slovakia' posted Jan-2009
80 cents for a beer? Jeez..
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Euro coming to Slovakia' posted Jan-2009
chaletslovakia wrote: Well the Euro has come and the prices have..... Dropped! Not by much, but they've dropped.... :shock:
The benchmark was beer. We were all expecting a round figure of 1 Euro after the conversion.... but hey ho it sits at 80cents!
A far cry from the 8 Euros in some French resorts.... :oops:
The lift pass prices dropped slightly too...
i could be tempted next year.... 8)
Jonah690
reply to 'Euro coming to Slovakia' posted Jan-2009
Thats still double the price it was 2 years ago.
Chaletslovakia
reply to 'Euro coming to Slovakia' posted Dec-2009
The prices haven't really increased - it's the slumped pound that makes it look like the prices have doubled.
When I moved here (2006) the exchange rate was 55Kr for £1. It was amazing. By the time the Euro was introduced (Jan 2009) the exchange rate was approx 31Kr to a £1. So things weren't as cheap, but only because of those shameless banker types.... let's leave that....
So the prices here didn't increase, they just 'became' more expensive to someone visiting with Sterling.
Which has of course happened in many places too...
Topic last updated on 01-December-2009 at 14:31