How are we doing post-Brexit?

[Stevicus]

Actually the problem is the Eurozone. Most do want to quit the Eurozone.

The U.S. dollar is rather popular in countries where it's not even the official currency: Countries That Use The U.S. Dollar (investopedia.com)

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, more than half of the U.S. dollars printed are used outside the United States—as much as 65%—to the tune of $580 billion, with the majority being exchanged in countries in Latin America and the former Soviet Union.

The British Virgin Islands and the British Turks and Caicos Islands also use the U.S. dollar as their official currency of exchange.



The British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos adopted the U.S. dollar as their official currency because of their close relationship with the United States.

Quasi-Use of the U.S. Dollar
The U.S. dollar is also widely used throughout the world as a quasi-currency of exchange. While it should be no surprise that the U.S. dollar is widely accepted for commerce in both Canada and Mexico, the U.S. dollar is also accepted in a host of tourist destinations including the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Sint Maarten, St Kitts and Nevis, the ABC Islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, and the BES Islands including Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba—now collectively known as the Caribbean Netherlands.


The U.S. dollar is also used as a quasi-currency in a variety of popular U.S. retirement destinations such as Belize and Panama, and in some areas of Costa Rica. In Panama, for instance, the U.S> dollar is legal tender alongside the national currency, the Balboa, which is also worth USD $1. The greenback is also widely accepted in Nicaragua. People in the U.S. military can likely attest that the U.S. dollar is gaining widespread popularity throughout the Philippines.


For the truly adventurous traveler, the acceptance of the greenback can be tested in countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Liberia, major cities in Vietnam, and the Old City of Jerusalem.


The Bottom Line
The U.S. dollar is the most widely used currency in the world because of its stability. Barring some unforeseen catastrophe, the U.S. dollar will likely remain the global currency of choice until such a futuristic time when a global digital money system is invented and accepted.

So, everyone can switch over to Greenbacks.

 

[ratiocinator]

Actually the problem is the Eurozone. Most do want to quit the Eurozone.

Do you actually have any evidence for this, like an opinion poll, or is this just your opinion based on what your friends say or what you want to be true?

 

[Estro Felino]

Do you actually have any evidence for this, like an opinion poll, or is this just your opinion based on what your friends say or what you want to be true?

There are surveys of course. Which say most Italians are not happy with the €.
Sondaggio, euro: il 53% degli italiani vuole abbandonare la moneta unica, le "cifre sorprendenti"

 

[Estro Felino]

So, everyone can switch over to Greenbacks.

In 1943 Sicily was supposed to become the 51st state...lol...it would have had $ by now

 

[Stevicus]

In 1943 Sicily was supposed to become the 51st state...lol...it would have had $ by now

That would have been an interesting twist on the geopolitics of the Mediterranean.

 

[Subduction Zone]

In 1943 Sicily was supposed to become the 51st state...lol...it would have had $ by now

Interesting. I had never heard of this, but it looks like there were Sicilians working for that goal:

Movement for the Independence of Sicily - Wikipedia

 

[Altfish]

This sums up Brexit ....

... in particular the UK's government's way of managing it

 

[Altfish]

Another downside to Brexit ....

Kylie Minogue confirms she is moving back to Australia

 

[ChristineM]

 

[KWED]

Looking forward to this, starting next week ...

[GALLERY=media, 9626]Bus by KWED posted Oct 15, 2021 at 6:19 PM[/GALLERY]

 

[KWED]

First benefit is we'll have a prime minister instead of 5 presidents one of which elects their own business buddies,that's a good start.

This is supposed to be satire, yes?

 

[KWED]

Because it's our own business,he like any prime minister or government is removable but the best buddy commission isn't,well at least by us.

Like so many supporters of Brexit, you appear to misunderstand how the EU works.

Anyway, I'll ask you what I ask every Beleaver.
Which specific laws imposed on the UK against the will of parliament did you most strongly object to, and how have they been dealt with post-Brexit?
Your top three will do.

 

[England my lionheart]

Like so many supporters of Brexit, you appear to misunderstand how the EU works.

Anyway, I'll ask you what I ask every Beleaver.
Which specific laws imposed on the UK against the will of parliament did you most strongly object to, and how have they been dealt with post-Brexit?
Your top three will do.

The EU works?,enlighten me,simply I object to our parliament giving up our sovereignty,little by little over a long period since the first referendum,the EU as it is now is a deflated joke,over complicated,pretentious and does anyone even care what the 5 presidents or commission think,what a mess it is,IMO the mess will get worse,the old guard will soon be gone and they (imo) we’re dire,good luck with the new,I reckon you’ll need it.

PS there were no laws imposed,we just had weak politicians.

 

[ChristineM]

The EU works?,enlighten me,simply I object to our parliament giving up our sovereignty,little by little over a long period since the first referendum,the EU as it is now is a deflated joke,over complicated,pretentious and does anyone even care what the 5 presidents or commission think,what a mess it is,IMO the mess will get worse,the old guard will soon be gone and they (imo) we’re dire,good luck with the new,I reckon you’ll need it.

PS there were no laws imposed,we just had weak politicians.

Correct, no laws imposed despite the deliberate lies during the brexit campaign that indicated that there were

First time ive heard Maggie Thatcher called weak

 

[England my lionheart]

Correct, no laws imposed despite the deliberate lies during the brexit campaign that indicated that there were

First time ive heard Maggie Thatcher called weak

Correct,no laws imposed,just giving them up which isn’t what we signed up for in the first place,John Major would have been more useful as headteacher in an infant school,Thatcher was a self serving politician,she got a title and a £6000000 funeral and so did a lot of men in the falklands.

 

[Secret Chief]

This is supposed to be satire, yes?

You're new here then. You'll need to look elsewhere for satire. It's the usual "We got our country back" shtick here.

 

[ChristineM]

Correct,no laws imposed,just giving them up which isn’t what we signed up for in the first place,John Major would have been more useful as headteacher in an infant school,Thatcher was a self serving politician,she got a title and a £6000000 funeral and so did a lot of men in the falklands.

So what laws did you have to give up?

Of course dhe was, ain'tt all right wingers? But uou cannot deny that she was a strong leader

WTF has the Falklands have to do with the EU? I thought that was a British imperialism spat...

 

[England my lionheart]

So what laws did you have to give up?

Of course dhe was, ain'tt all right wingers? But uou cannot deny that she was a strong leader

WTF has the Falklands have to do with the EU? I thought that was a British imperialism spat...

Being a strong leader doesn’t make you a good one,the falklands saved her arse.

 

[ChristineM]

Being a strong leader doesn’t make you a good one,the falklands saved her arse.

Conservative, of course not good, but you can not say she was weak

 

[England my lionheart]

Conservative, of course not good, but you can not say she was weak

Determined maybe,that’s the best you’ll get from me about that woman.