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There are still a lot of people that still "think" in pesetas. Especially the older generations. So it might be a service to them...
That makes sense. I can just remember decimalisation in Britain in the late 1960s. Those who think we Brits are eccentric now should remember that we used to divide the Pound into 20 shillings, with 12 pennies in each shilling. Therefore 244 pence in £1. You would find prices like £1.12s6d. A lot of people resisted the decimal system because they thought having the Pound divided into 100 pence was far too complicated
There were 240 old pennies in one pound
But, there was no whole crown coin, which I always found to be confusing.£1 12s 6d is a perfectly fine old price since there was a half crown coin (worth 2s 6d)
But, there was no whole crown coin, which I always found to be confusing.
This is not limited to Spain. Other EU countries also show their past currencies to compare with Euros in their bank, tax, pension funds etc. statements. Just in case they might follow the tendency of the British vs the EU .....[...] But the real gem is my bill. Has the conversion rate between the euro and the peseta printed on it. I thought the peseta died in 2002! Is it still fighting for life in the provinces?
Didn't know that; thanks for the information. I guess they weren't in general circulation very much.There was a whole crown but it was large and issued rarely (usually only at the start of each reign) - the last crown was issued in 1965 in honour of Sir Winston Churchill
Yes Bradypus, the joys of being non-arithmetical, perhaps !!That makes sense. I can just remember decimalisation in Britain in the late 1960s. Those who think we Brits are eccentric now should remember that we used to divide the Pound into 20 shillings, with 12 pennies in each shilling. Therefore 244 pence in £1. You would find prices like £1.12s6d. A lot of people resisted the decimal system because they thought having the Pound divided into 100 pence was far too complicated
Where I used to live in southern France, they still used to refer to the "old" franc, worth 1 "new" centime, and phased out in 1960. So if somebody quoted you "un million", you didn't need to faint, it meant 10,000 new francs, or a loaf of bread might be "deux cents balles". When I was visiting old haunts a couple of years ago, people still used old francs to refer to property prices.France especially has clung to Franc in both the local markets and on receipts.
You will still find this dual billing in France and in some parts of Spain. We were given a few weeks to get used to the change to the Euro, France especially has clung to Franc in both the local markets and on receipts.
But I still cannot envisage the height of someone police describe as 170cm tall.
Same as that for me, everything in metric except feet and inches.We are told that the human brain is constantly changing but it is interesting how deeply ingrained can be the things learned in childhood, and how hard to shift. My mind has coped well with the changes to decimal currency, from pounds and ounces to kilos and grams, and from miles to kilometers. But I still cannot envisage the height of someone police describe as 170cm tall.
Half an inch taller than me;-) (seriously)But I still cannot envisage the height of someone police describe as 170cm tall.
Go someplace really, really cold. -40 is the same in C and F!I sympathise. For some reason I can visualise a length of wood in metres easily but not a person's height. More bizarre still is temperature - no problem with in thinking of high temperatures (body heat and above) in C or F. But I can only think of low temperature in C ???
What a bit like the Greeks hoping for the return of the good old days of the "drachma"?... or maybe they are waiting to get the peseta back.
OK - one kilogram is equal to 2.2 lbs (pounds); a liter/litre of water weights one kilogram; 3.2808 ft equals one metre; and one English Gallon is 4.546 litres (I think, from distant memory, a US gal is 3.96 litres).I do height in meters, distance in km, but have no idea what a kg is, unless it's meant to be the weight of a liter of water. Don't ask about ounces though.
Now if England and the US would only join the System International (metric world) life would be a whole lit simpler. But that's just my poor Aussie opinion. Cheers
Saint Mike, aren't there 2 different gallon sizes as well? US and UK? Let's not forget the yard, pint, miles, and the Farenheits. Funny, if you buy a car in the US it only shows your speed in miles per hour, but cars sold in Canada show both miles and km, but temp is only shown in C.OK - one kilogram is equal to 2.2 lbs (pounds); a liter/litre of water weights one kilogram; 3.2808 ft equals one metre; and one English Gallon is 4.546 litres (I think, from distant memory, a US gal is 3.96 litres).
As far back as the early 1980's you could buy a calculator with all the metric/imperial conversions. I bought one for a friend who was a stock & station agent (when dealing with the old farmers he had to talk in pounds when referring to cattle weight and with the markets in kilograms).
Now if England and the US would only join the System International (metric world) life would be a whole lit simpler. But that's just my poor Aussie opinion. Cheers
Please have a closer look at my post - you will see that I have included both US & Imperial Gal conversions to the litre. CheersSaint Mike, aren't there 2 different gallon sizes as well? US and UK? .
The size of TV & computer screens is the one that really throws me - around 99% of these items (sold in Oz) come from countries that have "never" used feet/inches etc yet they continue to quote these screen sizes in inches. Can someone please explain?? ThanksTry buying fencing wire (chicken or pig netting)! In many countries it is still sold by metre length and inches (pulgas) wide
Try buying fencing wire (chicken or pig netting)! In many countries it is still sold by metre length and inches (pulgas) wide
As far as I know, all currencies in the EU are still technically valid although not for use by the public. If you have for instance a bunch of Irish Punts you can still bring them to the bank to get Euros. There is an official exchange rate. If however you have Punts in coinage, you can only take them to the central bank in Dublin. I believe the same applies for all countries in the Euro ZoneI am in a cafe in A Coruña getting ready to fly home. It is a time warp experience - stuck in the 1970's in decor and feel. Fairly posh with waiters in black tie at 10am. But the real gem is my bill. Has the conversion rate between the euro and the peseta printed on it. I thought the peseta died in 2002! Is it still fighting for life in the provinces?
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Of course, once you would reach Galicia, a "duro" was called a "peso" (in Gallego).Always worth having a few pesetas in your pocket - you never know when you might get lost . . .
The little one, a 5 peseta coin, was known as a duro
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