Eurotic XP-erience

[Electronic Punk]

Just got back from Belgium today, when I flew over last sunday they were using Belgian francs, two days later they are using euros, very freaky.

First thing I bought with europes new currency on the 1st January 2002, yes boys and girls, 20 marlboro lights.
Only cost like 3 euros 20 cents (about £2!!!)

 

[noah472]

No offence intended at all to American forum participants but ....

why the hell did the name the small change part of the Euro have to be cents!!?! I thought it was a European currency!?!

 

[Electronic Punk]

Funnily enough 1 euro cent is about the same value as an american cent.

I didn't get my hands on a 500 Euro note tho

What could they have called it?
I noticed I have euro coins in my pocket (1-2-20cents-5cents)
that weerw printed 3 years ago!

 

[noah472]

They should have called it the Ecky lol!!!

 

[Electronic Punk]

lol

 

[JJB6486]

Long Live The US Dollar $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$



JJB6486

 

[MiseryQ]

I can understand the cents...

But whys it called a "EURO:???

 

[Howling Wolf]

Please, don't be so self-centered ! American people aren't the best, nor are europeans...

 

[Howling Wolf]

Answer to MiseryQ

EURO for Euro-pe, that simple.

 

[MdSalih]

I WANT LOADS OF...

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££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££



i don't care whatever.. just give me

MdSalih - off to the bank to see what surprise awaits him

 

[Sooprmncntwlk]

Hey German boy, go back to Germania!

 

[Electronic Punk]

Now now people, calm down...
I accept any currency

 

[existenz]

HURRA FOR MY CANADIAN DOLLAR!!!!! lol

 

[broly]

HURRAH TO GOLD AND OIL!!!

 

[Lactic.Acid]

Originally posted by noah472
why the hell did the name the small change part of the Euro have to be cents!!?! I thought it was a European currency!?!

Uhhh, perhaps because "cent" is 100? In French it's centime, if I remember right, and I'm not a linguistics major, but I can only assume it goes back to Latin at some point. So leave us yanks alone!
/L.A

 

[broly]

and that's the bottom line...
coz stone cold said so!!!

 

[Howling Wolf]

You're right Lactic.Acid !

Cent is for Centime, for 1/100e, for 100.
You're good in French (latin origin).
But what seems strange to me is why Cent ? Because not all of European languages are not of latin origin, so I think... that's the good question...

 

[Electronic Punk]

Think the romans had control of most of europe so it is only fair

Seem to remember it was the "brits" who kicked there asses with our chariots tho

 

[broly]

Originally posted by Electronic Punk
Think the romans had control of most of europe so it is only fair

Seem to remember it was the "brits" who kicked there asses with our chariots tho

yeah, running through dustclouds and barren waste... brits ran through their asses

 

[Sooprmncntwlk]

I just figured out that this thread is very perverted!! How you ask? Well let's just take out that "U" in the title