yeah, they use the pound, which is also almost 1 = 1 with the Euro =) | Hacker News

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asdadsdad on July 11, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar

yeah, they use the pound, which is also almost 1 = 1 with the Euro =)

blibble on July 11, 2022 [–]

so by almost you mean almost 20% off?

euro-nationalists kept saying after brexit the euro would hit parity

(but they expected it to be against the pound, not the dollar)

asdadsdad on July 11, 2022 | | [–]

lol, ok, fair. I guess people would expect the pound to lose power due to Brexit in the long term

asdadsdad on July 11, 2022 | | [–]

inflation is at 9% tho

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