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msawin
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Did you see last week..
Watching the AM TV news this last week. In Texas the Mc Donald drive-in's are going to take both dollars and pesos for purchases... The local
texan's were fighting this display of non-patrotism.... "How can they take those"
Am I alone in thinking how stupid these cowboys are?
I can't tell you how many times after coming back home, 700 miles from Tijiuna, with my pocket full of pesos wish'in to use'em at the local market.
Its easy.. Do it all the time in Baja. Pesos / Dollars.
Whats the problem?
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Capt. George
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our inherent arrogance.
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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abreojos
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All I can say is that idiots like this make it harder on us Gringos living down here and this is not the only reason.
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Cypress
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I'd say McDonald ought to be able to accept whatever currency they want. It's about business.  Patriotism? There are plenty of folks in the armed services with relatives in Mexico.
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KenS
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"Pizza Patron" in Texas has taken some heat for accepting Pesos... I even heard someone on NPR (I think...) suggesting that it's illegal as they are
"aiding and abetting illegal aliens" 
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Skeet/Loreto
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Now Yawl Listen Up Ya Heh!!
Us'ens Texans are not all so Narrowed Minded! Just look what happened in New York City with the Muslim Cabbies!
Look at San Francisco where they are trying to get a Law that you can'y Spank your own child!
Mexicanos Accepts Dollars Why not Americanos accepting Pesos??
I think it is just some "narrowed Minded Sheep trying to get Attention"'
Yawl come to see me, Ya Heh!
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Capt. George
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y'all so narrow minded, you could look through a keyhole with both eyes at the same time!!!!!!!!
and you thought I was from NYC! shame on y'all............
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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msawin
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Money
You know I am in business and need every dollar that I have the chane to make.. I am in "Back Water" Nor Cal, And I have had a few from south of San
Diego come in to my store to purchase what I sell. I took thier dollars, but I would of taken thier Pesos because I can use'em. It's just money..
The business owners trying to pay thier bills, maybe local Cowboys, To turn away a sell because of Pesos.... Come on its just money not a politcal
statement..
Viva La Pesos....
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Capt. George
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msawin just read above, that is really the answer?!?!
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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When we lived in Calexico it was really convenient---we never had to exchange left over pesos as we could spend them anywhere in Calexico---Von's
Market, Walmart, or anywhere else.
Bet some of those people complaining would be really upset if they crossed into Mexico and someone did not accept their dollars.
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vgabndo
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JD, I doubt the people who complain about foreign currency will ever have to worry about their dollars being accepted in Mexico. Folks with that
attitude, I suspect, are part of that 70% of Americans who are SO isolated from their membership in the world community that they don't even possess a
passport.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
JD, I doubt the people who complain about foreign currency will ever have to worry about their dollars being accepted in Mexico. Folks with that
attitude, I suspect, are part of that 70% of Americans who are SO isolated from their membership in the world community that they don't even possess a
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Agreed----they probably are the ones that are sure they will be raped, robbed and murdered if they ever leave the US. 
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MrBillM
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Fanning the Flames of Discontent
I doubt that even those who are promoting the discontent over the "Pesos" actually believe it's a problem signifying anything. It simply represents a
Political opportunity to get part of the Base Agitated. Whether or not that Agitation can be maintained until the next election cycle is doubtful,
but it's worth the effort.
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woody with a view
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WTF?
15 pesos make a dollar right? gotta travel many miles to spend them down south.....
[Edited on 1-27-2007 by woody in ob]
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When was the last time you walked in a USA bank and tried to exchange any kind of foreign currency? Money wires....a different thang!
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
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Bob and Susan
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you need to go to the "mall"
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KenS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
I doubt that even those who are promoting the discontent over the "Pesos" actually believe it's a problem signifying anything. It simply represents a
Political opportunity to get part of the Base Agitated. Whether or not that Agitation can be maintained until the next election cycle is doubtful,
but it's worth the effort. |
I think that's the thrust of it... the gentleman I heard was so rabid he couldn't even listen to the suggestion that having pesos had nothing to do
with immigration status. Pizza Patron also indicated that most of the negative feed back they got was from areas where the did not, and probably
would never, have franchises.
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Probably isn't what you're talking about Sharks, but from this keyboard I often go to my B of A on-line banking site, order my money, and the Pesos
arrive in a day or so by FedEx.
Haven't tried to take any back.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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DENNIS
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vgabndo ----
You, while in the states, order pesos from your bank and Fedex delivers?
Or, do you do this in Mexico? Is Fedex in Mexico? What is the charge for this service?
Speaking of money, the Cambio with the best rate of exchange that I have seen is in Costco, Chula Vista. I dont use Cambios but if I did..........
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Baja Bernie
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Stupid is as stupid does................Money is money and I have plenty of room in my wallet for either dollars or pesos.
Question................do Mexican banks still refuse to take any kind of change from a Mexican...............I used to have a waiter friend who would
bring his tip change to me and I would take it to the bank and change it for paper, either bucks or pesos because they just would not accept it from
him.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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