rickety wrote:
Adrian wrote:

Al ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying

I'm finding it difficult to think of a single country where you can
fly to a second country, but can't obtain that second country's money
until you get there, and where US dollars cannot be used in lieu.

Most of Africa apparently prefers Euros these days...

Yes, because they are new, it is easy to pass forgeries!

Many of the French speaking African countries used to have their
currencies fixed to the French Franc. Now it is to the Euro. Maybe
this is the reason?