Timeline for Is exchanging US dollars into the local currency usually a practical option? [closed]
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| Jul 8, 2016 at 9:40 | vote | accept | Golden Cuy | ||
| Jul 7, 2016 at 18:41 | history | closed |
JonathanReez♦ Nean Der Thal David Richerby Kris neo |
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| Jul 7, 2016 at 18:26 | answer | added | Burhan Khalid | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 14:20 | comment | added | choster | @DavidRicherby The question asks whether exchanging USD to the local currency is always an option, it mentions nothing about where you get the USD from. Your point is well-made for, say, a Dane or Swiss who can get euros more easily than dollars, but that's a side note, not the main thrust of the question. This is the equivalent of someone asking if a taxi will take them somewhere, then responding that the train might be a better option— useful, but not necessarily to the questioner. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 14:18 | comment | added | Nean Der Thal | @david ok man. If I say you are correct you will feel better? I can even say you are the best and I am wrong, as long as that will cool you down man. You are the best and you are correct. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 14:02 | comment | added | David Richerby | @HeidelBerGensis I think we're talking at crossed purposes. I can't understand why you can't understand what I'm saying and it seems that you can't understand why I can't understand what you're saying. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 13:43 | comment | added | Nean Der Thal | @DavidRicherby I know that man, but I was assuming that US dollars are available, and then I was talking about "exchanging that" in the destination country. I got the impression that the question was about that, not about getting US dollars... correct? | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 13:38 | comment | added | David Richerby | @HeidelBerGensis They're available essentially everywhere. My point is that, for the 95% of people who don't live in the USA, getting hold of US dollars involves paying somebody to exchange your local currency. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 13:35 | comment | added | Nean Der Thal | @DavidRicherby I was assuming that US dollars are available. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 13:34 | comment | added | David Richerby | @HeidelBerGensis Surely, that's going to depend on where you're coming from, too. If you're American, obtaining US dollars is trivial. If you're not, then you first have to pay to convert your money to US dollars, then pay again to convert the US dollars to local currency. Whether or not that's your best option is going to depend hugely on what your local currency is. For example, it's much less likely to be a good idea if your local currency is Euros or British pounds than if it's Mongolian Tögrög or Burundian Francs. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 12:55 | comment | added | Nean Der Thal | In general, taking US dollars with you and exchanging at your destination is either the best solution, or the best "bad" option. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 11:47 | comment | added | mts | Besides that it is too broad, I would also side with @ lafemmecosmique that it is not quite clear what you are actually asking here..., at least to me. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 11:28 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 7, 2016 at 11:11 | comment | added | JonathanReez♦ | Voting to close this as too broad. There are 150+ different currencies out there with different issues of exchanging money. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 11:02 | comment | added | la femme cosmique | I normally like to find the lowest exchange place in my local area, before I leave, and exchange an amount then. Airports are a terrible place to do it because the rates there can be crazy. And if you are going somewhere where you do not speak the local language, it's a bit more difficult to exchange. I'm not really sure what you're asking though. Is it practical to get currency for the country you're going to? Yes, of course. Why wouldn't it be? | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 10:53 | history | asked | Golden Cuy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |