scottish currency is british pounds, right?

[guapo337]

im about to get traveler's cheques for my trip to scotland. and i dont wanna mess up.

 

[waylman]

no they just use kegs of beer as currency there.....or is that ireland?

 

[damiano]

yes

 

[damiano]

Originally posted by: waylman
no they just use kegs of beer as currency there.....or is that ireland?

ireland = pints of guiness

 

[Gyrene]

Originally posted by: guapo337
im about to get traveler's cheques for my trip to scotland. and i dont wanna mess up.

Yea it is, but when I went to Scotland, alot of places got upset when I tried to pay with British money, they prefered U.S. Currency. Some people in Scotland are still very bitter towards the British, I know my whole family is.

 

[Pepsi90919]

isn't this what google is for?

 

[guapo337]

Originally posted by: dtyn

Originally posted by: guapo337
im about to get traveler's cheques for my trip to scotland. and i dont wanna mess up.

Yea it is, but when I went to Scotland, alot of places got upset when I tried to pay with British money, they prefered U.S. Currency. Some people in Scotland are still very bitter towards the British, I know my whole family is.

US CURRENCY?! WTF?

i'm bringing 50-100 in US dollars.. but i'm bringing about 400.00 in British pounds, as it IS the "accepted" currency

 

[Gyrene]

Originally posted by: guapo337

Originally posted by: dtyn

Originally posted by: guapo337
im about to get traveler's cheques for my trip to scotland. and i dont wanna mess up.

Yea it is, but when I went to Scotland, alot of places got upset when I tried to pay with British money, they prefered U.S. Currency. Some people in Scotland are still very bitter towards the British, I know my whole family is.

US CURRENCY?! WTF?

i'm bringing 50-100 in US dollars.. but i'm bringing about 400.00 in British pounds, as it IS the "accepted" currency

I'm just telling you what I experienced when I went over there. It might be the "accepted" currency, but some places won't take it.

 

[royaldank]

Lots of folks in Rome prefered US money over Liras. That was before the Euro was started, so it may be different now. Lots of other countries would rather have US money.

 

[damiano]

Originally posted by: dtyn

Originally posted by: guapo337
im about to get traveler's cheques for my trip to scotland. and i dont wanna mess up.

Yea it is, but when I went to Scotland, alot of places got upset when I tried to pay with British money, they prefered U.S. Currency. Some people in Scotland are still very bitter towards the British, I know my whole family is.

with USD ?????!!!??##??$$??!?!??%?%!??@??$?!?!!?!
I think that was in your dreams...
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom
the Pound is the currency of the UK they probably would not take your dolar bills over there in most places exept hotels

 

[damiano]

Originally posted by: royaldank
Lots of folks in Rome prefered US money over Liras. That was before the Euro was started, so it may be different now. Lots of other countries would rather have US money.

true for poorer countries..the UK is one of the most powerful economic powers of the world........
If you go to mexico, they might take your USD cuz their peso is worthless...but the Pound is a very strong currency

 

[Gyrene]

Originally posted by: damiano

Originally posted by: dtyn

Originally posted by: guapo337
im about to get traveler's cheques for my trip to scotland. and i dont wanna mess up.

Yea it is, but when I went to Scotland, alot of places got upset when I tried to pay with British money, they prefered U.S. Currency. Some people in Scotland are still very bitter towards the British, I know my whole family is.

with USD ?????!!!??##??$$??!?!??%?%!??@??$?!?!!?!
I think that was in your dreams...
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom
the Pound is the currency of the UK they probably would not take your dolar bills over there in most places exept hotels

I'm pretty sure I knew that Scotland was part of the United Kingdom, and I'm also pretty sure that my 3 weeks over there a couple months ago wasn't a dream, it was a family visit. Lots of shops prefer US currency from "tourists" over the Pound. You can argue this all you want, but when I was there, that's what happened to me.

 

[guapo337]

i wasnt arguing. i was shocked.

 

[Haircut]

The currency is British pounds, although Scotland has Scottish money which looks different to normal English money.

You can technically pay with Scottish money in England and English money in Scotland (it is worth exactly the same)

In England (especially southern England) they may be reluctant to take Scottish money though. I'm not too sure about paying with English money in Scotland, everywhere should accept it although there may be the odd place that is reluctant

 

[Gyrene]

Originally posted by: guapo337
i wasnt arguing. i was shocked.

I never said you were, I was talking to damiano. I was shocked as well when it happened to me, because I had already converted most of my money into pounds.

 

[guapo337]

hmm. oh well.

 

[Growltiger]

Originally posted by: dtyn

Originally posted by: damiano

Originally posted by: dtyn

Originally posted by: guapo337 im about to get traveler's cheques for my trip to scotland. and i dont wanna mess up.

Yea it is, but when I went to Scotland, alot of places got upset when I tried to pay with British money, they prefered U.S. Currency. Some people in Scotland are still very bitter towards the British, I know my whole family is.

with USD ?????!!!??##??$$??!?!??%?%!??@??$?!?!!?! I think that was in your dreams... Scotland is part of the United Kingdom the Pound is the currency of the UK they probably would not take your dolar bills over there in most places exept hotels

I'm pretty sure I knew that Scotland was part of the United Kingdom, and I'm also pretty sure that my 3 weeks over there a couple months ago wasn't a dream, it was a family visit. Lots of shops prefer US currency from "tourists" over the Pound. You can argue this all you want, but when I was there, that's what happened to me.

"lots of shops" ??? Can you elaborate on the types of shops where you experienced this?

Guapo337, I toured all through the UK and never once had an issue with UK currency. Scottish pounds have a different look, but it's all the same. You have nothing to worry about - your pounds will work in both countries. As far as the cheques, what type are you getting? Thomas Cook is everywhere in the UK, so you might consider those over Amex (not sure which you are choosing).

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: dtyn

Originally posted by: damiano

Originally posted by: dtyn

Originally posted by: guapo337
im about to get traveler's cheques for my trip to scotland. and i dont wanna mess up.

Yea it is, but when I went to Scotland, alot of places got upset when I tried to pay with British money, they prefered U.S. Currency. Some people in Scotland are still very bitter towards the British, I know my whole family is.

with USD ?????!!!??##??$$??!?!??%?%!??@??$?!?!!?!
I think that was in your dreams...
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom
the Pound is the currency of the UK they probably would not take your dolar bills over there in most places exept hotels

I'm pretty sure I knew that Scotland was part of the United Kingdom, and I'm also pretty sure that my 3 weeks over there a couple months ago wasn't a dream, it was a family visit. Lots of shops prefer US currency from "tourists" over the Pound. You can argue this all you want, but when I was there, that's what happened to me.

Did you check the exchange rate you were getting? A lot of times they are set so the store gets a nice profit just for going to an exchange desk.

btw, I wouldn't take too much money in travelers cheques, use them only for emergencies. Many places won't accept them and when you try to cash them they'll take an extra percentage (5%) or something. Much better to hit the ATMs.