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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

You know, the US is not the only country to use a 'dollar' as the term for its currency.

[–] NorthWestWind 4 points 3 weeks ago

I had once been flamed by people who didn't know that

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I convert Australian dollars to USD when talking about prices before because i know there’s just a lot of Americans online and everyone else has already adapted to understanding how much a dollar is in their currency anyway

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Huh? No we haven't? Just put AUD next to the dollar amount.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I have. A US dollar is worth about 1.5 Australian dollars. If you don't care about accuracy and just want an easy conversion you can double the price. I don't usually convert currencies into Australian dollars, rather put the approximate conversion next to it. But I definitely have adapted to understanding and interpreting what the yanks say

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Why though? Making everything US-centric helps no one. Have you started talking about one-sixteenth of an inch and tipping people?

Yes we have a dollar and it can be confused with other dollars around the world. Putting in AUD clears up any confusion there and people can do their own conversion and learn something about another country.

[–] shneancy 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

yes but when someone says "dollar" on the Internet the chances are they mean USD

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Aww Canadian money, this is worthless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

It isn't worthless, it is washable!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'll kindly take all your worthless canadian dollars from you if you don't have any use for them. I hope you have lots of them!