punt or euro

Celly Smunt · 21-07-2010 01:46PM #1

so if tomorrow there was a vote that you could have the punt back or stick with the euro which one would you pick

NothingMan · 21-07-2010 01:48PM

Doubloons!!!

K-9 · 21-07-2010 01:48PM

Worth a punt I suppose.

Dravokivich · 21-07-2010 01:49PM

It doesn't matter which currency we use, we'll still get ripped off. The price we're paying won't look that much...

artanevilla · 21-07-2010 01:49PM

Wouldn't make a difference as I wouldn't have any of either.

Sykk · 21-07-2010 01:50PM

Anyone remember this from the cadbury's add?

"Daddy, what's a euro".. "Agh I dnooo"

starbelgrade · 21-07-2010 01:50PM

Where's the puntero option?

Tabnabs · 21-07-2010 01:51PM

The Irish pound?

danniemcq · 21-07-2010 01:52PM

Quids ftw

bluto63 · 21-07-2010 01:53PM

Let's steal the Lira, trade with that before the Italians want it back

WindSock · 21-07-2010 01:54PM

Punt. Looks and feels nicer, also the ability to devalue it would help de economeh.

WindSock · 21-07-2010 01:55PM

Sykk wrote: »

Anyone remember this from the cadbury's add?

Love that ad. A Punt for anyone who can find it

Anthony Walsh · 21-07-2010 01:55PM

Fiat Punto not Fiat Euro

starbelgrade · 21-07-2010 01:56PM

I think we should have the British Pound. It would bring us a little step forward to re-uniting Ireland to the UK.

neil_hosey · 21-07-2010 01:57PM

http://www.thomas-thaerigen.de/images/thowww6a.jpg

milly4ever · 21-07-2010 01:58PM

bring back the puuuunt

some_dose · 21-07-2010 02:00PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

I think we should have the British Pound. It would bring us a little step forward to re-uniting Ireland to the UK.

Must........not..........feed..........troll..........

Adamisconfused · 21-07-2010 02:03PM

It might be economic madness to base a decision on this, but the punt was much better looking money. I remember going into shops back in the day with a single pound in my pocket and walking out with two litres of milk, a choc ice, a loaf of bread and a small box of washing powder. I didn't pay for any of that stuff, but it still felt like real money back then.

starbelgrade · 21-07-2010 02:05PM

Irish money was sh*te.... well, the coins anyway - they were far too big & made little sense... a 5p piece was the smallest, there were two different sizes of 10p, one of them was smaller than the 2p piece & a 1p piece was almost as big as the smaller 10p piece.

I liked the design of the 50p piece, but the Punt was always worth f*ck all when you went to exchange money to go anywhere. The Euro is a lot handier.

Killer Pigeon · 21-07-2010 02:06PM

An Seamróg!!

1 Seamróg = €1.75

Symbol: http://tinyurl.com/33qoask

super_furry · 21-07-2010 02:06PM

Which one buys me more beer?

Sykk · 21-07-2010 02:12PM

WindSock wrote: »

Love that ad. A Punt for anyone who can find it

Seems it doesn't exist!

eightyfish · 21-07-2010 02:19PM

have euro will travel

cleremy jarkson · 21-07-2010 02:19PM

If we went back to the punt, it would likely become viewed internationally as a weak currency.
And our external debt needs to be paid off in terms of euro's.
So, if we reverted back to the punt, we would have to spend much more money in paying back our debts than if we stick with the euro.

When we have our debts fully, or almost fully, paid back then I would like to see us get the punt back. As somebody said, it's good to be able to devalue our currency to make ourselves more competitive (although poorer) overnight.

21-07-2010 02:22PM

I like not having to exchange currency everytime I travel within the eurozone

bonerm · 21-07-2010 02:24PM

Bring back the punt!

The Irish currency was stronger than the Euro! Not economically, I mean it was physically stronger! You wouldn't see the classic Irish five pound note crumbling into something resembling used tissue the way you do today with the current pathetic five euro note. :mad:

dlofnep · 21-07-2010 02:28PM

Euro is handier for travelling.

But I miss the old one punt note, where you could go up to the shop and actually buy the shop and every person in it.