I thought they just hollered "sooooooeeeeee"!

Actually the EU states Legal Tender as circulating notes and coins. Euro's aren't actually circulating yet (they will be in December) and as such will be accepted in the new year.

I think they use those big pipes and yodel "Riccola-a-a-a." <BR>

Put down the Viagra Art

Legal framework for the use of the euro <BR> <BR>(EURO PAPERS. No. 04. September 1997. European Commission. Brussels. Free.) For questions and answers on the legal framework for the use of the euro, please refer to Euro Papers n° 10 <BR> <BR> <BR>Summary <BR> <BR>"As from 1.1.1999 the currency of the participating Member States shall be the euro". This sentence will be one of the core provisions of the monetary law of the Member States which will have adopted the euro at the beginning of the third stage of Economic and Monetary Union. The main parts of the legal framework for the introduction and the use of the euro are laid down in two Council regulations: <BR> <BR>On January 1, 1999, the rate of conversion between the euro and the currencies of the eleven participating countries will be irrevocably fixed, and the ECB will begin the administration a single monetary policy. On this date, the euro, in non-cash form, will become legal tender in these countries. This means that the euro will be usable for non-cash transactions such as checks and credit transfers. <BR> <BR> <BR>etc etc etc <BR>

How could calling someone "septic" or "seppo" possibly be construed as a friendly term??? <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>

There's a whole British vocabulary based on rhyming slang, Cockney in origin if I'm not mistaken. The British commonly call Americans yanks, septic tank ryhmes with yank, septic is short, and seppo more so, in a fashion. Perhaps a poster who knows some rhyming slang can demonstrate other examples. Or if you search for the British English thread, I believe there were some there.

Septic Tank isn't particularly rude in intent. It is on a par with the other rhyming slang names eg: <BR> <BR>Sweaties = sweaty socks = jocks= those of a caledonian persuasion. <BR> <BR>Bubbles = bubble and squeaks = greeks <BR> <BR>Captains = captain kirks = turks <BR> <BR>If we want to be rude we can be. There are some nasty race-based ones, but the above are not in that league. <BR> <BR>Other things that might appear to rhyme with yank eg; Joddrell Bank, J Arthur RAnk, and Sherman Tank all relate to something very very different!

Christina, <BR> <BR>En français it's "'ricains" (short for "américains"), not "requins" (meaning sharks or crooks). <BR> <BR>Although not a real insult, it is not considered polite.

Florence's comment is interesting because i live in Florida and my brother lives in New York City and we both have heard Americans refer to Puerto Ricans as "ricans" and refer to the cars that they drive as "rican rigs." <BR> <BR>Anyway, I have only heard others refer to Americans as Amis.