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Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

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The post can be a single image, an image gallery, or a link to a specific comic hosted on another site (the author's website, for instance).
The comic must be a complete story.
If it is an external link, it must be to a specific story, not to the root of the site.
You may post comics from others or your own.
If you are posting a comic of your own, a maximum of one per week is allowed (I know, your comics are great, but this rule helps avoid spam).
The comic can be in any language, but if it's not in English, OP must include an English translation in the post's 'body' field (note: you don't need to select a specific language when posting a comic).
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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So, a couple of unlikely things will have to happen for this, but if 1) Britain ever returns to the EU and 2) as a joining condition is forced to adopt the Euro, I can all but guarantee that most people will put the Euro symbol in front where the pound sign used to be, even if expressly told not to. Even those in favour of being in the EU.

Retailers would do whatever they felt like on labels and shelves unless it was enshrined law.

And the penchant for using imperial weights and measures would continue unabated across the lands.

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

as a joining condition is forced to adopt the Euro

That doesn't happen. The treaties can force a country to join the eurozone once they meet the convergence criteria. But the convergence criteria include being part of ERM II for at least 2 years. Participating in ERM II is not mandatory, so countries can simply choose not to, and thus never meet the criteria for adopting the Euro.

For example, out of the six EU countries currently not in the eurozone, only one is participating in ERM II (Bulgaria).

Edit: and there are always opt-outs too. Denmark for example opted out of the Eurozone.