"Euros Accepted" signs pop up in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the latest example that the U.S. dollar just ain't what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency as payment for merchandise.
ニューヨークでは買い物の代金にユーロなどドル以外の通貨を受け取る店が出てきた。
"We had decided that money is money and we'll take it and just do the exchange whenever we can with our bank," Robert Chu, owner of East Village Wines, told Reuters television.
「カネはカネ、受け取ることにした。あとで好きなときに銀行で両替する」とイーストビレッジワインの店主。
The increasingly weak U.S. dollar, once considered the king among currencies, has brought waves of European tourists to New York with money to burn and looking to take advantage of hugely favorable exchange rates…
ドル安が進むにつれ、ヨーロッパの旅行者がニューヨークに押し寄せ、強いユーロを活かすようになった…
