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Originally Posted by catPee
..and it's TURBO insulting to other countries to assume we want your currency! When you come to Canada, exchange your money. Seriously, if an American hands US dollars to a Canadian assuming we just take it it says "NASCAR."
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Around 10 years ago, Canadians LOVED when I paid in American dollars for a product. I would be able to haggle and pay a lower price if I promised to pay in American dollars. I am sure with the exchange rate this has changed.
I was recently in a member of the Commonwealth of Nations which has its own currency ( the Eastern Caribbean Dollar , XCD) and there were signs on business requesting that they would prefer you to pay in AMERICAN dollars.
So it isn't insulting to ALL countries as you imply. And it wasn't insulting to ALL canadians as recently as a decade ago. Or maybe it was insulting, but they are willing to be insulted as long as you gave them enough American dollars, I dunno.