Observations Of An American Living In Germany -- Part 3

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Casual random observations of an American living in Germany. The opinions are mine and mine alone - and do not reflect the US Government or any agency thereof.
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Well, it's tricky. The EU does not exactly have a common currency. The EU provides a currency, EU members (and associates, afaik) could apply to, if they wish so. Many did, some didn't. That's the Euro zone inside the EU. For example, Denmark is a member of the EU, but is not a member of the Euro-Zone and uses it's own currency. But yes, in most places in Denmark you can pay with Euros despite it not being the official currency. The EU just provides a set of opportunities, which every member can decide on whether they want to participate (and yes, with every opportunity comes a set of rules to be followed. That's why the UK decided to Brexit, because they didn't want to follow those rules (despite those rules already been tightly tailored to UK special demands).
US$ may be used at US military bases, but certainly nowhere else. Do not expect any business in Germany to accept US$. It won't.

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No ice in the drink: Every glass in which a drink is sold must have a measuring mark (calibration mark). With ice in the drink, the ordered amount of drink would not be correct. A very strictly followed and monitored legal regulation!

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