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Old 03-29-2008, 11:05 AM   #3
Sundae
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Originally Posted by deadbeater View Post
US did the same to Cuba with decidedly mixed results.
These days it mostly just means if you travel to Cuba (as I did) you take US dollars instead of a travellers cheque raised from a US bank.

Oh and you don't meet Americans there - just Canadians & Europeans. Downside for me, but I got by.
Good point is it's completely untouched by US corporations. In Rome or Luxor you have McDonalds & Starbucks.
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