Sure. It's the same here. I can buy stuff with Euros in York rather than the usual GBP. But generally people want the local currency because they have fixed li

Sure. It's the same here. I can buy stuff with Euros in York rather than the usual GBP. But generally people want the local currency because they have fixed liabilities in the local currency - taxes and debts. Chances are they'll take your money and then swap it out for the local version rather than hold it.