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The ISO currency code is GBP. I can't imagine using that being a political statement. (And I'd never heard of anyone calling it UKP as a political statement, b

by jsnell 4y ago

The ISO currency code is GBP. I can't imagine using that being a political statement. (And I'd never heard of anyone calling it UKP as a political statement, but presumably it would have something to do with Northern Ireland being a part of UK but not part of Great Britain.)

aliqot 4y ago
you got all that from what he said? I read it as "UK Pound" and just assumed it was a uk vs eu thing that changed.
- nullc 4y ago
  I'll avoid it in the future, 'pounds' is just confusing by itself to us Americans because its a common unit of weight. "He owes 100 pounds" "pounds of what? flesh?"
  - robocat 4y ago
    I’m very sorry: I read far too much into a simple typo, and I jumped to an ill-thought-out conclusion in my confusion. My apologies.
    - aliqot 4y ago
      It's all good, we know you meant well, no harm no foul. Have a good night :)