r/geography Oct 29 '24

What is the most interesting fact about Cyprus? Discussion

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '24

Gibraltar uses GBP.

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u/OtherManner7569 Oct 29 '24

And has British shop brands, British road signs, traffic lights, a UK post code, I’ve been there walking through it feels so weird, like if Britain was in the med.

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u/Selerox Oct 29 '24

When the UK was in the EU, Gibraltar counted as part of the South West England region.

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u/PanningForSalt Oct 29 '24

the constituency? That's strange. Looking into it, they voted differently to the entire rest of SWE in 2 out of 3 elections that they took part in. Can't say I'm surprised, priorities would be different down there.

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u/C0RDE_ Oct 29 '24

The one of the shopping streets even looks similar to one of the ones in Lancaster. Similar paving and layout, and the. Of course, the exact same shops.

It was very strange, especially as other bits of it lean more Mediterranean, such as the light colour houses.

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u/OtherManner7569 Oct 29 '24

It’s a bit of a mix, some Spanish style architecture with a lot of British architecture. Noticeably the governors residence looks like it could be straight out of Britain.

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u/Harry_Johnston Oct 29 '24

I lived and worked in Gibraltar, the morrisons there (where I worked) accepted GBP, Euros and US dollars. It could be a massive pain sometimes because we would have to calculate the exchange rates when people came to buy goods.

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u/StudioItaliano Oct 29 '24

Do they informally accept euro there (in shops and restaurants) as it must be very common for people there to have both?

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '24

I'm sure some places do, but it's by no means universal.

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u/Mountain-Size8543 Oct 29 '24

Or more precisely, misuses.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '24

No.