A friend of mine is traveling to Frankfurt, Germany for the Book Fair. It reminds me of a story going around some years ago when Germany was still on the Deutch Mark currency (pre Euro). A Japanese businessman made frequent trips to Frankfurt and each time when exchanging his Yen for DMarks, he received a lower exchange rate. Upon questioning it he was always told by the teller/cashier the reason was "FLUCTUATIONS". After several months of such explanation the visitor became visibly irritated and shouted out "FLUCT U GERMANS". But I don't think it damaged trade between the two nations.
tjs
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