[Idyllchat] Currency Conversion Lawsuit against creditcardcompanies

[Terry Baraldi]

Hey all! ...Can we either end this discussion, or could the still-interested 
parties just talk amongst themselves, please?  I'm glad that the issue was 
aired and explained, but I've already spent $25 worth of time opening and/or 
deleting from my overflowing in-bin.  Basta!

Much rather we got back to the real reason we're all on this list...to read 
about people going places!

I'm planning my third Italy trip in June which includes a first time visit 
to Lake Garda (Sirmione).  Would love to take advantage of a spa or thermal 
bath while there.  Anybody been? Any suggestions?

Terry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vance Roy" <gigli.saw at dplanet.ch>
To: <cstaehr at verizon.net>
Cc: "TraveL Italy" <mindelli at msn.com>; <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Currency Conversion Lawsuit against 
creditcardcompanies


> From my perspective here in CH, I see a world of difference between  USA 
> Lawyers and those here. The adversarial nature of legal  proceedings is 
> less pronounced here. A good example to me is divorce.  Divorce rates here 
> are as those in the USA. The "who gets the dog"  mentality is not 
> tolerated by the courts. There are well defined  rules that both parties 
> must go by, and the issue of "fault" is not  addressed. One does not see 
> ads for legal services in any medium.  Lawyers are very low profile and 
> for the most part do things other  than trial law. There are laws that 
> cover most torts, and the courts  rarely change them. This novelty may be 
> one reason why USA lawyer TV  shows are so popular here.
>
> I agree that currency exchange within the average tourist's range is  like 
> one driving 20 miles to save two cents a gallon for gasoline.
>
> On 8. Dez 2007, at 15:29, <cstaehr at verizon.net> <cstaehr at verizon.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Unless foreign charges were huge, isn't this kind of a ridiculous 
>> discussion? Get outside and enjoy the Christmas season! And I don't 
>> agree that "Europeans know better how to deal with lawyers."  They  have 
>> the same love/hate relationship with them as the rest of the  world, 
>> depending upon which side of the fence you are on.
>>
>
> Vance Roy
> gigli.saw at dplanet.ch
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> http://www.eyefetch.com/fredch/blog.aspx
>
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