DConf 2019

[jmh530]

On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 at 22:00:08 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
> On 1/30/2019 8:32 AM, Bastiaan Veelo wrote:
>> Everyone here has solved bigger problems than converting 
>> currencies.
>
> If I buy something in euros or pounds or whatever with my 
> credit card, I get billed in dollars. If my credit card was 
> issued by a London bank, I'm sure if I bought something denoted 
> in dollars I'd be automatically billed in pounds.
>
> This is normal for anyone who travels internationally and I do 
> not understand why it would be an issue.

Unless you have a travel credit card, you will probably get hit 
by foreign transaction fees. For large sums of money, it can be a 
lot.