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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SanMiguel, post: 202218, member: 3379&quot;]no, can&#039;t say i have. the vast majority of british forces are down south in basra near kuwait and the persian gulf. </p><p><br /></p><p>i agree with convenience being the reason why the british forces, (and other coalition forces), use dollars instead of their own currency. virtually all of the support and convenience services we have out here is because of aafes, (the army &amp; airforce exchange service).&nbsp; our barber shops, px, and coffee shops are all contracted through aafes. it&#039;s pretty much impossible for other countries&#039; military units to avoid american bases, but while they&#039;re here, either passing through or staying, all these convenience facilities are open to everybody. </p><p><br /></p><p>baskin robbins ice cream, burger king, mcdonald&#039;s, kfc, chinese restaurants...aafes takes good care of us, but they only deal in dollars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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