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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
Away from the border, Americans will look at you as if you are from Mars if you try to spend a Canadian dollar, a Euro or a pound. They just aren't at all familiar with exchanging money.
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Mostly true but as with everything, there are exceptions: cities where there is a lot of international traffic and/or tourism are a lot more accomodating with staff that know how to deal.
Near the airport, I've seen ATMs that dispense Euros as well as dollars. More common, even away from the borders and entry points, local banks have one or more branches that handle foreign currencies and drafts. When I drove to visit my canadian friends the first time I did the conversion at my home bank both going out and after returning. The other times I did them at the border exchange.