- BERLIN (Reuters) - Almost
half of the German population want deutschemarks in their pockets instead
of the euros that replaced them at the start of the year, according to
a survey published on Wednesday.
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- German magazine Focus Money reported that 47.7 percent
would like to return to marks if it were possible, while 47.5 percent are
content with the new euro notes and coins.
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- The survey of 1,016 Germans also found differences according
to gender, location and profession.
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- Women proved more nostalgic for the mark days than men,
54 percent saying they wanted marks back compared to only about 40 percent
of men. Berliners were also the most anti-euro, 64.3 percent saying they
wished to ditch the new money.
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- Blue-collar workers were also against the euro, 70.9
percent backing the mark instead.
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- Germany officially bade farewell to the mark on December
31, but the government reached a voluntary understanding with retailers
to continue to accept marks until the end of February, when all 12 euro
zone nations are due to have completed the switch. In practice, many shops
stopped accepting marks from mid-January.
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