Please, leave the Schilling behind!

Recently we were talking about spending a lot of money and how to deal with such a large amount. Then I heard the phrase: 'This is more than 100.000 Schilling' and I was wondering and thinking beyond that.

There are still lots of people in this country who convert the EURO into Schilling. Obviously it's easier for them to handle with the 'new' currency by comparing EURO amounts with Schilling amounts. But, eight years after adoption of the EURO I'm wondering that people still can't forget the old currency. That people confuse themselves in the end by thinking in two currencies. But there are two interesting aspects in this behaviour. First I believe that converting EURO amounts into the old national currency, regardless if Schilling, Mark, Franc or Pesetas, says a lot about the personality. People who can't leave the old currency behind can't leave other things, old days, former love or conflicts, behind, not to say that these people tend to more traditional thinking than others. And the second aspect reflects the behaviour of a bulk of people all over Europe, the defensive demeanor against the European Union, the national instead of european thinking of people what's a fundamental problem of the EU. The union still doesn't accomplish to bring the EU closer to the people in Europe. Perhaps the amout of people converting EURO into their former currency is a reliable parameter for the Europe barometer?