Your link will be an interesting one to watch thenext few days!
The Asia Ex Pats story reminds me of a recent experiance.
March - April I was in Puerto Vallarta, MX. Over the last 28 yrs US dollars were gladly accepted, if not prefered by stores and vendors. A few months ago they asked me if I had pesos instead. I was surprised the first time it happenned,when it happened everywhere and they would not cash AMEX Travelers checks either. I was shocked.
Now I have read that after sometime in Sept, 2011 NO ONW will accept USDollars In Mex.
So Mexico and Asia...where next?
Recently the Narcotrafficantes have been robbing and murdering tourists. If all you have on you are pesos they’ll probably leave you alone.