The arrival of the euro is imminent, with the first coins due to be handed out at the end of this week. BBC News Online's James Arnold is on a tour of the eurozone to take the region's temperature ahead of this momentous changeover. His first report comes from the Christmas market in Aachen, Germany.
This ancient city, hard up against the Dutch and Belgian borders, is far too busy with the bustle of the Christmas market to pay much attention to monetary policy.
Divert a shopper with questions about the single currency, and you will get a DIRTY LOOK in reply.
(BBC News - 10th December 2001)
Did you know?
dirty look noun
a scowl; a facial expression or anger, disapproval, or disgust
Source: Webster's New Millenniumâ„¢ Dictionary of English
"My boss gave me a dirty look when I arrived late at the meeting."
Synonyms:
bad eye, black look, dirty look, evil eye, glower, grimace, scowl