As in Egypt they will accept any currency in shops and resteraunts (In Cairo anyway) This was told to me by an Egyptian tour guide . In Egypt I paid for things through cypriot pounds and Euro and I heard British people only using sterling and never changing to Egyptian pound. In Israel and some other countries they happily accept US dollar as currency.
The Euro is second biggest currency in the world after the dollar and so many French visit Tunisia.
How would a Tunisian react if I tipped them with Euro on my first night there ? In Egypt they were so happy with it ! did anyone try doing this?
would be grateful for replies
Some of the shops in the Medina in Tunis also accept euros though I'm not sure about other areas. You will certainly need dinars for most things however, in particular all forms of transport, whether trains, buses or taxis, and food and drink in the cafes and restaurants. Unlike us, the locals have difficulty changing euros and sterling into dinars, which is why you will often be approached by people from your hotel with a handful of pound coins or euros they have been given in tips asking if you can change it for them.
