Actually, I did know that (we were thinking of a trip to Croatia this year so I did some research).
But the point is, you spend the currency you earn in your own country, not some other currency of some other random country. If you want to spend another country's currency, you need to exchange your currency for that one, and travel to that country. The ability to see what the people of other nations are spending on products causes many to have false ideas about what products should cost in their country. If your country has a relatively strong currency then products are going to look cheap in countries with weak currencies -- though the actual prices in both countries have not changed. Only the exchange rates make it look like they have.
Travel. Enjoy your strong currency. Travel abroad used to be a lot more fun for Americans, since our currency gave us great buying power. Americans are kind of trapped by our weak currency, which makes travel outside the U.S. to most places really expensive now. It's kind of strange to hear citizens of countries with strong currencies complain about it.
Well, if you come to Croatia, I can give you some guide on what places to visit, even where to eat. Croatia is really one beautiful country, and I'm not just saying that coz I'm a Croat. The last untouched mediterian country.
And I'm a travel addict myself. Visited a lot of countries (US included, NY, CA, Virginia, and a lot more... ), but I have even bigger list of countries I want to visit when I get a chance to do so
But our currency isn't strong at all. And sooner or later the whole economic system will collapse. Excatly the same scenario like in Greece, Spain or Italy. But this time it will be even worse, coz we are really a small country with limited resources. Actually, only thing keeping us alive is tourism