When james ii became king, many people opposed him because he was a

Many people were suspicious of James II being King because they thought he was pro-French, pro-Catholic and wanted to be an absolute monarch. The English were the arch enemies of France and had just fought to become a Protestant country, opposed to the Catholic Church, the dominant religion in France. The English did not want to have a monarchy in place that had the power to have complete rule over the country, which is what would have happened had their been an absolute monarchy in place.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.