thanks 
.. a friend says he will take Bitcoin seriously when he can buy a Shashlik (a kind of Central Asian or Russian barbecue) with it. A challenge in Central Asia but I'm working on it! A pizza may be more doable but hoping it costs less that 10,000 BTC!
You mean, like directly buy Shaslik with it. Tell him that bitcoin is for now in similar state as any foreign currency in your home country. Can you buy shashlik for yens or yuans?.. a friend says he will take Bitcoin seriously when he can buy a Shashlik (a kind of Central Asian or Russian barbecue) with it. A challenge in Central Asia but I'm working on it! A pizza may be more doable but hoping it costs less that 10,000 BTC!I guess not, your retailers accept only money issued by your government. Bitcoin can be exchanged for every FIAT on earth. It is quite real.
