National degeneracy

[jhetley]

Kids these days.  Handed coins to the guy behind the counter this morning, a quarter, three dimes, and a nickel, $.60 US as usual for the morning paper.  Which is the correct price.  He claimed he needed another dime...

Took him three tries to decide I had it right.

If you can't count money, you're gonna have a few problems with the modern world.

Comments

[wcg.livejournal.com]

For even more fun, do it with British coins!

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I thought decimalization had solved the shillings/pence/etc. hassle.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

It may have, but my grandmother left Ireland in 1912.

[summers-place.livejournal.com]

Just for laughs, try throwing in a Canadian coin and watching the counterperson try to figure out what you're up to. I usually have some Canadian change in my pocket after visits to Ontario (I'm in Cleveland) and while it isn't terribly uncommon around here, it does tend to throw some people.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Canadian coins are common around here, never questioned. They "pass for white"...