Bit of fun - 29 things the UK does that the US don't
Dec 5th 2013, 2:11 am
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Re: Bit of fun - 29 things the UK does that the US don't
We get a lot of dollar coins....I always dump my change in a giant coke bottle and when it gets too heavy to lift, the kids count it and decide where they are going to donate it. I am always amazed at how many $1 coins there are in there, as I rarely realize I've got one.
We rarely see $2 bills apart from at Chinese New Year and then we have to go to the bank to get them, then they disappear down the black collectors hole that most of them seem to.
Interesting that the Treasury says that the sizes of coins differ to enable easy identification, but they don't see the same need on notes.
Dec 5th 2013, 2:21 am
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Re: Bit of fun - 29 things the UK does that the US don't
Touché! Didn't know about the 50c...don't think I've ever seen one, and more importantly, they don't come up in the kids homework
We get a lot of dollar coins....I always dump my change in a giant coke bottle and when it gets too heavy to lift, the kids count it and decide where they are going to donate it. I am always amazed at how many $1 coins there are in there, as I rarely realize I've got one.
We rarely see $2 bills apart from at Chinese New Year and then we have to go to the bank to get them, then they disappear down the black collectors hole that most of them seem to.
Interesting that the Treasury says that the sizes of coins differ to enable easy identification, but they don't see the same need on notes.
We get a lot of dollar coins....I always dump my change in a giant coke bottle and when it gets too heavy to lift, the kids count it and decide where they are going to donate it. I am always amazed at how many $1 coins there are in there, as I rarely realize I've got one.
We rarely see $2 bills apart from at Chinese New Year and then we have to go to the bank to get them, then they disappear down the black collectors hole that most of them seem to.
Interesting that the Treasury says that the sizes of coins differ to enable easy identification, but they don't see the same need on notes.
Usually $2.00 bills stay with is as well, along with the 1950 $20.00 bill we got in change one day which has become sort of an 'emergency' one.
They probably don't see the need on notes because the denominations are printed on them and now they're all slightly different colours as well. That being said, the coin sizes (like the UK coins) are deceptive, since the 1c and 5c coins are both bigger than the 10c.
I like that there are no regularly circulating $1.00 coins here though, with all the £1.00 and £2.00 coins back home, my pocket would be full to breaking point after a night out
Dec 5th 2013, 2:27 am
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Re: Bit of fun - 29 things the UK does that the US don't
That's my issue with all the coins. If I dropped my wallet on my foot, I'm sure it'd break at least one of my toes, from the weight of all the coins!
Dec 5th 2013, 2:30 am
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Re: Bit of fun - 29 things the UK does that the US don't
I do miss the heptagonal ones from time to time though, they were cool. I'm not so fussed on the new designs on the obverse though, I prefer the traditional designs. I'm not a fan of change (no pun intended.)
Dec 5th 2013, 2:33 am
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Dec 5th 2013, 3:21 am
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Re: Bit of fun - 29 things the UK does that the US don't
They forgot the 12th and Last Saturday of August for no 21!! How could they!
Dec 5th 2013, 3:28 am
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Dec 5th 2013, 3:35 am
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I must have been gone too long. Never heard of Greggs. 
Dec 5th 2013, 3:39 am
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Re: Bit of fun - 29 things the UK does that the US don't
All Greggs should be blown up. Why does everything have to be a chain nowadays?
30/ They actually have shops on the high street when you can walk in and place a bet on a sporting event
30/ They actually have shops on the high street when you can walk in and place a bet on a sporting event
Dec 5th 2013, 3:43 am
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Re: Bit of fun - 29 things the UK does that the US don't
There are some parts of the UK that don't have Gregg's, Northern Ireland for example, I only discovered Gregg's wonderfulness when I was visiting my mother in St Helen's before I emigrated.
