Measurements

[Scott]

Argh! Cheeta has decided it doesn't like me very much and I can no 
longer access chat. In fact it will no longer allow me to access any 
room except "Wine Lovers" so go figure...

Catherine wrote:

"BTW: someone was moaning about English money and how difficult it 
was to get used to, and asked if any Brits on the list had a 
corresponding problem with American money.  The answer is a 
resounding Yes!  The main problem, besides getting used to the coins 
and remembering how much a dime is worth etc, is the fact that all 
the notes look practically the same.  There has been more than one 
occassion when I have handed out a $10 note instead of $1, and even 
once, a $100 instead of a $10 - I didn't realise, until several hours 
later when I found myself short, that I had made a cabdriver very 
happy..."

--Well I've never heard the complaint that all our money is green. I 
have heard Americans complain because foreign money isn't green, but 
never the other way around.

My biggest problem with British money, and other foreign currencies 
for that matter is that their coins come in larger values (like one 
and two pound coins as opposed to a one or two pound note). I'm the 
type of person who usually doesn't pay in change and then takes it 
home saves it and after awhile gets enough to count out, take to the 
bank and cash. I guess I'm just used to thinking that if it's metal 
it's not worth much. 

I got  to the point of having ten, or fifteen pounds in change, but 
being postive I had no money since I was out of the paper stuff.

Scott