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Bernd:

--- Quote ---Why can't we go back to the old barter system?
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One big reason "gov....er.....ment". They can't collect taxes on bartar. Plus the people that have any talent to bartar with are getting far and few.

But I'm with you John, I like bartaring. I've got something you want or need done and you can repay by something I need. I bet it sure would be hard on people on wellfare. Don't know if you have that system over there.

As far as your monitary system goes, I can't quite get the ='s of the money. In other words I believe that the pound would be equal to our dollar. What throws me off is when it gets to the coins. We have the penny, the nickle, the dime, the quarter and sometimes the half dollar. Number wise that would be 1, 5, 10, 25, & 50 cent pieces.

You should hear what some of the slang for our money is. I don't even try to remember it. I think a $5 is called a fin. One of the bills is called a "sawbuck" and so on.

Bernd

bogstandard:
Bernd,

Bartering to me is a way of life, without it, I wouldn't have half as much in my shop, and my house would be falling down.

But I don't confuse it with friendship. That is a totally different matter.

If a friend contacts me or asks for something, and I have it spare or can do the job, then it is gratis, with no strings attached.

WE do have all different kinds of welfare, I am on welfare myself, but one related to health.
It only just pays enough to survive. Without my other pensions and stuff, I would be queuing at the soup kitchen.

We use coins in 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 50p, 1 squid, 2 squid. A little while ago your dollar was worth about 50p, now it is climbing towards 1 squid. So get your special little bits from the UK while the exchange rate is so good. I've got my list ready for when the dollar drops. I spent about 2K dollars in the US last year, but it is a lot more expensive at the moment, so I will hang back.

Still cold Bogs.

Twinsquirrel:

--- Quote from: Bernd on February 10, 2009, 01:09:40 PM ---
You should hear what some of the slang for our money is. I don't even try to remember it. I think a $5 is called a fin. One of the bills is called a "sawbuck" and so on.

Bernd

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Hey Bernd, I hear ya!!

We have a similar system for slang, I work in the motor trade and the slang is rife, it's funny to hear normally pretty middle class well to do entrepenuers talk about money in that way, it took me a good six months to really get a grip on it!!

Grand/large =£1000 (pretty self explanatory)
Monkey = £500
Ton =£100
Score=£20
Bullseye/pinky =£50
Ayrton =£10
Bluey/lady =£5
Nugget=£1
double nugget= £2

And a new one I heard the other day which I am yet to work out...  a carpet??? any ideas?

Still its all part of lifes rich tapestry

David

sbwhart:
Ho Ho Ho

Now I'm going to realy confuse our colonial friends  before we went decimal we had Pounds £ Shilings s and Pence  d. there was 12 d to the s 20 s to the £

we had 1/2 d 1 d coins; 3 d coins called thrupenny bits, 6d coins called sixpence, 12d coins called shillings, 2 shilling coins called florins, 2 shilling and 6d coins called half a crown, 10 shilling notes and 20 shilling notes which were 1 pound notes.  Now try getting your head round that lot and you'll understand why we went to decimals.

 :lol:

Mind you the standards in maths have gone down in the UK since we changed.

As my poor old mum use to say I'm not very cleaver but I can add my money up.

 :lol:

Cheers

Stew

Darren:
Never mind confusing the colonials !!

Anyone born after around 1960 usually has a hard time even thinking about it, inc me !!   :scratch:


Mind you, maybe that's saying more about me, being a generally confused type  :lol:

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