tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post5994193311335228438..comments2023-10-10T12:33:43.016-04:00Comments on A Bad Case of the Dates: EuroTipJMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18362998962851574254noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-62994684150469038682019-01-28T14:35:39.587-05:002019-01-28T14:35:39.587-05:00I’m not sure you’re right about that. I know that ...I’m not sure you’re right about that. I know that I’ve successfully exchanged Canadian $1 coins in the US (the bank refused smaller Canadian coins), so I’d assume that banks would also take €1 coins. But I don’t think I’ve ever actually tried to do that. Marnen Laibow-Koserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025800959226949679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-75932435879293652102013-03-29T04:57:53.452-04:002013-03-29T04:57:53.452-04:00I never knew you cannot exchange euro coins in the...I never knew you cannot exchange euro coins in the US, what if she was alone and only had them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738406563691145084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-74479388037583294182013-03-25T09:55:10.402-04:002013-03-25T09:55:10.402-04:00I love the flippant "...when she goes oversea...I love the flippant "...when she goes overseas."<br /><br />So many waitstaff like to summer in the Mediterranean, dontchyano.Fizzikshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250419387011790014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-8778120038802129622013-03-25T08:02:48.590-04:002013-03-25T08:02:48.590-04:00The poor waitress. You just know she would see th...The poor waitress. You just know she would see those Euros and think "I knew I should have spit in that bitch's food."The Architecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380470624299599025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-32039031593769567402013-03-25T06:14:29.749-04:002013-03-25T06:14:29.749-04:00Like the nice poster above me said, she knew she c...Like the nice poster above me said, she knew she couldn't exchange them, so why not leave them for some poor unsuspecting waitstaff? The fact that she was that inconsiderate and the fact she tried to take the money from the table that OP left just reaffirms that. Best the thing OP did was get away from her as soon as possible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-81984266854185313842013-03-24T23:32:14.436-04:002013-03-24T23:32:14.436-04:00She also probably knew that you can't exchange...She also probably knew that you can't exchange foreign coins in the US (they will only take paper currency), so that was her way of getting rid of the euro coins. Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491652953006970381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-53086082802733864872013-03-24T22:29:14.601-04:002013-03-24T22:29:14.601-04:00I figured as much but was just curious if there w...I figured as much but was just curious if there was a possibility I could be wrong. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480980578786181893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-35569926961840536082013-03-24T21:30:24.789-04:002013-03-24T21:30:24.789-04:00She clearly understood the US currency system as s...She clearly understood the US currency system as she flippantly said the waitress could exchange the Euros for American dollars. She also said the Euro was worth more than the dollar which means she at least has passingly knowledge of exchange rates. If she had no idea how currency differs from country to country, she would have no knowledge of exchange rates.<br /><br />And I'm pretty sure everyone who travels is aware that every country has its own currency and you can't use something like a Euro in the United States. She was just an asshole, not an ignorant stranger in a strange land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-7300354894035476652013-03-24T21:15:06.940-04:002013-03-24T21:15:06.940-04:00Just curious...is she from overseas? Wondering if ...Just curious...is she from overseas? Wondering if maybe she doesn't understand the US currency system.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480980578786181893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-85661267166518614782013-03-24T20:16:47.351-04:002013-03-24T20:16:47.351-04:00I am from Europe and I can confirm - we call them ...I am from Europe and I can confirm - we call them euro coins.L.Toledohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072097235691638815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-69754402502614887022013-03-24T18:52:24.962-04:002013-03-24T18:52:24.962-04:00Counterfeiter with coins?Counterfeiter with coins?Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137019202329436322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-32632621427523486442013-03-24T15:27:17.859-04:002013-03-24T15:27:17.859-04:00I suspect she was a money launderer or counterfeit...I suspect she was a money launderer or counterfeiter. Otherwise it wouldn't have been a big deal for Katrina to exchange the money herself, and it would explain why she was so insistent on trying to hand the money out to someone like a waitress who wouldn't be able to track her down very easily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-60445660391779253252013-03-24T15:18:54.013-04:002013-03-24T15:18:54.013-04:00What a bee-och. You handled it well, OP!What a bee-och. You handled it well, OP!tanette13https://www.blogger.com/profile/10181322770388500436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3186499665856075184.post-19656194781338765602013-03-24T14:47:35.295-04:002013-03-24T14:47:35.295-04:00Every time I read stories like this, it makes me f...Every time I read stories like this, it makes me feel bad for servers who have to deal with asshats like Katrina. Good on the OP for calling her out for being a cheapskate (or an asshole, really).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com