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November 21, 2005
A little change in my pocket...
I've got a little change in my pocket going jing-a-ling-a-ling. Bad 80s song. Sorry to get that stuck in your head.
With 8 coins in the european monetary system I am carrying around a whoopin' 20 Euros worth of change in my front pocket. Really it should not equal to be more than what could buy me a little latte but this amount of coins could treat the family to 2 plates of Shwarma. It ain't right.
Posted by jana at November 21, 2005 1:03 PM
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I hate that. Change is supposed to be, well, small. The Europeans have coins that are worth too much money to treat as if they were American coins.
When I was first in The Netherlands, I watched in horror as a five guilder coin fell out of my pocket and rolled slowly down the street and into the gutter. And recently a two pound coin left over my trip to London accidentally fell into the kitchen sink disposal. Before I could figure out what happened, it was slashed and scraped beyond recognition.
Posted by: Robert Cottrell at November 21, 2005 3:45 PM