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granted, US money is dull and old-fashioned, but it does have a clear layout, UK money is just covered in illustrations and fancy patterns carelessly strewn all over the paper, and it's a stylish black and green.
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I agree with PsyLiam. UK money (and australian, and new zealand, etc, etc, etc...) may be more colorful and complex, but it's to prevent such easy duplication of it. on top of that.....to keep you from giving someone a 10 when you meant to hand them a 1 :P
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I will be the last person to defend U.S. currency on the basis of it's aesthetic appeal.
Still, I have to wonder...
<Sarcasm=on>How many of you have this problem of mistaking a tenner for a one? Is the numeral "1" just too similar to the numeral "10"? If you have this sort of difficulty on a recurring basis, I would like to admonish you, in addition to "Don't drink and drive.", I would like to add "Don't drink and conduct high finance."
If you can't be bothered to examine your money before handing it to a stranger, any advice I could give you is pointless.</Sarcasm>
Mind you, American currency denominations are @#$% near impossible to distinguish without the sense of sight. I've always liked the colorfulness of Canadian money, the technological "wierdness" of Australia's plastic money (I'd like to see a sample some day), and the various different-sized denominations I saw in Germany. BTW, since Germany reunited, did they re-do the money or did they just keep using both East-German and west-German currency?
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When standing downwind of a pig farm, chicken ranch, or dairy, try saying: "Phew!"
Some idiot will insist that this particular miasma don't stink. Rather: "It's the smell of money."
This goes a long way towards explaining why money might require occasional laundering.
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Baloo: East German currency was abolished in 1990, but it had lost its value as soon as the wall was open in 1989. I'll miss the DM, but I'm looking forward to chocolate bars for "only" 50 cents.
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That reminds me. When does the "Euro" become the only "real money" in the EU?
Is it in place now, used alongside regional currencies or will it destroy all national currencies in the Union?
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That dreadful looking money will replace our beautiful money in 2002. Both currencies can be used alongside each other for a very short period before total conversion. It is already in use at stock markets and such, and bank accounts. I personally doubt it really has any real benefits though. I agree with what I read in a newspaper a while ago: why have a common currency if there's no common financial policy? Oh well, it's a first step anyway. But did it really have to look that bad? Even *I* could design something much better!
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American Money sucks...I think they should include Civil Rights leaders, slavery abolisher type people, etc, and have green, blue, and yellow designs...the grey-green is bland...
Jamaican money is pretty cool. i don't have any bills on-hand at the moment, but I recall them being red, purple, and having watermarks. Even the S****Y South American money and Mexico money is better than ours!
The Bermudan coins are pretty, a bird-of-paradise flying on the backside.
Mebbe I'll scan them.
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We are in the process of (unsuccessfully) updating our bills to make them more counterfeit proof. They now have watermarks, holograms, thread and a few other things I can't remember now. So far this is just on 100's, 50's ,and 20's.
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They've only been added RECENTLY? We've had those things on our money for at least as long as I can remember (which is only 10 years admitadly). And we have then on all notes... �5's, �10's, �20's and �50's. Although not many people even use �50's much anymore. If you want to buy sometihng that expensive, you're better off using a cheque or credit card. And you look very suspicious going into Woolies an buying a parer with a �50 (although a fe old mad people do) and so many shops wont accept them anyway.
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