thebanana
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I paid $4.50 for a shot of cheap rum at our Christmas party last night. These guys are worth at least that much, and I'd be happy to personally buy them each a drink of something decent if the opportunity arises! 

I sometimes reflect that among the money I carry in my pocket, only one coin is actually worth anything, because it's real silver, not base metal: a Tibetan 10-sang piece. Or maybe just 10 sho, one thangka. Or... I dunno. Tibetan currency is powerfully confusing. Any experts out there?
Um...
I think I've done this. If I haven't, contact me. Sorry for the delay: I've been trying to pluck up the courage to pay on-line. Not something I willingly do. But for you guys...
I sometimes reflect that among the money I carry in my pocket, only one coin is actually worth anything, because it's real silver, not base metal: a Tibetan 10-sang piece. Or maybe just 10 sho, one thangka. Or... I dunno. Tibetan currency is powerfully confusing. Any experts out there?
Cheers,
R. (www.rogerandfrances.com)
You'd hate to accidentally leave a 500,000 ruble tip, that 50 cents might come in handy some day!I was in Minsk when they had, and may still, paper money with different enumerations (maybe the correct word). They had removed zeros from the newer currency. At the time the value was either 495,000 or 995,000 Belarusian rubles equaled 1 USD. It could have been so that they could fit the numbers on the bills. In any event you needed to remember that the red opera house was worth 500,000 and that the red train station (or some such) was only worth 5,000, but the former might read 500 and the latter, if it were old 5,000. The 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 were another colour also distinguished by buildings and could be labeled 1 or 1,000. Luckily the bills in the 100's were smaller and therefore not easily confused by the sober.
I suspect that in my case the cabbies working the night shift and bar keeps missed my leaving.
You'd hate to accidentally leave a 500,000 ruble tip, that 50 cents might come in handy some day!![]()
Tip those oppressors of Freedom and predators of Democracy?
Reward Censorship and applaud the arrest of ideas?
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Five bucks, eh? Too bad its not in drachmas...
I sometimes reflect that among the money I carry in my pocket, only one coin is actually worth anything, because it's real silver, not base metal:
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That was the beauty of Minsk. It was almost as if it didn't matter whether or not you paid actual price or 100x. A cab ride from the hotel to downtown was ~2.00USD w/ tip. A 500ml bottle of some of the best vodka you have ever had was ~1.25USD.
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