4 ms·
There are fungibility surprises in the west, also. In the UK, one sometimes runs across banknotes issued by banks in Scotland, which generally circulate like t
by reidacdc 6y ago
There are fungibility surprises in the west, also.
In the UK, one sometimes runs across banknotes issued by banks in Scotland, which generally circulate like those issued by the Bank of England, but have some technical differences.
Many years ago, I had a cab driver in London who very adamantly refused to take a Scottish pound note by way of fare payment, and as I later learned, was well within his rights to do so.
It's sort of the inverse of the situation described in the article -- Scottish and Bank of England notes are technically not fungible, but are mostly treated as if they are, with a few exceptions, whereas the article describes notes that technically are fungible, but are treated as if they are not.
- sleepychu 6y agoScot here, I mostly don't have problems with this in cities. Wouldn't have expected to find this in London (although generally I get some cash out in England once I'm there). My mum and dad's home town though, whole different ball game. The bank charges extra to businesses to take the notes into their account but will happily exchange them gratis for individuals so none of the shops will take them.
- Tsiklon 6y agoPull out a Stirling note in England from one of the several banks in Northern Ireland and most shopkeepers will look at you like you've come from the moon.