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I've heard that at one time, a merchant in (say) England might refuse a pound note from (say) Scotland, as they are technically separate countries. Is that sti
by Turing_Machine 3y ago
I've heard that at one time, a merchant in (say) England might refuse a pound note from (say) Scotland, as they are technically separate countries.
Is that still the case?
- weissbier 3y agoIt actually happened to me once, when I was in London dining in a restaurant. I wanted to pay in cash that I withdrew in Scotland and the lady did decline the money I gave her. Pretty wild for me as a German doing a little trip through the UK.
- xxs 3y ago> I wanted to pay in cash... me as a German Very German thing to do, yet in the UK I have not had a need to pay in cash, just use your card (or phone/watch if you are into that). Dunno if it was the money type, or just not want to be dealing with cash per se.
- mnw21cam 3y agoNo, that'd never happen, but only because there's no such thing as a single pound note any more.
- xxs 3y agoA wonder if a pound note actually meant a single pound (or just pound type, e.g. £5). It's a genuine question how it would be perceived in the UK, esp. when spoken by non Brit/Irish person.