Flying Canadian Pennies

[Andara Bledin]

Well, our money is getting less green by the year.

But even when it's all some metallic rainbow getup, they'll still be referred to as greenbacks.

^-.-^

[Broomjockey]

Don't want to be a Canadian idiot <snip>

Whoever made that song/poem thing up deserves a rightful smack in the head. It may be a joke, but I find it offensive.

*gasp* I LOVE this song! To me, there's nothing better than taking every random, idiotic stereotype about something, putting it all together, hitting "frappe", and pouring out a nice helping of "wtf" so thick that even most of the LCD can figure it out!

[jb17kx]

[NZ currency isn't] legal tender [in Australia] and I never miss a 10 or 20 cents here and there.

I was under the impression that it was, at least the smaller coins anyway. I've used NZ coins in vending machines before as well.

Maybe it's just accepted that they're the same size and shape, and in the same denominations. I haven't known anybody to refuse them.

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

Whoever made that song/poem thing up deserves a rightful smack in the head. It may be a joke, but I find it offensive.

Actually it was a song by Weird Al and was a parody of American Idiot by Greenday.

I'm sorry that you find it offensive, but honestly it could be considered a complement. Most of that song is filled with exaggerations about Canadian culture. Kraft Macaroni, cleaner air, damn find prescription system and yes, far fewer guns and a crime rate that allows for that, etc.

If that's the worst that they could come up with then Canada's pretty damn lucky. Lets see what other countries get ragged about:

Poland - all the polish jokes
Scotland - Sexual predilection for sheep
USA - Dubya, war-mongers, the general pussification of our military might
India - Apu from the Simpsons and all the Coffee's done jokes from that dot that some of them wear.
France - Cheese-eating surrender monkeys
Germany - Still hasn't shaken off all the uber-strict image of the Nazi
Russia - In Mother Russia, [noun] [verb]s you

I could be worse...much worse for Canada

M

[mariamousie1]

My mom once saw an American guy up here ranting that he got Canadian change. It was totally bizarre. He kept going "Why didn't you give me American change?" The girl at the counter was totally cool, she just went "Because you're in CANADA."

[Ree]

I can never figure out why, if we, as Canadian clerks, would refuse to accept ANY US currency, from coins to bills, that would be such a terrible crime against our American customers, yet, if we travel across the border, that same spirit is not reciprocated to us.
In some places, they won't even take Canadian coins.
Right now, in my wallet, I have at least 5 US coins, even though I have never travelled in the US, so obviously, we don't make such a fuss up here.

We allow exchange rate on purchases for US bills. (Coins, we don't bother with, exchange rate, even though we will occasionally get some customer who insists, because he paid over $1 for a sale and paid with all US coin, that exchange should be given.)
I don't see why the same can't be applied, especially as the Canadian dollar is quite high right now.
In the same way that we give back the difference for your higher dollar, then deposit the US currency, why can't Canadians just pay a higher rate and you guys can deposit our currency?

[Polenicus]

Our money is awesome, if only for the colours.

But its also why we can't make gangster movies. You guys can use lines like "Show us the green" or "greenbacks" or whatever. For us its more like "LET ME SEE THE SKITTLES."

Well, rule #1 violation, coffee all over my monitor, nasal passages burning, and my co-workers think I'm a psychopath.

I salute you good sir!

[Sliceanddice]

I'm sorry that you find it offensive, but honestly it could be considered a complement. Most of that song is filled with exaggerations about Canadian culture....

...If that's the worst that they could come up with then Canada's pretty damn lucky. Lets see what other countries get ragged about:

I...I.... have to do it.
In Mother Russia, flag pledges you!!!

*shields her eyes.*

[Boozy]

I can never figure out why, if we, as Canadian clerks, would refuse to accept ANY US currency, from coins to bills, that would be such a terrible crime against our American customers, yet, if we travel across the border, that same spirit is not reciprocated to us.

I posted a thread about this a while back, because its always bothered me too. I would often get an SC tossing his American money at me without so much as a "Do you take US currency here?" These SCs would just assume we'd take it.

I like the stories about people getting mad about getting Canadian change back.
It's a PENNY, for gord's sake! Of course, as Canadians, we were used to customers here getting excited when we gave them American change, back when the Canadian dollar was so low. "Ooh! It's a US quarter! Thanks! Awesome!"

[ibor132]

At least here in Maine, we pretty much accept Canadian coin as US at face value. There's just too much mixing to deal with it any other way. However, most places will not accept Canadian bills. We do at the store where I work, although it's a bit of a pain because the registers have to be manually programmed with the exchange rate, and we are only allowed to accept whole dollar amounts.

[Arcade Man D]

Same here for Canadian coins. Though machines don't. Different alloy mix, weight, and all.

[Becks]

I love, love, LOVE foreign currency. Almost makes me want to be a cashier again so I can get more.

[Shironu-Akaineko]

Whoever made that song/poem thing up deserves a rightful smack in the head. It may be a joke, but I find it offensive.

Funny, I'm canadian and I find that song funny.

Maybe I'm not offended for having a lower crime rate or not even packing heat in my mall.

1st degree is bad, m'kay?

[Gurndigarn]

Oh, is Canada the big immigration hotspot now? I didn't know. Guess we'll have to learn to speak Canadian, eh?

Calgary currently has something like an 18-month waiting list for rental housing everywhere, and nobody told them that the housing boom was over. Something about being around oilfields was going on there....

[Gurndigarn]

but.. but.. its only 6cents less then the american dollar now!!

5.84 cents less and rising rapidly.