On 2010\08\12 09:01, Steve Dulieu wrote:

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message TdE8o.107063$X%4.89772@hurricane, at 22:02:43 on Wed, 11
Aug 2010, " remarked:
I wonder what would happen if somebody tried to pay for a pint with a
Scottish one-pound note.

The barman would probably say they were about £2 short.
Let me rephrase that: What if you tried to pay for your pint using
several Scottish one-pound notes?

He'd probably say "I'm not trained sufficiently to be able to accept
those".

On the subject of training, is it just me, or has every bar person in
the UK lost the ability to add up/check the price of a drink as they
pour it? old git mode when I were a lad, working in a pub you would
add the round as you went along & inform the punter of the damage as you
handed him/her the last drink. Today, the process seems to be serve
drinks then prod listlessly at the till, sometimes asking the punter to
remind them what they've just served them, until enlightenment dawns and
a sum of money is requested. And then asks the sodding great queue
that's formed "who's next?" then wonders why some people get a bit
upset! /old git mode

For stocktaking purposes, they might be required to enter a code for
each drink rather than just prices.