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In article , hounslow3
@yahoo.co.uk says...
On 28/12/2011 19:07, Phil Kane wrote:
On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:03:35 +0000, "
wrote:
They haven't used pre-decimal coins here since the early '70s.
In the 10 days that I spent in London in 1967 I had almost figured out
the British monetary system including the localisms, now mostly
forgotten. Do the kids growing up there recognize that at all?
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A system that hasn't been in use in over 40 years? No.
Scottish banknotes have been at par for well over 40 years [originally
they were discounted at sixpence in the pound] but even now many smaller
shops don't accept them, probably because of unfamiliarity.
In the past I have offered to exchange them when Green Line drivers on
Heathrow were refusing them from passengers.
On a trip earlier this year on the East Coast Main Line I was asked by a
trolley attendant if I would accept some change in Scottish notes.
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