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Yeah, it's common in German shops and take-away places, too.
I like the elevated trays in a lot of the German supermarkets and department stores that have the built-in scoop for holding change. Wish I could find a picture of it.
Japanese Change Trays
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I'm not sure. One thing I can say from experience though is that bills in Japan are newer and cleaner than they are in the US. My impression is that it would be unthinkable in Japan to write on a bill with a pen or to crumple it up. Also, I'd guess bills that start to get worn are taken out of circulation much earlier. Compare that to the US where I've seen a supermarket teller draw a line with a pen across a bill af…
To answer your question, it was likely a counterfeit detecting pen[0] that only leaves a visible mark on counterfeit notes. I generally only see them used on $100 bills; rarely on anything smaller. [0]: http://money.howstuffworks.com/question212.htm
Interesting! Thank you for the link.
Re: Japanese Change Trays
#143They are also in use in Germany and it never occurred to me that they may not be used all over the world. They are called [Zahl|Wechselgeld][teller|schale] [1] which translates to [paying|change] [plate|bowl]. They can not be found in every shop but probably in the majority. Some people use them, some don't. And it is more common to present the change in them than the payment. The obvious purpose is of course to easi…
Pretty common in Switzerland as well.
Re: Japanese Change Trays
#144They are also in use in Germany and it never occurred to me that they may not be used all over the world. They are called [Zahl|Wechselgeld][teller|schale] [1] which translates to [paying|change] [plate|bowl]. They can not be found in every shop but probably in the majority. Some people use them, some don't. And it is more common to present the change in them than the payment. The obvious purpose is of course to easi…
Same in Poland.
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I knew of a couple that went to Japan where the gaijin (her white husband) spoke more Japanese than she did (100% Japanese Canadian). It apparently confused quite a number of people, because they all expect her to start speaking Japanese.
I've experienced the opposite -- if I go to Europe, I look like everyone else, and the most likely outcome when they discover that I don't speak their language is irritation. Whenever I go to Asia, I'm treated like a novelty if I speak even a few words.
That's a big generalisation for all of Europe. I look British, if people are really paying attention, or Northern Europe / Germany / etc if not. I'm obviously not local in Southern or Eastern Europe.
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Japan though, has almost no tipping culture.
But, every sushi bar has a tip jar? Or only in America
Only in America.
A few places in Britain have put these jars out, mostly pubs in tourist areas and American codew shops. I've never put anything in them, since the previous container for spare change was a charity collection jar, usually for a local charity.
The charity jars are quite common in pubs, convenience shops and supermarkets.
Re: Japanese Change Trays
#147They are also in use in Germany and it never occurred to me that they may not be used all over the world. They are called [Zahl|Wechselgeld][teller|schale] [1] which translates to [paying|change] [plate|bowl]. They can not be found in every shop but probably in the majority. Some people use them, some don't. And it is more common to present the change in them than the payment. The obvious purpose is of course to easi…
I live in the Netherlands, only a few kilometers from Germany, but I've never seen any. Is it everywhere in Germany, or only certain regions?
The only similar thing I've ever seen is at things like amusement parks or where ferry tickets are sold: the cashier is behind glass and talks to you through a microphone (and you to them). Exchange of tickets and money goes through a rotating tray sort of thing that is below the glass and is moved by the person behind the glass. I find it very impersonal and not a nice way of doing business. Surely we can talk like normal human beings?
Of course that is different from change trays, there is no glass or microphones involved there, but it's the closest thing I can think of.
As an aside, I can see why it might be more common in Germany than in the Netherlands: you guys pay almost always by cash (taking forever when the cashier goes "do you perhaps have 23 cents with that?" to make the change round) whereas here bank card, and especially the quick wireless option is more and more prevalent.
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Can verify, have done. The clerk looked horrified and shook her head vigorously while pointing at the coin tray.
I've been here 15+ years and never seen or heard of such a thing. Japanese people ignore the change tray all the time, or they don't, without issue.
Agreed. Expect perhaps in banks.
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In canada you can have five coins in your pocket and still have $10 for lunch, but what strikes me weird is visiting americans' homes and seeing crumpled $1 bills stuck in the couch! Where I live the smallest bill is $5 and is worth picking up, but to the Americans I know it almost seems like all change and $1 bills are worthless. Very foreign!
I don't treat US change as worthless (except maybe pennies) but I mostly toss it in a bucket at home and very occasionally feed it into a machine at the local grocery store that converts it to an Amazon gift certificate or whatever. $1 bills fit into my wallet just fine so nothing wrong with them although I don't use cash much day-to-day.
I also use the machines to convert coins into Amazon cards. When I get paid I pull out 600 so I have about 20 a day for food and entertainment money. My spare quarters go to laundry. And the rest of the coins are pretty much shoe/boxers/socks money. I only use my debit card to pay Comcast and PGE.
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I'm not sure. One thing I can say from experience though is that bills in Japan are newer and cleaner than they are in the US. My impression is that it would be unthinkable in Japan to write on a bill with a pen or to crumple it up. Also, I'd guess bills that start to get worn are taken out of circulation much earlier. Compare that to the US where I've seen a supermarket teller draw a line with a pen across a bill af…
There are machines at banks used mainly to swap old bills for new ones (新札). It's considered not-so-good form to pay for something with beat up bills, so they get a lot of use.
Also, when giving money - at for example a wedding, - it's a must to have very crisp bills.