Japanese Change Trays
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Japanese Change Trays
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#2Pro tip: if you want to review the correct pronunciation of the word "gai-jin," skip the tray and hand your cash directly to the clerk.
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#3Restaurants in the US use small trays to confer bills and money all the time. What makes this Japan-specific?
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#4Was just in Japan and encountered these everywhere. We knew to use them from our research prior to the trip. Initially I was under the impression it was to prevent the spread of germs, but that didn't really line up because the money comes into contact with the cashier's hand regardless if the tray is used or not. I guess it could help reduce the amount of small hand-to-hand contact that is sometimes experienced when you place money in someones hand directly.
It was easier for the cashier to glance at the amount we had placed in the tray and help us count out the correct amount of money for our first few days there while trying to get accustomed to the types of currency.
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#5Restaurants in the US use small trays to confer bills and money all the time. What makes this Japan-specific?
Yeah, it's common in German shops and take-away places, too.
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#6Restaurants in the US use small trays to confer bills and money all the time. What makes this Japan-specific?
These are used everywhere in Japan, not just restaurants. At a convenience store, department store, the museum, train station, etc.
I've never seen them outside of a restaurant in the states.
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#7Was just in Japan and encountered these everywhere. We knew to use them from our research prior to the trip. Initially I was under the impression it was to prevent the spread of germs, but that didn't really line up because the money comes into contact with the cashier's hand regardless if the tray is used or not. I guess it could help reduce the amount of small hand-to-hand contact that is sometimes experienced when…
It also prevents coins being dropped while passed from hand to hand. In a county with coins up to about the $5 equivalent, that's pretty useful.
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#8come on, this is common in EU..Germany etc, too
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#9Restaurants in the US use small trays to confer bills and money all the time. What makes this Japan-specific?
I'm completely guessing here (never been to Japan), but my guess is that these are ubiquitous in Japan.
In the US the trays are common in restaurants, because the transaction is asynchronous. Anywhere else (gas station, grocery store, banks, shops) cash is handed directly.
I'm guessing someone can confirm on how widespread these things are in Japan.
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#10Pro tip: if you want to review the correct pronunciation of the word "gai-jin," skip the tray and hand your cash directly to the clerk.
This comment only makes sense if you know what "gaijin" means, it appears to mean roughly "foreigner" (or more literally "outside person").