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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostNot true.
EDIT: Oops, what I said was apparently factually wrong. Apparently, scottish pounds is not -strictly speaking- money, but a promissory note for the exact amount issued by the BoE. So it still represents the British Pound, but with those particular banks being the promissories. What a strange system.Last edited by BarbarianAtTheDoor; 23 June 2012, 20:12.Comment
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostNot true.Last edited by AtW; 23 June 2012, 20:09.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostApologies, I should have qualified my statement - nobody apart from banknote collectors would take Scottish money: compared to proper GBP they feel very cheap, I thought had fake banknote given me by the taxi driver with funny accentComment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostSadly I do - when I had job interview many years in Dundee some taxi driver gave me funny money that later got refused in good old EnglandComment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostYou got knocked back for a taxi role in Dundee?
I had interview at Codemasters also but my salary requirements were way higher than they expected slaves to work for, plus they made me write code on paper and do retarded IQ testComment
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Originally posted by BarbarianAtTheDoor View Post
£100 features the Kessock Bridge
Can anybody explain to me please why would £100 note be printed in Scotland but not in England?
It just does not compute. Good luck exchanging one of those abroad for proper currency!Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View Post£100 note featuring a vignette of leisure and tourism
£100 features the Kessock Bridge
Can anybody explain to me please why would £100 note be printed in Scotland but not in England?
It just does not compute. Good luck exchanging one of those abroad for proper currency!Comment
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostWe don't need a wheelbarrow of notes for a night on the piss, two or three of those bad boy does the job. And I've exchanged £100 notes abroad no problem. I talk from experience, you talk out of your arse.
Which country?Comment
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