Yeah, no coins feature numbers prominently (one says “dime” instead, a word nobody ever uses otherwise), some are near-worthless, the dollar is not nearly as widespread as it should be, the diameter is often not increaing by value (even within the same metal series) and the notes are way too similar, plus their value is on the low side… No wonder Americans switched to checks and insecure cards so soon
Yes but I feel like nobody would miss that word if coinage now said “10 ¢” instead (or 𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 because numerals are hard). Saying “it’s a dime” is shorter, sure, but that can’t be said about almost anything nowadays.
I left the US five years ago and now I live in a country where the coins still have that problem (some are different sizes even when they have the same value!), but at least the bills are sized by denomination.
US bills must be a nightmare for people who have impaired vision.
No, it’s because we have something called “Civil Asset Forfeiture” which basically means that American cops can just stop you for no reason, file a lawsuit against your cash and just take it out of your wallet. If you want it back, you have to declare yourself to be a criminal defendant, and then be found not guilty of the criminal charges against you. If you don’t, they get to keep your money to put in their pension fund.
Yeah, no coins feature numbers prominently (one says “dime” instead, a word nobody ever uses otherwise), some are near-worthless, the dollar is not nearly as widespread as it should be, the diameter is often not increaing by value (even within the same metal series) and the notes are way too similar, plus their value is on the low side… No wonder Americans switched to checks and insecure cards so soon
Dime is a pretty common word among basketball commentators and fans. It means assist!
A point guard who’s dropping dimes all over the place is playing really well and helping facilitate the team’s scoring.
Yes but I feel like nobody would miss that word if coinage now said “10 ¢” instead (or 𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 because numerals are hard). Saying “it’s a dime” is shorter, sure, but that can’t be said about almost anything nowadays.
I left the US five years ago and now I live in a country where the coins still have that problem (some are different sizes even when they have the same value!), but at least the bills are sized by denomination.
US bills must be a nightmare for people who have impaired vision.
What?
No, it’s because we have something called “Civil Asset Forfeiture” which basically means that American cops can just stop you for no reason, file a lawsuit against your cash and just take it out of your wallet. If you want it back, you have to declare yourself to be a criminal defendant, and then be found not guilty of the criminal charges against you. If you don’t, they get to keep your money to put in their pension fund.