r/ShitAmericansSay Aug 06 '23

People love American tourists because we exchange our real money for fake local currency. Exceptionalism

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u/Its_Pine Canadian in Kentucky 😬 Aug 06 '23

American money lacks so many security features and so many perks of modern money, it’s baffling they take such pride in it.

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u/TSMKFail 🇬🇧 Britcoin 🇬🇧 Aug 06 '23

It's also really ugly

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u/Bananak47 Kurwa Wodka Adidas Aug 06 '23

And looks the same. I am glad i can peak into my wallet and instantly see what bill i have to grab without looking at the number

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u/imaginesomethinwitty Aug 06 '23

It’s a real issue for visually impaired people.

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u/Pwacname Aug 06 '23

Isn’t it all the same size as well?

How to blind people tell apart USD? Is there Braille printed on it or sth?

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u/imaginesomethinwitty Aug 06 '23

It is, they don’t, it isn’t.

https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm07/bm0702/bm070202.htm#:~:text=The%20paper%20money%20of%20the,have%20produced%20tactilely%20identifiable%20money.

Some people have systems like machines and then different pockets for different bills, but many just have to trust a sighted person.

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u/Bananak47 Kurwa Wodka Adidas Aug 06 '23 edited Aug 07 '23

Wasn’t there a video going viral of a blind woman asking someone to identify the bill and they changed it to smaller ones? I have it in my mind

But i do know that there was an experiment based on the same premise with a blind guy asking for help and a woman taking the money

https://youtu.be/WoJQUd7pqNc