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[-] psivchaz@reddthat.com 171 points 5 months ago

The "I got a big tip on a small bill" part suggests America, but the "three ten year old boys in public without anyone calling the cops" suggests Europe. Hmmm

[-] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 120 points 5 months ago

I mean the dollars means it's not Europe

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago

honestly not necessarily, i've converted my currency to dollars when talking about prices before because i know there's just a lot of Americans online and everyone else has already adapted to understanding how much a dollar is in their currency anyway

[-] smeenz@lemmy.nz 12 points 5 months ago

You know, the US is not the only country to use a 'dollar' as the term for its currency.

[-] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I had once been flamed by people who didn't know that

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

yes but when someone says "dollar" on the Internet the chances are they mean USD

[-] smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 points 5 months ago
[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

Aww Canadian money, this is worthless.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

It isn't worthless, it is washable!

[-] FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'll kindly take all your worthless canadian dollars from you if you don't have any use for them. I hope you have lots of them!

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

I convert Australian dollars to USD when talking about prices before because i know there’s just a lot of Americans online and everyone else has already adapted to understanding how much a dollar is in their currency anyway

[-] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Huh? No we haven't? Just put AUD next to the dollar amount.

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

I have. A US dollar is worth about 1.5 Australian dollars. If you don't care about accuracy and just want an easy conversion you can double the price. I don't usually convert currencies into Australian dollars, rather put the approximate conversion next to it. But I definitely have adapted to understanding and interpreting what the yanks say

[-] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

Why though? Making everything US-centric helps no one. Have you started talking about one-sixteenth of an inch and tipping people?

Yes we have a dollar and it can be confused with other dollars around the world. Putting in AUD clears up any confusion there and people can do their own conversion and learn something about another country.

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 9 points 5 months ago

everyone else has already adapted to understanding how much a dollar is in their currency anyway

I don't think that's true.

[-] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

I can think of anything in Europe, but it could technically be the Phillipines too if we are just going off the $ symbol.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago

Who said that's a dollar sign?

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