So, I was shopping at a pop up consignment shop last night, and they had teens volunteering to help. I paid cash. They didn't know how to do change. Like, they punched the numbers into the computer but they literally didn't know how much quarters, nickels, and dimes are worth. WTF are schools even teaching kids??? Not how to survive in the real world that's for sure. And my area supposedly has one of the top 10 school districts in the state!
Pretty sad, but on the other hand, they probably don't use cash much these days. Their parents probably only use credit cards and phone apps.
I helped someone with this problem a while ago. They were from another country.
American change is kind of confusing.... In the country my friend is from the smallest coins are worth the least and the biggest are worth the most and the value is clearly displayed. We have nickels that are bigger than dimes and you don't have a big obvious number, and they all have different designs.
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Their bills all have different physical sizes and colors too, which is pretty convenient.
That said, it's ridiculous that an American couldn't learn that system.
That money system makes so much sense. We should have coins made out of precious metals again and instead of a value in dollars, inscribe their weight onto them.
Maybe a coin could be a quarter ounce of copper or silver or something like that
This s exactly how it should be. now please, start teaching students how to be adults.
So, I was shopping at a pop up consignment shop last night, and they had teens volunteering to help. I paid cash. They didn't know how to do change. Like, they punched the numbers into the computer but they literally didn't know how much quarters, nickels, and dimes are worth. WTF are schools even teaching kids??? Not how to survive in the real world that's for sure. And my area supposedly has one of the top 10 school districts in the state!
Pretty sad, but on the other hand, they probably don't use cash much these days. Their parents probably only use credit cards and phone apps.
I helped someone with this problem a while ago. They were from another country.
American change is kind of confusing.... In the country my friend is from the smallest coins are worth the least and the biggest are worth the most and the value is clearly displayed. We have nickels that are bigger than dimes and you don't have a big obvious number, and they all have different designs. , Their bills all have different physical sizes and colors too, which is pretty convenient.
That said, it's ridiculous that an American couldn't learn that system.
That money system makes so much sense. We should have coins made out of precious metals again and instead of a value in dollars, inscribe their weight onto them.
Maybe a coin could be a quarter ounce of copper or silver or something like that