Do you still carry cash?

Do you carry cash or are you cashless now


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Ye Olde Boomer

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One still needs cash for tipping.

Doormen.
Restroom attendants.
Bellmen .
Valet car parkers.
Stuff like that.

For example, if you're at a bar or club,
you may have your tab held at the bar until you leave
and pay with a credit card.

But the same waitress might not be bringing your drink every time,
so you need to tip them immediately when they bring the drink.
Same with the waitresses who bring the complimentary drinks when you're in a sports book or casino.

Thus, especially if I'm on holiday, even though I'm not really making purchases with cash,
I always have a roll of fives because somebody always has his/her hand out.

That's about the last use for cash, though.
 

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One still needs cash for tipping.

Doormen.
Restroom attendants.
Bellmen .
Valet car parkers.
Stuff like that.

For example, if you're at a bar or club,
you may have your tab held at the bar until you leave
and pay with a credit card.

But the same waitress might not be bringing your drink every time,
so you need to tip them immediately when they bring the drink.
Same with the waitresses who bring the complimentary drinks when you're in a sports book or casino.

Thus, especially if I'm on holiday, even though I'm not really making purchases with cash,
I always have a roll of fives because somebody always has his/her hand out.

That's about the last use for cash, though.
How very plebeian.
We behave more like royalty here and carry no cash.

And what does "on holiday" mean?
Is it the same as "on vacation"?
;)
 

Ye Olde Boomer

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How very plebeian.
We behave more like royalty here and carry no cash.

And what does "on holiday" mean?
Is it the same as "on vacation"?
;)
That's what I get for trying to use your term...which I happen to like better.
I use it here in America as well.

I also get a kick out of how you think it's patrician
to stiff the poor working people!
 

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That's what I get for trying to use your term...which I happen to like better.
I use it here in America as well.

I also get a kick out of how you think it's patrician
to stiff the poor working people!
We didn't get to rule nearly half the world by giving the ordinary people a fair deal. And just look at our miserable efforts to do so. What good has that done?

(I hope everyone can see that I'm being amusingly facetious. Either that or I'm hoping to work for the Daily Mail.)
 

Ye Olde Boomer

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We didn't get to rule nearly half the world by giving the ordinary people a fair deal. And just look at our miserable efforts to do so. What good has that done?

(I hope everyone can see that I'm being amusingly facetious. Either that or I'm hoping to work for the Daily Mail.)
Post WWII, you've been a far more socially progressive nation than we are.

You may not tip your doormen,
but your doormen have a National Health Service.
I think that's a bit more important.

At the time of the American Revolution,
Great Britain was easily the most powerful military force on the face of the planet.

I'm sure that your obviously half-assed effort to retain the American Colonies
is looked upon as definitely the right move today.
 
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