Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Given what you just described, how do you know that you were never cheated? Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 10 May 2016, at 15:22, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > PESO: > > We never got used to using Iranian money. When we lived in Iran in the > 1970's one dollar equaled 8 rials. Today one dollar equals 30,000 rials. > That makes for awkwardly large amounts of bills so prices are often given > in tomans, which means you knock one zero off of the rial amount. What Tom > would do is hold out a handful of money and let the merchant choose what he > needed: > > http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000r1PIO5ggNp4 > > We were never cheated and they always rounded out the price in our favor! > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information