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minus-squarefiendishplan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 hours agoWhat about going the other way, we take up the metric system and coins for our 1 and 2 dollars instead of paper bills?
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 hours agoWe’ve tried dollar coins a couple times.
minus-squaregheesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoAren’t dollar coins used in the US? Because I’ve used them in dollarized economies (e.g. Ecuador) and I assumed they were fairly standard everywhere.
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 hours agoWe have them but they’re somewhat uncommon. I needed three for a project recently and had to go well out of my way to find them
minus-squaremarathon@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 hours agoIn terms of the metric system, just tell Americans that they’re still using the occupier’s system (British redcoats). 😉
What about going the other way, we take up the metric system and coins for our 1 and 2 dollars instead of paper bills?
We’ve tried dollar coins a couple times.
Aren’t dollar coins used in the US? Because I’ve used them in dollarized economies (e.g. Ecuador) and I assumed they were fairly standard everywhere.
We have them but they’re somewhat uncommon. I needed three for a project recently and had to go well out of my way to find them
In terms of the metric system, just tell Americans that they’re still using the occupier’s system (British redcoats). 😉