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Old Feb 5, 2018, 11:33 am
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Perche
 
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I remember when I lived in Torino and I accidentally tore a 50 euro bill in half when pulling it out of my pocket. I went to numerous banks and showed both halves and asked for a new one. That would happen in a second in the USA. They all laughed and said something like, "Compri uno Scotch," meaning that I should buy Scotch tape, do it myself, and see if I could find a merchant to accept a scotched tape 50. Finally, at one bank, I got into an angry argument, and told the guy, "You must have Scotch tape!" With great frustration on his part, he taped the two halves together, but he wouldn't accept the bill. I was able to pass it off at a large supermarket, but only with some angry stares.

Just beware of what you are doing when traveling in another country. If something goes wrong because you are not prepared, don't blame the whole city, or the whole country.
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