Originally Posted by dulciusexasperis

It's always amusing when people think everyone else is coming from the same background as themselves. No the $1000 was not a typo, Although to be fair, the Canadian $1000 bill is now being phased out, so he will have to carry more $500 bills. For everyday walking around money, $100s and $50s come in handy. Anything else is, 'keep the change'. After all, how much change can there be from a $50 if you have lunch in a decent restaurant.

If you take 5 friends to dinner in a good downtown Toronto restaurant, how much change do you think you get from $1000 if you have a couple of bottles of decent wine? Answer, not much.