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Posted 02/17/2020 12:38 pm
Banks do foreign exchange on paper currency, and in the past did coins too. It's common near the border for Canadian stores to take US, though you usually do better at a bank.
I once had to buy a visa in the US at a French consulate. It was evident what the price was in French francs, but the clerk demanded payment in US, calculated to the last cent. He would not accept francs, and he didn't make change. I had to go to a nearby bank to get my bills broken, then return to watch the agent carefully count out the money I gave him, followed by the whamming of stamps in my passport.
That was a prelude to several visits to French immigration in France. Same waiting room, same windows, same agents, same stamps. There were new surprises though....the need for an official government marriage license, and having to sign small boxes without going outside the lines, for instances.
I once had to buy a visa in the US at a French consulate. It was evident what the price was in French francs, but the clerk demanded payment in US, calculated to the last cent. He would not accept francs, and he didn't make change. I had to go to a nearby bank to get my bills broken, then return to watch the agent carefully count out the money I gave him, followed by the whamming of stamps in my passport.
That was a prelude to several visits to French immigration in France. Same waiting room, same windows, same agents, same stamps. There were new surprises though....the need for an official government marriage license, and having to sign small boxes without going outside the lines, for instances.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
02/17/2020 12:40 pm
02/17/2020 12:40 pm
