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**WelcomeMe** · 03-11-2010, 05:34 PM

I learned that change can be overrated.

So did I --from the elegant lady cashier at Rome's gelato place in Piazza Navona, back in the days of gazillion lire.

When I returned and pointed out she'd short-changed me by about twenty bucks, she just shrugged and handed me the money.

Italy is the only place I go regularly where you have to count your change --at least if you're not Italian.

All that confession and absolution must make folks think they can do anything and get God's blessing in the confessional. Next week ... you just repeat the cycle.

I live in a place where most convenience store cash registers are manned by Somalis. They've never short-changed me.

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03-11-2010, 05:34 PM	#2
WelcomeMe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 573 Senior Member	I learned that change can be overrated. So did I --from the elegant lady cashier at Rome's gelato place in Piazza Navona, back in the days of gazillion lire. When I returned and pointed out she'd short-changed me by about twenty bucks, she just shrugged and handed me the money. Italy is the only place I go regularly where you have to count your change --at least if you're not Italian. All that confession and absolution must make folks think they can do anything and get God's blessing in the confessional. Next week ... you just repeat the cycle. I live in a place where most convenience store cash registers are manned by Somalis. They've never short-changed me. .
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