Comments on: A Jiao for Your Thoughts http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/ The People's Blog Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:15:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: STephen http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-165 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:27:57 +0000 http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-165 I wonder what he does when he gets those Fen coins? I don't think they're worth the metal (though it doesn't sound like metal when you tap them) they're made of. I wonder what he does when he gets those Fen coins? I don’t think they’re worth the metal (though it doesn’t sound like metal when you tap them) they’re made of.

]]> by: dave http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-164 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:57:02 +0000 http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-164 I'm thinking the student was upset at the clerks in the store and expressed his anger by throwing the loose change against the curb. While in Shanghai I had many run-ins with rude Shanghai women working at convenience store clerks. Once, while buying a few things with a friend, the clerk totaled us together and then told us to make the money right with each other. Many times I would walk into the store and the clerk would start yelling, 'xiao qian..xiao qian...' or 'small change...small change...' as if the rich foreigner only carried around 100 yuan notes. Sometimes clerks would not accept our money, especially if we were using loose change to pay for an item that was over 5 RMB. And often the clerk would make us empty our pockets to see if we had any loose coins so she would not have to make change. I'm betting the student had just encountered one of these situations. I’m thinking the student was upset at the clerks in the store and expressed his anger by throwing the loose change against the curb.

While in Shanghai I had many run-ins with rude Shanghai women working at convenience store clerks.

Once, while buying a few things with a friend, the clerk totaled us together and then told us to make the money right with each other.

Many times I would walk into the store and the clerk would start yelling, ‘xiao qian..xiao qian…’ or ’small change…small change…’ as if the rich foreigner only carried around 100 yuan notes.

Sometimes clerks would not accept our money, especially if we were using loose change to pay for an item that was over 5 RMB.

And often the clerk would make us empty our pockets to see if we had any loose coins so she would not have to make change.

I’m betting the student had just encountered one of these situations.

]]> by: Zi http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-161 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:26:50 +0000 http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-161 Hmm... pretty sure my wife (Cantonese) would be shocked by this behaviour if she saw it. What city was that in if I may ask? I'm new here so don't actually know where you are. Personally... by the way... I just keep a change jar. The kids love it and its handy for a quick cig run late at night when getting my wallet would wake the wife.:} Hmm… pretty sure my wife (Cantonese) would be shocked by this behaviour if she saw it. What city was that in if I may ask? I’m new here so don’t actually know where you are. Personally… by the way… I just keep a change jar. The kids love it and its handy for a quick cig run late at night when getting my wallet would wake the wife.:}

]]> by: Shaun http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-159 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:28:48 +0000 http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-159 Okay, so profit wasn't the best choice of a word. I'm just trying to say that it costs less that 25 cents to make a quarter, but more than one cent to make a penny. I follow Jing's philosophy. I won't throw away money, but I don't go out of my way to pick up a penny. Okay, so profit wasn’t the best choice of a word. I’m just trying to say that it costs less that 25 cents to make a quarter, but more than one cent to make a penny.

I follow Jing’s philosophy. I won’t throw away money, but I don’t go out of my way to pick up a penny.

]]> by: JING http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-158 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:38:08 +0000 http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-158 It depends, okay? I will never ever throw them away, probably the person you saw is a rich person, i never see any of my friends throw them away. Of course, if there is a penny in the street, we won't try to pick it up since it's not worth that effort, but we won't throw them away. Only depends, very... It depends, okay?
I will never ever throw them away, probably the person you saw is a rich person, i never see any of my friends throw them away. Of course, if there is a penny in the street, we won’t try to pick it up since it’s not worth that effort, but we won’t throw them away.
Only depends, very…

]]> by: Dave http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-157 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:31:09 +0000 http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-157 If I was near the trash in my dorm room, I'd toss them in. It wasn't worth the effort find a trash can. And the government doesn't technically make a "profit" off high denomination coins and bills since they're not producing something that <em>has</em> value, they're producing something that <em>represents</em> value. If I was near the trash in my dorm room, I’d toss them in. It wasn’t worth the effort find a trash can.

And the government doesn’t technically make a “profit” off high denomination coins and bills since they’re not producing something that has value, they’re producing something that represents value.

]]> by: Shaun http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-156 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:15:51 +0000 http://www.daveswagon.com/2006/09/20/a-jiao-for-your-thoughts/#comment-156 I wonder what he would have done if he had a handful of yi jiao notes. They don't seem have enough weight to properly hurl. You threw pennies in the trash? And to think that pennies actually cost the Treasury money to make! Though they still turn a profit making nickles, dimes and quarters. It would probably be easier to just leave the pennies in a tip cup. Unlike most people, my (Chinese) in-laws still keep their eyes open for loose change on the ground. Sometimes they surprise me by bending over and coming up with a $10 or $20 bill. I guess it doesn't hurt to keep your eyes open. However, most of the time they only find a penny or dime. I wonder what he would have done if he had a handful of yi jiao notes. They don’t seem have enough weight to properly hurl.

You threw pennies in the trash? And to think that pennies actually cost the Treasury money to make! Though they still turn a profit making nickles, dimes and quarters. It would probably be easier to just leave the pennies in a tip cup.

Unlike most people, my (Chinese) in-laws still keep their eyes open for loose change on the ground. Sometimes they surprise me by bending over and coming up with a $10 or $20 bill. I guess it doesn’t hurt to keep your eyes open. However, most of the time they only find a penny or dime.

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