One of the frustrations of working on the US\/Canada border at a park where everything runs on loonies is that Americans get very upset that they have to use Canadian currency, notably dollar and two dollar coins. I just can’t figure out why Americans get so irked at having to use these coins, but it’s really quite ridiculous. They would rather stuff four quarters in a machine than one dollar. Some say that loonies are ‘heavy.’ (Hint: they are lighter than four quarters.)<\/p>\n
Today, a lady put\u00a0four quarters into the carwash that takes just loonies and then came in to complain that the machine doesn’t work. When I told her she should have put in a loonie instead of quarters she said “What’s the difference?” (Hint: quarter means ‘one fourth of something’.)<\/p>\n
So, a quick run down on the three most used Canadian coins: Four caribou (quarters) will get you a loon (loonie\/dollar) and two loons will get you a bear (toonie\/two dollars).<\/p>\n
Here are some irksome comments I’ve heard from Americans:<\/p>\n
“Loonie is a stupid name for a coin.” I explained that it came from the loon that’s on the coin. To which he continued. “As I said, stupid. No one knows or cares what a loon is.”<\/p>\n
“Toonie is a stupid name for a coin.” I explained that it came from the nickname for our dollar. To which he continued. “As if the name wasn’t stupid enough, your coin has two colours.” And that’s stupid because?<\/p>\n
Finally:<\/p>\n
“Your money looks fake.” To which I replied that at least it’s not ugly.<\/p>\n
Any Americans reading this want to chime in as to why Americans find Canadian money so offensive?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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