Paul H. Christidis wrote:
>
> Along the same line-
>
> While filling my car's gas tank the other evening I went up to the 'secure'
> window, due to the late hour, for my change.  From where I was standing I could
> see the register's screen where upon the attendant entering the gas pump number,
> the system replied with the following:
> Change:  $3.68
> Give customer:
>     3 one dollar bills
>     2 quarters
>     1 dime
>     1 nickel
>     3 pennies
>
> Do you think there is some lack in faith in our educational system?

Or, maybe they knew most of their clerks were from India or something
like that and they didn't know the US monetary system. Try going to
Britain before they decimalized their money and be expected to know from
day one how many Shillings per Pound, Pence per Schilling, and so on.