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@simonebye4402

6 жыл бұрын

spending a penny come from back in the old day you had to pay a penny to go to the loo.that were it come from.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh okay!

@soficruzmusic

6 жыл бұрын

ILYSM!!!! You guys are the best!!!

@joryadamson7854

6 жыл бұрын

Starbucks, Downtown Disney, Anaheim, California

@karenbilyk-vogel6553

6 жыл бұрын

Love you's! Outstanding teachers, keep the video's coming! So cute!😊

I gave up when you got to the coins lol

@jamesware5100

4 жыл бұрын

im still confusedpound and quid are the saneok didnt know thatnow what is sterling?

@loz2293

4 жыл бұрын

Okie dokie, thanks for the run down, I'd like to know how the coins add up esp the shilling/quid/silver things ☕

@ed1567

4 жыл бұрын

I dont understand whats confusing. £1 is equivalent to 100p.

This was actually perfect. The only thing is that there wasn’t a lot of time spent explaining the coins. What is a pence worth? What can you buy with it? Same thing with a two pence.

@Riawhia

4 жыл бұрын

1 pence is 0.01 pounds. So 100 pennies is worth a pound. 2p is 0.02 so 50 2ps are worth a pound. Same with 5p (£0.05) so 20 is worth a pound. 5 20ps are a pound and 2 50p is a pound. That’s all the p goes to. 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p.

@Riawhia

4 жыл бұрын

Also you can barely buy anything for 1p

@kaiseranowar

3 жыл бұрын

@@Riawhia thanks so much for explaining this so beautifully

@10thdoctor15

2 жыл бұрын

@@Riawhia It's like they don't know it's decimal. Don't try explaining 'old money' to them.

@hachemdetout6144

2 жыл бұрын

good video

I remember being in London a few months ago, and I was just like you telling the cashier “can you just take the money?!” Idk what I’m looking at!!! Lol

@vmarieself

4 жыл бұрын

Omg! I laughed so hard when Joel said that! Same thing happened to me the 1st few times I visited London🤣🤣

I’m planning on taking a trip to London next year and I’ve never travelled outside of the U.S. and I’ve been finding your videos not only entertaining, but also informative for when I go over there. I’m sure I’d survive on my own, but just knowing different things makes me feel less nervous about traveling there by myself. I love your videos. :)

The reason Americans complain about coins is because we for the most part just pay in bills/notes. The only coins that are common are 25 cents, 10 cents, 5 cents and 1 cent coins (there are others but no one really uses anything else), so when I go to the UK it’s strange because a handful of coins can be worth a lot of money, whereas in the US a handful of coins might add up to a dollar or two.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

AH I see! that makes sense!

@zukazamamee4067

6 жыл бұрын

Also, our 5c coin (nickel) is about as large as a 25c coin (quarter) so often you reach in your pocket and think you have enough money, but then you come up short on change and have to use a $1 bill.

@Chu3505

5 жыл бұрын

zuka 'zamamee U.S. currency a 5 cents coin is a lot smaller than a 25 cents coin and a 5 cents coin edges ridges are very smooth so no way you can mistaken it for a 25 cents coin even you are a foreigner to the United States.

@1christuffa

5 жыл бұрын

In Australia when you wallet is nearly empty, you can 'find' over twenty bucks in loose change just in coins. so you weren't broke after all, lol. I imagine with two pound coins etc, worth twice as much as ours, that could be doubly true in UK.

@anghinetti

5 жыл бұрын

@@1christuffa: Plus the fact that when disposing of old armchairs and settees it's advisable to turn them upside down and tear-open the lining covering the underneath because coins have a habit of slipping from pockets and down through the sides and the back of the seat. Once did that with an old settee and found £11 in coinage. That's $20 Australian, at the rate of exchange for today (19th February 2019).

I'm coming over for vidcon. this video cleared up heaps! Thanks!

This was actually really interesting! As an American I’ve always wondered what all the different British money slang meant. I can also see how our money slang here in the US would be confusing to someone not from here.

This has been very informative. Thank you! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel.

Yaaaaaay I finally found two English people who understand that a Scottish note is still legal tender

@anghinetti

5 жыл бұрын

B D: Not so. Scottish banknotes are not legal tender anywhere within the United Kingdom although they are legal currency in Scotland.

@thisrandomboy999

4 жыл бұрын

Sommatore Nero no it’s legal tender anywhere in the uk

@charleswatson1093

4 жыл бұрын

B D Scottish Banknotes are legal currency - i.e. they are approved by the UK Parliament. However, Scottish Bank notes are not Legal Tender, not even in Scotland. In fact, no banknote whatsoever (including Bank of England notes!) qualifies for the term 'legal tender' north of the border and the Scottish economy seems to manage without that legal protection. What’s classed as legal tender varies throughout the UK. In England and Wales, it’s Royal Mint coins and Bank of England notes. In Scotland and Northern Ireland it’s only Royal Mint coins and not banknotes. (Courtesy of Wikipedia!).

@olajong2315

3 жыл бұрын

We just love to say 'Lee-Gal Tenderr' lol

The £50 note is the highest value *English* banknote, but not the highest value *British* banknote - Scotland has a £100 note.

@anghinetti

5 жыл бұрын

Frank Hooper: The £50 is not the highest value Bank of England note: the bank also produces one-million pound notes and one-hundred million pound notes. The £50 is the highest value note issued for general circulation, although you get looked at as if a criminal if attempting to use one for everyday transactions. Incidentally, notes issued by the various banks of Scotland and Northern Ireland authorized to issue banknotes are legal currency in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively they are not legal tender anywhere within the United Kingdom.

@iipixel8607

5 жыл бұрын

Sommatore Nero THOS EXIST!?

@hellosweetheart3350

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Michigan USA and I can attest that we have 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100's. (Dollars)

@UrbanSipfly

4 жыл бұрын

Huh?

@suemurray6069

2 жыл бұрын

@@UrbanSipfly in America we call paper money dollar(s) aka dollar bill(s) similar as the UK calls them pounds. £5 =five pounds in America $5 = five dollars but our smallest bill is $1

Perfect! heading to the UK this fall for the 2nd time and this was so helpful. I was clueless my first time!

That was actually quite helpful! Getting ready to visit London for the first time next week and I’ve been so confused about the money!

This is really helpful guys! Just in time for class discussion tomorrow. Always appreciate your help. Great job again! Thanks! Love and cheers!👍💗😘🇬🇧

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tek! Hope the students enjoy it!

Recently subscribed and you’ve very quickly become one of my fav youtubers 😂😂😂 I’m British myself and literally watch you for entertainment purposes only 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you so much Tasnim!

@tabithawhite7241

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah same. I am the British persons so yeah

@pinkfluffyunicornsxxx6005

6 жыл бұрын

Sameee

@frankiesimmonds8387

6 жыл бұрын

same here

@Milkiesherbet

6 жыл бұрын

Tasnim Hoque Yup me too 😂

I'm American and didn't have any problems understanding the money when I was in London last year. It was pretty easy. Great video!!

I just finished running my weekly 7K and was sitting outside having my coffee. When Lia did the Boom!!!! I literally spit my coffee out laughing so hard. Too, too funny 😂

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@isabella_elizabeth8238

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂I laughed so hard at this

@iipixel8607

5 жыл бұрын

This is too good to only have 51 likes in 11 months

@tomfrazier1103

4 жыл бұрын

My sister is still a Californian and I've heard of that practice.

New subscriber. Been binge watching all week. Love your banter and friendship

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Aw thanks so much Paula!

Thank you! I write Doctor Who fan fiction. (So much fun.) But as an Amercan, I'm always trying to figure out British stuff for my stories. Money, and money slang, is something I NEEDED to know. THANK YOU! You've helped a ton.

yep, glad to know it is the same for you... when in Scotland I wind up putting a hand full of coins out and if it is a lovely lass, I ask for some help picking out.

I am love of this channel! I look forward to new videos all the time, they make learning about Britain fun. Being an American I appreciate all their interest in the US

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

haha thank you David!! We love you guys! 🇺🇸

I really enjoyed this! Very informative! Thanks !

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Lia was so fascinated by the £10 her face had pure joy and excitement it was so cute it’s like when you give a kid a £1 there so happy and fascinated it’s so cute I love you guys xxxxxxx

Do one on pre-decimalisation - that would be fun. Helps with reading old novels

Thank you! Funny story: On a trip to Canada I used a travelers check and when the cash drawer opened and I saw all the different colors of the currency I was thinking I don't want Monopoly money I want REAL money. That was my first trip outside the U.S. On another trip there I was paying for a Pepsi and I thought the cashier was calling me a looney. (Meaning crazy where I live). He was actually asking for a $1.00 coin which Canadians called a looney as it had a loon engraved on one side of the coin.

@rachaelramos

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I would have been like "how did u guess I'm a Looney?" 😂

@FranBushardt

Жыл бұрын

@@rachaelramos and $2.00 coin a TOONEY

If Americans think British money in confusing NOW, they should be glad it's no longer the old system of pound/shilling/pence! Things got MUCH easier after decimalization. Speaking of changes, the coins have changed since I've been there last. I dunno if I'll even recognize the new pound coin when I see it!

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely! Even we don't understand that!

@firefly24601

6 жыл бұрын

For pre-decimalisation insanity, take a look here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_pound_sterling#Pre-decimal_coinage And for how the actual transistion was done, look here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_Day

@firefly24601

6 жыл бұрын

240 pence in a pound: 12 pence in a shilling, 20 shillings in a pound. Farthings (1/4 pence) half-farthings, guineas, crowns, groats, florins... it was nuts! :D

@mariedre2090

6 жыл бұрын

Firefly 24601 Haha you most likely won't recognize it staight away, I dfinetly didn't😂😁

@larryf2821

6 жыл бұрын

And when you'd ask a price they'd say "Five and twenty" and you're thinking five what and twenty what.

SO glad you did this video, I always wanted to know this!

That's so funny!! I went to London a few months ago and was in a grocery store and the cashier just started picking out the coins I needed from my hand because I was so confused!! Y'all really do have so many coins

You should explain the old fashioned terms like "crown" and farthing. Your videos are always so charming. Keep it up

@schmoozingkaboodle5405

5 жыл бұрын

No no no, the old money is really complicated & doesn't really make sense unless you grew up with it, my dad tried to teach me but I just didn't get all the silly names & amounts - Half a crown & sixpence & a half penny, two shillings Etc etc.....😣😝 😉

@pedanticradiator1491

3 жыл бұрын

Old money is no.longer used

I was so happy when I realized Jane Austen was on English money. Love her.

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Thank you for sharing this info!

Would Quid be considered informal for Pound? I would guess that it would be like saying "Buck" instead of "Dollar" in the U.S.

@Steeleperfect

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly right.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@haroldstyles7383

6 жыл бұрын

That’s what I told the Dolan Twins when I met them because they didn’t know what quid was lol

@bunnyskinner8094

6 жыл бұрын

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@brucehearn2621

6 жыл бұрын

Dollar = buck = clam , simolean, smacker (usually with a large amount of dollars), bone. There's also a sawbuck (10 dollar bill), a Hamilton (also a 10 dollar bill because Alexander Hamilton is on it), a Benjamin (100 dollar bill because Benjamin Franklin is on it), a fin (five dollar bill).

Loved Scottish money when I was there, though was interesting spending it in England. And the U.S. only has 4 coins so yeah in our minds much easier.

@davidn9261

4 жыл бұрын

We have 6; penny,nickel,dime,quarter,half dollar, and dollar coin

@hellosweetheart3350

4 жыл бұрын

4 coins? Nope. 1cent (penny) 5 cent's (nickel) 10 cent's (dime) 25 cent's (quarter) 50 cent's (half dollar) 100 cent's (dollar coin)

@boy-xu3sv

4 жыл бұрын

@@hellosweetheart3350 They use their dollar coins in Britain way more than we do. Haven't had a 50 cent or 100 cent coin in 10 years.

I’m venturing to London from the Northeast area of the US. Thank you guys for all the facts! I’ll be sure to note all of them down for when I go!

Thank you for doing this! I am planning my first trip to England this fall and I was stressed about the money!

I'm pretty sure "spending a penny" relates back to when many (most?) public toilets were pay toilets. The first ones cost one pence, I think.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Ah that makes sense!

@paulboy9101

6 жыл бұрын

flip inheck - back in the 1950’s and earlier, some municipalities would make plastic Mills in order to pay tax. There were 10 Mills per 1 US Penny. Money goes back to what is useful to a society. The small coins and bills are disappearing because of inflation.

@burke615

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, flip! I always get confused by those, even after I just watched a video about it!

@MarkmanOTW

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, you would put the old penny in the slot on the door lock of the cubicle. You can then unlock the cubicle, go in, and use it. It was the polite way of saying you needed to use the toilet.

@arwelp

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, 1 penny was literally what it cost to use the toilet. British Rail got a lot of criticism in the 1960s when they introduced “superloos” at some of their larger stations, and charged sixpence for it.

The notes also vary in size from the smallest being a £5 not up to the largest being the £50 note, along with the braille in the top left hand corner (of the new notes) of the £10 note (four dots in a square) (though anyone who knows the British braille system will know the four dots in a square represents the letter 'g' and not the number ten). They also have holograms, the lowest section has a holograms that shows the denomination of the bank note. Spending a penny comes from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century when you used a penny to operate a public lavatory door. You'd put a coin in the slot that would then let you operate the door knob to lock the door.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that

@4svennie

6 жыл бұрын

No worries. Over the years I come across lots of stuff that people see everyday but stopped noticing years ago. There are so many British curiosities or things often specific to the U.K. such as appliance plugs, why two taps on a bathroom sink, how common used words and sayings come about, etc...

@PhillProbst

6 жыл бұрын

Ok, so if no one accepts the “old” notes, what can you do with them? Can you exchange them for the new ones at a bank, or wherever??

@PhillProbst

6 жыл бұрын

Always wondered what a “quid” was ... now I know.

@PhillProbst

6 жыл бұрын

Ok, so what’s a guinea (sp..?) .?

5:21 yes we do have £100 note back in Scotland Northern Ireland and the IOM But like an English £50 it’s hard to break it / to use it in transaction Most shops don’t have enough change for it

A benefit likely to be seen from the change from the paper to plastic style material, is the note will last longer. Meaning a new note does not have to be replaced with new notes as frequently.

'Spending a penny' come from public toilets having to be paid to use.

@alanastone5241

4 жыл бұрын

It is now 20p.

@pat1cust2

4 жыл бұрын

I remember that phrase from the public "loos"--when entering the stalls actually required the use of a penny in a coin slot to unlock the stall door.

@pat1cust2

4 жыл бұрын

In Bedford, where I grew up (moved there from England at age 7; came back to the US at 18) one such public facility was at the bus station downtown.

@MadaraUchiha-kl4hh

3 жыл бұрын

€£¥

@10thdoctor15

2 жыл бұрын

Probably back in the days when it was 1d... just to confuse people.

I was confused this whole video lol

Yeah, I have given my nieces and nephews my coin jar to sort when they were bored! 😂

I'm an American moving to England for school soon...I'm a bit anxious about the move since I've never gone this far before. Your channel has been very helpful in easing some of my anxiety about certain things :)

I feel like in America we have really plain coins and dollars now, because the money in Britain is all different colors

@Kablemodem

6 жыл бұрын

Kiera S US paper currency also has different colors now, except for the $1 note.

@SwimminWitDaFishies

5 жыл бұрын

I guess you haven't seen any of our new "Orange" shaded bills?

@davetoday2

5 жыл бұрын

That's COLOUR5

@1christuffa

5 жыл бұрын

Most of the World actually has different coloured money. ;)

@1christuffa

5 жыл бұрын

@@SwimminWitDaFishies Orange is the new green, lol.

This is helpful I was confused by it too. This is so similar to the USA. The only difference for us is we have a $100 bill and we don’t have a 2cent coin but we do have a $2 bill but they are not easy to come by.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Ah so glad!!

@aaronmorris1513

6 жыл бұрын

Just don't spend $2 bills at a Taco Bell....

@alf.2929

6 жыл бұрын

You can most likely get the $2 note from a big bank i.e. Chase or Citibank. $2 note are great for tipping.

@ariela.1752

6 жыл бұрын

I found out there is a $1000 and $10,000 bills idk who would use them tho

@alf.2929

6 жыл бұрын

"For the most part, these bills were used by banks and the Federal government for large financial transactions." "Thus the series 1934 notes were used only for intragovernmental (i.e., Federal Reserve Bank) transactions and were not issued to the public." That's from the Wikipedia page for "Large denominations of United States currency"

This was very informative, I appreciate this video.

Love it! This would have been helpful before I actually went to Europe last summer, for the first time ever! ❤️😊❤️

The queen on the Canadian bills the queen actually looks her age not like she's in her twenties

@anghinetti

5 жыл бұрын

Person: The current portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on Bank of England notes dates from 1990, when she was sixty-four years of age. Hasn't been changed because it is considered by the Bank of England to be a good anti-counterfeiting feature: everyone and his cat knows the portrait and so any slight change would ring-up in the mind of the public suspicions of forgery.

For the WordNerds out there (like me), I went to EtymOnline.com and found out the origin of the term, "Quid" = "one pound sterling," 1680s, British slang, possibly from quid "that which is, essence," (c. 1600) as used in quid pro quo or directly from Latin quid "what, something, anything." Compare French quibus, noted in Barrere's dictionary of French argot (1889) for "money, cash," said to be short for quibus fiunt Omnia.

Haha great video! I used to be a bank teller (in the US) and a lot of international folks had a bunch of questions all the time. Do you all have drive thrus at banks? I had a bunch of German customers totally freaked by our tubes LOL

Love your videos, guys! Keep up the good work! Also your tripod is showing

"Some old dude that no one cares about"...are you kidding? That's Winston Churchill your talking about!

@KuLaydMahn

6 жыл бұрын

Right? He's legendary even America! Actually...I sort of get the impression that Americans like Churchill more than the British. I mean, we love ol' Bulldog

@alathiajackson4691

6 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree, I stopped the video as soon as Lia said, some old guy no one cares about. ...

@ameliaxx

5 жыл бұрын

They weren’t talking about Winston Churchill I don’t think. They were referring to the guy on the twenty. As a Brit, Churchill is very well respected here so I doubt they were talking about him

@WSandig

5 жыл бұрын

Well Lia said that about the guy on the 20, whereas churchill is on the 10er.

@geraldslessinger8955

5 жыл бұрын

They were talking about Churchhill. Some old dude!! Kick those two out of UK! He lead England during the worst days of WWII. He helped save your bacon.

Hi, Joel. Hi, Lia. "Some old dude that no one cares about." I know Lia was joking, but this hit close to home because I'm an old dude. haha 20 or 50 pounds would buy a lot of cups of coffee! Oh, and yes, the new British notes _can_ be torn. I've seen Alan Davies do it!

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

haha She was meaning old as in 18th century!! Turns out he's an 18th century philosopher!!! You're not THAT old! Oh wow, will have to try tearing them!

You 2 teach me everything I never knew I always wanted to know🥰

I really thought I’d hate this video! You guys are surprisingly funny and informative. I might be wrong but it’s a penny and pence for plural.

"It's a penny for your thoughts but you have to put your own two cents in.. Someone's making a penny" Steven Wright

Joel and Lia are too young to remember when public toilets had a coin slot for one 'old' (pre-decimal) penny. Hence 'spend a penny'. Apparently it is technically illegal to throw away money in the USA, but I never heard that it is illegal in the UK.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

yep!!

@philipellis7039

6 жыл бұрын

You still have to pay at some railway stations now? Bit more than a penny though. Public toilets in France quite commonly charge including on motorway services sometimes.

@blackpoolguy79

6 жыл бұрын

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@hana-um6do

6 жыл бұрын

They do that at an airport but idk which one.

@MarkmanOTW

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, you would put the old penny in the slot on the door lock of the cubicle. You can then unlock the cubicle, go in, and use it. It was the polite way of saying you needed to use the toilet.

Thanks for the explanations! You two always make an entertaining video no matter what the topic. I wonder what you think of Canadian money? It's similar to US money in some ways but also to UK money in others, although we have different names for bills and coins here as well.

This actually helped a lot, thanks.

I love how I watched this even though im British

A quarter= 25c A dime= 10c and a nickel = 5c a penny is 1c

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@corbamilk6412

6 жыл бұрын

Technically the US has never issued a penny, it has always been one cent, though any American understands penny.

@suivatra123

6 жыл бұрын

Being British: Joel & Lia Also Half dollar = 50 cents Dollar coin = well a dollar. We used to have half pennies but those were dumb. Pennies are copper coated (now) dollar coins are goldish, everything else is silver and varies in size. For some reason a nickel is bigger than a dime.

@LeeWright337W

6 жыл бұрын

Corba milk Right. The American use of the word "penny" comes from our colonial days. (We have never used the word "pence," though.) The word "dime" comes from the French word "dixieme," meaning "tenth." And originally, the 5¢ coin was made of nickel. A quarter (25¢), of course, just means "one quarter of a dollar." The 50¢ piece was referred to as a "half dollar." You should notice that the penny and the nickel have a smooth edge. The nickel is larger because it's worth more. The dime and quarter have a ridged edge, where the dime is smaller because it's worth less. The dime is smaller in size than the penny so you can feel the difference by touch without having to look at it. So it's like this: Penny (1¢) small and smooth Nickel (5¢) larger and smooth Dime (10¢) small and ridged Quarter (25¢) larger and ridged

@deormanrobey892

6 жыл бұрын

Nickels were originally made of nickel, and dimes of silver.

You two getting stressed by the American dime and quarter is so funny! "Eeeeeeegh WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!" 🤣

@johonton4401

4 жыл бұрын

It is hard

Great video! I’ve been wondering about this topic for awhile. Now if I could figure out why some Brits refer to their weight in “stones.”

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3 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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I didn't realize British people hated our coin system....yours seems much easier since the name of the coin tells you exactly how much it is instead of memorizing that a nickel is 5 cents, a dime is 10 cents, so on and so forth😂😂😂😂......

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

yeah it's quite confusing!

@littlemissy3936

6 жыл бұрын

Actually, American coins do tell you how much they are. If you remember your basic mathematical skills you would know that a quarter of anything means it is broken down into 4 parts and can be written as a fraction 1/4 or a decimal .25 which means a quarter is 1/4 of a dollar or 25 cents. Meaning it takes 4 quarters to make a dollar. 25, 50, 75, 1.00 . the dime is the same way. The word dime means 1/10th in this case a tenth of a dollar...simply count by tens. Ten of them make a dollar. A nickel is a 20th of a dollar ...or half as much as a dime. Therefore a nickel is worth 5 cents. All you do is count by 5's...you know 5, 10, 15, 20 etc. Which means it takes 20 of them to make a dollar. Now pennies are simply 1/100th of a dollar...you count by ones and therefore it takes a hundred pennies to make a dollar. It really is that simply especially if you think of a dollar as 1.00 or a 100. We do have a half dollar piece or a fifty cent piece, but they are not very common and seldom used. They are worth .50 cents..or 1/2 a dollar so you need two of them to make a dollar. Now our paper money is pretty easy since the number amount is right on it. We also have a fiver ($5) and a tener ($10). We also say dough and cash. Yet, for a dollar we may use the term buck, green back, a bill...just to name a few

@ladydawgfan4832

6 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to be on the lookout for the occasional $1 coin. It comes in three varieties - the original and largest of the three, the silver dollar with President Eisenhower on the front, small and silver, resembling a quarter with an octagonal edge with Susan B. Anthony on the front and small but gold in color with Sacagawea's likeness on the front.

@Tuning_Spork

6 жыл бұрын

What's confusing to tourists, Little Missy, is that the penny says "ONE CENT" (but not "penny", still, easy enough), the nickel says "FIVE CENTS" (but not "nickel"), the dime says "ONE DIME" (but not "10 cents"), and the quarter says "QUARTER DOLLAR" (but not "25 cents"). If you don't grow up with these coins, you do have to actively memorize what they are and what they're worth.

@Sgt_SealCluber

6 жыл бұрын

Just noticed that dimes just say "One Dime" and not ten cents. Not sure why they are still making pennies and nickels. I mean it costs 1.5 cents to make a coin worth 1 cent and 8 cents to make a coin worth 5 cents!

☕️ Thanks for explaining what the difference is between quid and pound.

What's funny is that in Canada, Her Majesty's picture updated in 2000 on our coins -- no crown. It just looks like someone's granny is on our money. She's also on our $20 bill (bank note) without a crown.

i love how your money is colored! in the US it’s hard to sort our cash because it’s all green and the same size lol

@Lennox1492

5 жыл бұрын

haileyy I like my money green cause I know exactly what it is

@anunsolvedpuzzle

5 жыл бұрын

haileyy - same here in Canada 🇨🇦😀

@jasontype6380

5 жыл бұрын

haileyy no it’s not

@sophiem7791

5 жыл бұрын

I like the size because you can fit them in a wallet

@tay2944

4 жыл бұрын

Tens are yellow and hundred dollar bells are textured with some blue

British money is cool!

This is so useful, Thank you!

First time I went to England I had to learn about tuppeny pieces and thrupenny pieces and half crowns and shillings and farthings. It wasn't easy! No decimals, but lots of twelves and 20s. No idea how that all got started, but glad it is over!

Still confused by “Pound Sterling” could u pls simplify- thanks, k

@zososldier

3 жыл бұрын

Pounds sterling is the value of a pound of silver. While American dollar is gold. (They are no where near that actual value anymore)

I felt so stupid trying to figure out British money; I actually feel a lot better now that I know you had the same problem!

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

haha! Yeah absolutely. Cannot work out dollars or euros!

@nickrachjames

6 жыл бұрын

Being British: Joel & Lia what's a Euro and what's the difference between pound, dollar and a Euro?

@djlads

6 жыл бұрын

Mat A Euro is the same as a Pound and a Dollar, it's used in the 27 European Countries that are in the European Union, the UK whilst, currently still in the EU never adopted the currency. Euro currency consists of Euros and Cents

By the way Ty for explaining money i was really confused on what a quid was lol

Tic! Good job, Joel&Lia!

In the US ... Coins are Penny (1¢), Nickel (5¢), Dime (10¢), Quarter (25¢), Half-Dollar (50¢), Dollar Coins (duh $1). Bills, we have $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100. We call bills 'bucks' or 'dollars' like you call yours 'quid' or 'pounds'. We also call them 'one dollar bill' or 'five dollar bill' when describing the actual paper money.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Cor! That's a lot!

@abigguitar

6 жыл бұрын

You guys have more coins than we do, but less paper than us. So, it all evens out. The most commonly found bills are $1, $5, $10 and $20. Few people use $2, $50 or $100 bills except under specific circumstances (i.e., birthday cards or similar). As for coins, the most common are penny, nickel, dime and quarter. Dollar and half-dollar coins are rarely used (or found) in circulation.

@abigguitar

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, quarters were also known as 'two-bits' way, way back in the day. In very old movies, you might hear the phrase 'two-bits' which would have meant 25 cents.

@criskity

6 жыл бұрын

"nickel", not "nickle".

@abigguitar

6 жыл бұрын

Edited.. thanks, my typo.

a long time ago before you was born it would cost you a penny to go to public toilets now it like a pound at kings cross. also the 50p is equal to 10 shilling old money some of us call the 50p ten bob.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

Ahhh that makes sense!

@johncameron1349

6 жыл бұрын

in fact did you know that way back when the 10 shillings (50p) was a note just like the fiver and that old fivers were white and around A5 in size

@nancyomalley6441

6 жыл бұрын

That must be expensive for those with overactive bladders!

@LoriCrabtree31

6 жыл бұрын

Is that where we get the slang going to pee or need to pee?

My biggest confusion was pound vs quid. Thanks for explaining

This is very useful, THANK YOU!

I just exchanged US Dollars for £ and I feel Poor. 😂 Good information since I just got a bunch of cash (I hate paying international transaction fees) ... I hope it’s not rejected. I do love UK money, even though it doesn’t fit in my wallet.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

hahaha! Yep! Just make sure they haven't given you old £5 and £10 notes

@valc8765

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! I feel the same! And not sure how it's going to fit in my wallet xox

@tacosmexicanstyle7846

6 жыл бұрын

At least you're not going from AUD to GBP... that is truly terrifying

@usafvet100

6 жыл бұрын

Megan Faver So it sounds like I'd be better off to get some British cash before making a trip to the UK rather than pay a transaction fee for debit card purchases?

@meganfaver

6 жыл бұрын

usafvet100 I would definitely get cash. There are some restaurants we went to that were cash free, so we used our card, but we did save a lot of fees. Have fun! Miss England already.

Bi culture is having a crush on both Joel and Lia 😂💙💜💖

The best part of this one is at 6:05. I think I got into coin collecting from something like this. Counting and sorting piles of pennies.

Thank you I would have asked for a video like this

how are you funny no matter what you're talking about

@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

hahaha thanks!

How's finding a partner for Joel going, Lia? love you guys

There are several antiquated phrases based on old American coins, that still find their way into the American lexicon, for example , “Drop dime on someone” means turn them in to the police by making a phone call from a phone booth (anonymously) back in the day when we had pay phones everywhere (pre internet) and it cost ten cents (one dime) to make a call...

Loved this video. What about the money before the decimal coinage?

hard to believe that Pound Sterling originally meant 16 ounces of sterling silver !!!

@allanrichardson1468

6 жыл бұрын

More like 12 troy ounces; a troy ounce is more than an avoirdupois ounce, but a troy pound is less than an avoirdupois pound, because in the troy system, there are 12 ounces to the pound, while in avoirdupois there are 16. Troy weights are used for precious metals and coinage only, and avoirdupois for all other "regular stuff." Grams and kilograms are so much easier!

@anghinetti

5 жыл бұрын

@@allanrichardson1468: Grams and kilograms are so much easier for those with simpler minds...

@allanrichardson1468

5 жыл бұрын

Sommatore Nero And even great minds shouldn’t have to devote them to trivia when there’s real work to be done! Trivia are for trivia contests.

How many pence in a pound and for the “non-pound” coins how many pence are they worth?

@geoffpriestley7001

4 жыл бұрын

100 pence =£1

@hellosweetheart3350

4 жыл бұрын

@@geoffpriestley7001 just like 100 pennies= $1.00 dollar

@geoffpriestley7001

4 жыл бұрын

@@hellosweetheart3350 under the old system there was 240 old pennies in a pound that changed about 55years ago .so when i went to school 1 pounds = 20 shillings ,1 shilling = 12 pence and we still had the guinea which was 21 shillings and we still had crowns , 1/2 crown and fluorine coins must have been oneof the worst system in the world

About your story with the cashier just taking what was needed in a different country just reminded me of Mr. Weasley asking Harry to help him with muggle money.

I worked at disneyland and I loved when tourists held their hand out. It wasnt offensive and it moved the line so much faster

@pineapple3555

4 жыл бұрын

Mystee Tyson Random but ok

How am I from America and I know why you guys say spending a penny? LOL it is reference to going to the bathroom because you used to have to pay to use the toilet and I'm pretty sure it cost a penny!

@UhaniNaluSurf

5 жыл бұрын

Used to? You have to pay to use public toilets in the UK, especially at Victoria Station.

@anghinetti

5 жыл бұрын

@@UhaniNaluSurf: Only at certain railway stations. At most railway stations the service is free. Many other public toilets throughout the United Kingdom also are free...you are pissing in the wrong places.

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@ThoseTwoBrits1

6 жыл бұрын

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The end card is a nice touch. ☕️☕️

Thanks, I'm moving to Manchester in 3 years and need to understand this kinda stuff haha

"Spend a penny" meaning going to the bathroom, did you guys ever have pay toilets over there? Could "spend a penny" have become a phrase because you would have had to put a penny in the coin slot to open the door?

@fionagregory8078

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and now it costs 20p

@shastanwilliams22

3 жыл бұрын

WE HAVE THAT HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO,CA U HAVE 2 PUT .50 TO USE THE RESTROOM..

The wealthy ones stay wealthy by investing like the poor and while the poor stay poor because they do not invest like the rich

This video is great! I’m going to the UK and I had no idea how the coins looked like.