上班族必備軟實力

[Richard likes it. It’s a hit, but don’t give him that do-goody-good stuff.]

Taiwan currency is more colorful than the U.S. dollar. This proves that money doesn’t have to be boring. Low denomination paper money is orange and the big bills are blue. There’s a brown one in between, and a green, 200 note that is rarely seen.

There are woven into the bills various safety features that try to make it hard to duplicate and easy to spot fakes. Money is magnificent and beautiful at the same time. It is wise and omnipotent. Sacrifices will be made, even though Illuminati control it all. (I did not say that. I was never here. You didn’t hear that from me.)

It is nice to have a few dollars to spend.

It is tempting to compare the value to the US money. It doesn’t make much sense. I did when I was new here. I would translate the Taiwan dollars into US dollars to see how much things cost. I don’t do that anymore. We just keep it local and budget based on current dollars on hand.

In America a 20 bill can be a big hassle. Some stores won’t take them after 8 o’clock at night. Clerks seem to be put off by having to make change for a 20. In Taiwan a 1,000 bill is worth almost 40 US dollars, but there is never a problem to use them to pay for anything. Even the smallest purchase, a stick of gum maybe and if you pay with 1,000 NT then the clerk doesn’t even flinch, but goes about making change.

That’s my 2 cents. Thank you for reading.