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Message:: [QUOTE="JeffC, post: 8253150, member: 90913"]Wanted to share something I saw on CoinTalk.  There is a coffee stand in a "Hawker Centre" (you'll have to Google it. LOL.) with a very long line (or "queue," as the locals call it).  I sometimes buy a quick breakfast and coffee there, before lectures. One hears that Singapore is high-tech, ultra modern, and super-expensive.  True.  But you can find so many pockets of yester-year here and there. The very long line moves quickly, thanks to this bowl of change on the counter. [ATTACH=full]1454588[/ATTACH] If you're paying with bills, hand them to the Uncle or Auntie (*) and step to the other side of the counter to wait for your food.  While waiting, take your change from the bowl.  If you're buying just coffee or tea, and paying with change, just drop the coins in the bowl.  If you're paying with a debit or credit card, the Auntie whacks you over the head with her frying pan. During off-hours, if you help with the dishes, they'll let you check the bowl for doubled dies. (*Auntie or Uncle is a title you use, to respectfully refer to an older woman or man.) The Honor System and Trust.  Alive and Well.  Still in practice. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]