On 10/12/09 17:01, andrel wrote:
> Sure, but for us the whole concept of a bank was handling money
> including changing into a different currency.

	Yes, but you may have been the first person in a year or longer asking 
for that currency in that particular branch/bank. I'm guessing in your 
country the need to change currency per capita is much, much higher. 
Over here, we mostly only change currencies when traveling 
internationally. And few Americans do that with any frequency.

>> I didn't say *I* don't trust them.
>
> I know you didn't, I was extrapolating from the government remark.

	Well, it's not exactly binary. You can trust the government in some 
things, and not in others. And as Darren hinted at, there are good 
reasons to mistrust them in some things - they have a history of abusing 
their powers.

> Sure. And if you are brought up here in a socialist country you'd
> understand that a good government is the best defence against ruthless
> capitalist egoism. (knowingly using words that may have a different
> meaning to you)

	Yes, but we're not that confident that we'll consistently get a "good" 
government. Over here, the corporate world has a big impact on 
government decisions. The one thing that does suck about society here is 
the focus on money.

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