I mentioned in my old blog how some shop assistants have trouble even with basic arithmetic, the most extreme case being a CRC supermarket in Shanghai where the total was RMB95, I gave her a 100 note and she took a calculator out to determine how much change to give me back. Well, it happened again last week. I was at a cafe and we ordered a couple of drinks. The total was 3.30 and we gave a 10 note. The guy looked dazed and confused and eventually got the calculator out before hesitantly handing over some change, still unsure if it was correct. Today, I shopped at a hypermarket for my grocerries. The total was 196.40. I gave her 200.50. She look very confuse and stunned for a while, gave me back my 50 cents, and a 3.6 change!

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