I heard before I came to Myanmar that your American money has to be crisp bills, so people walk around carrying thick books with their money laying flat inside of them.
I of course didn't believe this.
Now after being in Myanmar, I can say it IS true that your American dollars need to be crisp and clean. We have tried paying for our bus/train tickets before and have had our dollars rejected.
"There is a crease here"
"The corner is folded"
"There is a small tear"
Yes, we now store our American dollars in thick books to keep them flat. Myanmar money, on the other hand, can be torn, smudged, or crumpled and it's accepted.
It is also weird to need USD here - as when buying train tickets, foreigners have to pay in USD. However, they do not have change for you in USD, and will not give your Kyat (Myanmar money) as change either. So if you have a $100 bill, and your ticket is $60....GOOD LUCK! It's a very weird system to have for a foreigner to carry 2 types of currency.
Minglabar,
Apes
I of course didn't believe this.
Now after being in Myanmar, I can say it IS true that your American dollars need to be crisp and clean. We have tried paying for our bus/train tickets before and have had our dollars rejected.
"There is a crease here"
"The corner is folded"
"There is a small tear"
Yes, we now store our American dollars in thick books to keep them flat. Myanmar money, on the other hand, can be torn, smudged, or crumpled and it's accepted.
It is also weird to need USD here - as when buying train tickets, foreigners have to pay in USD. However, they do not have change for you in USD, and will not give your Kyat (Myanmar money) as change either. So if you have a $100 bill, and your ticket is $60....GOOD LUCK! It's a very weird system to have for a foreigner to carry 2 types of currency.
Minglabar,
Apes
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