The new £20 Note - Or should it be Euro?

[Staurm]

Well I wouldn't beleive what the papers say, the Polish seem to be taking the blame for a lot of things. Sending fiver's home to Poland? Why not tenner's or twenties? Only fivers? I'm not buying that one.

[LIP]

Well I wouldn't beleive what the papers say, the Polish seem to be taking the blame for a lot of things. Sending fiver's home to Poland? Why not tenner's or twenties? Only fivers? I'm not buying that one.

They're immigrants. They're cheap labour. They probably dont get paid with 20's and 10's.

This is pretty simple stuff - after reading your posts i would have thought that kind of thing would have been obvious to you.

It's not just the papers, it is true weather you want to belive it or not. Notes dont just go missing, and we KNOW they're sending some home - maybe they're just sending more than we thought.

[Staurm]

They don't get paid that little. And if they were sending fivers back then wouldn't the banks change them and return them to the UK or wouldn't they come back in a van load of new polish immigrant workers? Sorry but this theory just don't wash with me, what paper said this BTW?

I reckon all these missing fivers are hiding away in the side pockets of old trousers, I keep finding them all the time in mine.

[LIP]

They don't get paid that little. And if they were sending fivers back then wouldn't the banks change them and return them to the UK or wouldn't they come back in a van load of new polish immigrant workers? Sorry but this theory just don't wash with me, what paper said this BTW?

I reckon all these missing fivers are hiding away in the side pockets of old trousers, I keep finding them all the time in mine.

All of the sunday papers. All of them - Albeit small articles, but it was in everyone somewhere.

Opinions are great arnt they?

[Staurm]

Well I guess its possible. I suppose a fiver is probably the equivalent of a weeks giro in Poland, or 2 crates of beer. Maybe its a Polish thing, send their spare fiver back to the family give them a treat. Maybe they look like Polish 50's, who knows....

[LIP]

Well I guess its possible. I suppose a fiver is probably the equivalent of a weeks giro in Poland, or 2 crates of beer. Maybe its a Polish thing, send their spare fiver back to the family give them a treat. Maybe they look like Polish 50's, who knows....

I'm sure it's a combination of things.

Not only them, but us too.

They're sending some home, we're tearing some by mistake, you know, making them void, and because they havnt printed any for a year there beginning to die out - but they've said they're going to start printing again, so it's not a problem.

But there is definatly alot less fivers about the gaff - i used to always get 5 notes as change, and now im getting like 7 in coins and no notes.

It's not a problem, just something interesting i thought i'd write.

[Staurm]

I don't mind a hand full of 2's and 1's, it's slightly better than a skanky old fiver that's been soaked in the pish of half a dozen jakey's just before you get it in your change. Besides, I have gotten so used to just tenner's and twenties now that if I feel a note in my pocket, and it turns out to be a only a fiver, there is a significant element of dissapointment.

I suppose the Poles might send them back to Poland as opposed to getting them changed here because (a) they don't speak english and (b) a single note is cheaper to send than probably ten Polish ones. And maybe they get a better exchange rate over there too.

Other than that it's more likely just down to us not bothering to print more.

[BobBong]

Be glad they're not changing your bills over to coin..

[suhl]

they change the bills here in the us all the time. especially the 20. you get used to it.

[Jah420]

I'm in total agreement about the £20s..

The new ones are complete wank... what more is there to say.

I just really fucking hope we don't end up in the euro switchover.. I like the £ and I like pound coins.. does anyone have any info on the likelyhood of us brits keeping the GBP?