NotNew2You Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 See a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck! I was always told by mum that if you laugh at a penny today...someday you will cry for a penny. So of course, I never sneer at any coins in the street...no matter how small their denomination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrong Turn Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I always pick up coins I find on the street. But I get the impression that the Thais will just walk past and not bother, especially for 1 Baht coins. I guess it all depends. It depends on how cheap or in need one is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasRanger Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I see too many people gobbing on the floor here to pick anything up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaiYaang Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I always pick up coins I find on the street. But I get the impression that the Thais will just walk past and not bother, especially for 1 Baht coins.My GF said that I should only pick up coins if it's "heads" up, otherwise some bad luck could come my way. I pointed out that it is surely not right to leave a coin with "heads" down out of respect. " ", she said, hadn't considered that aspect. I always pick 'em up. Someday might get rich. Good for you, the only thing people like to pick up is a lady. That's lot more than 1 baht. but hel_l I ain't picking up anything here in BKK don't want to get ran over. The only thing to be pick up is my body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiangMaiFurnishedApts Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 quote]Thats funny, i too remember bashing hel_l out the button "B" .anyone else ? That brought a smile to my face and also brought back memories of the days back home when i used to suppliment my pocket money by stuffing a hanky up into the coin return slot. The good ole B button. In those days I had nimble little fingers capable of doing such a thing. People always assumed I would end up as an Gynochologist and not in real estate. Anyway, I would do the rounds of " my " phone boxes every few days to collect. What a little thug I was when I was 8 but I always had money for comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koo82 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 On the street, I don't pick things up. The person who drops may come back to look for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeisrandom Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I always pick up coins I find on the street. But I get the impression that the Thais will just walk past and not bother, especially for 1 Baht coins.My GF said that I should only pick up coins if it's "heads" up, otherwise some bad luck could come my way. I pointed out that it is surely not right to leave a coin with "heads" down out of respect. " ", she said, hadn't considered that aspect. I always pick 'em up. Someday might get rich. whats more pathetic that you actually created this thread or that i responded in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 In LOS I'll pick up coins, notes or anything else of value. The best I found was a folded 500 baht note on the side of a busy footpath. When I was in Las Vegas outside the casinos, the successful players would come outside and throw most of their coins away. I made more money picking up these droppings than I could by playing the tables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I have my clerk/assistant pick those up. They comprise a part of her year end bonus. The fact that I make an effort to spot these coins demonstrates how much I care as an employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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