How weird Great Britan can be .... :)

Monies…..

British people are weird in the way they deal with money. Honestly, I find it amazing how often they do two mutually contradicting things in the same time.

They often say that every penny is a hostage....and then they just throw away bronze or even 5 pence coins.
They buy bundles paying more for a pack, bur less per item. Fair enough if it something that can last for a long time (let’s say canned food, light bulbs and stuff). But if it’s something perishable or something with short “use by” date? What’s the point in “saving” money in that way? Is it just a pain killer for economic conscious?

When I was opening my bank account I asked to block the overdraft thing. The bank manager was so surprised as if i told him that in some countries they don’t have electricity.

British newspapers / websites are full of money saving tips. My colleague runs a blog devoted to that topic (http://money-saving-uk.blogspot.com/). But again what's the point of doing so if money saved on electricity bills (by using eco light bulbs) is used to buy a sandwich in a shop. One can pay 2 quid for a simple sandwich, the cost of making exact same sandwich in home is just a fraction of its shop price.

Very often i see people who pay 1,10 for a bus ticket just to travel between 2-3 bus stops. Their journey lasts for 90-120 seconds. They pay approximately 1 pence per every second on their being on the bus!! A cinema ticket or football game offers you a better value for money and more entertainment.

Crazy Britons I must say...