Yesterday I just needed a late afternoon snack.
It was good so today I came back for an early dinner. While waiting for my food I witnessed a transaction that made me glad I am learning Spanish and working with pesos.
An Americano couple had just received their food and asked how much was the bill.
Yesterday I spoke Spanish with the waiter and learned he was light on English, but wanted to improve, so we agreed I would speak Spanish and he would speak English ( a good idea ). Anyway, back to the Americano couple....
Cuánto cuesta la comida, por favor? The waiter responded 220 pesos . The couple handed him a $20 bill, asked him if it was about $15 US, told him to keep the change, and walked away asking each other if that was right. The waiter said nothing.
I use OANDA.com as a currency converter, but after my initial learning curve am using this simple conversion in my head:
220. take the pesos amount
110. Divide by 2.
$11. Drop one decimal place
~$12 round up a little- close enough for me
So they got a delicious meal for two for about $12 and left a generous $8 tip.
I'm sure they enjoyed their meal. I know I did! I left an appropriate tip on the table and am taking home leftover chips and guacamole for an evening snack:).
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