# Peso's **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330 "2016-06-14T08:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jasnooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@jasnooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasnooks)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/1 "2016-06-14T08:09:03Z")
My buddy went to Mexico, and was pissed because he had to tip a cabbie 60 peso’s… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/2 "2016-06-14T10:34:09Z")
Okay, good to know. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/3 "2016-06-14T11:15:33Z")
That’s like three dollars. Your buddy is a cheapskate. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/4 "2016-06-14T11:59:33Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > That’s like three dollars. Actually, it’s more like three dollar’s. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/5 "2016-06-14T12:12:40Z")
Not three-fiddy? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/6 "2016-06-14T12:19:37Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Actually, it’s more like three dollar’s. Three dollar’s _whaaaaaat?_ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/7 "2016-06-14T13:51:04Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Three dollar’s _whaaaaaat?_ I think he was being Czarcastic. (I was going to ask Peso’s what. 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/8 "2016-06-14T14:00:21Z")
Moderator, please remove the apostrophe from the thread title, to at least narrow it down to a plural. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/9 "2016-06-14T14:08:15Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > That’s like three dollars. Your buddy is a cheapskate. Yeah. $3.16 as of this morning (6/14). ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/10 "2016-06-14T14:53:49Z")
Well, at least the post’s mundane. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/11 "2016-06-14T18:55:46Z")
> [@jasnooks](#): > > My buddy went to Mexico, and was pissed because he had to tip a cabbie 60 peso’s… Wow, great story that has it all: pathos, humanity, conflict, terror and ultimate resolution. You should write a book or perhap’s several book’s. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/12 "2016-06-14T19:41:54Z")
Apostrophes on sale. 3 for $1, or 9 for 60 pesos. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/13 "2016-06-14T20:30:49Z")
Apostrophe’s. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/14 "2016-06-14T20:49:39Z")
Your “buddy” is a sack of crap. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/15 "2016-06-14T21:01:02Z")
So many questions! Where in Mexico? Did the cab have the official “Taxi” license plates? Was the cabdriver multi-lingual? Why did he “have to” tip 60 pesos? Tipping in Mexico can be difficult. Take restaurants, here in the US you are brought your bill, you hand over your credit card, they take it away, and then you write in the tip. In Mexico, you have to write in the tip before they take your card away. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/16 "2016-06-14T21:06:37Z")
> [@jasnooks](#): > > My buddy went to Mexico, and was pissed because he had to tip a cabbie 60 peso’s… Is your buddy complaining about the misplaced apostrophe? Or the extra period? ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/17 "2016-06-14T22:13:21Z")
Where I live in Mėxico, taxi drivers are only tipped if they provide an extra service. Help with purchases, etc. I realize that in tourist zones, it is a different world. A driver should be paid more. They have to put up with drunks. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/18 "2016-06-14T22:31:43Z")
You have to admit, the OP is certainly taking the name of the forum seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/19 "2016-06-14T23:13:26Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > Where I live in Mėxico, taxi drivers are only tipped if they provide an extra service. Help with purchases, etc. > > I realize that in tourist zones, it is a different world. A driver should be paid more. They have to put up with drunks. Before I went to the Czech Republic, I went to the bank & took out $500. When the teller asked if I wanted it in any specific denominations I said I didn’t care because, “Tomorrow I’m converting it to Koruna’s.” (CZK is their currency.) She responded, “Oh, you’re going to Mexico.” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330/20 "2016-06-15T00:31:40Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Before I went to the Czech Republic, I went to the bank & took out $500. When the teller asked if I wanted it in any specific denominations I said I didn’t care because, “Tomorrow I’m converting it to Koruna’s.” (CZK is their currency.) Who is Koruna and what of his/hers were you converting it to? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesos/757330.md?page=2)