Most, or I guess many, American customers like to pay in USD. They usually don't ask, just assume that I'll will take their currency. Of course it used to be fine, since it was worth a little more anyway (although they'd sometimes make a big show of 'tipping' me with their superior cash...I'm not trying to sound snarky, but this is just my experience).
Now I still take it, even though it's worth a little less than our money. I'm only losing a matter of 1% or something, I don't care. $99 out of $100 is enough. But it still kind of bothers me that they just assume that's okay. It's a little inconvenient to deal with foreign currency. Then again, Americans tend to be the biggest tippers, so it works out fine. No other customers as often give me an extra twenty or whatever. So I don't complain.
But last night this guy gave me one twenty and two fives for two dances, USD. He said 'there, $30 for two dances, with the exchange'. I didn't know what to say. I said 'uhm, actually, it's $40 for two dances? Canadian and American cash are pretty much worth the same now...'. He got huffy. I think he thought I was lying. I don't expect him to be up to date on the economy and stuff, but to think I was trying to scam him? I didn't know what to do.
I don't know if it'd be appropriate to ask these guys for Canadian money, is the thing. I think it is, especially since surprisingly many of them still think that the Canadian dollar is like 50 cents. I just don't know how to handle it without offending them. The thing is, I'd never assume I could pay with Canadian cash in an American strip club. I'd be laughed at, I'm sure. What's up with this, I don't know? How to handle the situation? British guys don't give me pounds, and Euro guys don't give me Euros...Like, once ever. I just don't know, but it gets a bit annoying sometimes.



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