{"id":41228,"date":"2017-01-20T01:39:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T18:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scots-can-enjoy-the-best-of-exchange-rates-brief-letters\/"},"modified":"2017-01-20T01:44:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T18:44:32","slug":"scots-can-enjoy-the-best-of-exchange-rates-brief-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scots-can-enjoy-the-best-of-exchange-rates-brief-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Scots can enjoy the best of exchange rates | Brief letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nScottish \u00a31 note | Women\u2019s boxes | Beware small mouths | Anglo-Saxon beginnings | Weetabix with margarine and golden syrupAs an Englishman resident in Scotland for more than 50 years, I have never felt the slightest \u201cshame \u2026 reserved for those who try to spend Scottish notes south of the border\u201d (Time to cash in, G2, 18 January). I have, however, on two occasions, handed over a Royal Bank of Scotland \u00a31 note in England and been offered change for a fiver.Sebastian RobinsonGlasgow\u2022 The passing of Rachael Heyhoe Flint, the former England women\u2019s cricket captain, (Report, 19 January) reminds me of her wonderful reply when asked if\u00a0women wore protective boxes, the\u00a0same as male cricketers do. Yes, she\u00a0said, but we call them man-hole\u00a0covers.Chris GrantHarold Wood, Essex Continue reading…
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