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Money: Why Is My Pocket So Heavy?

Let us talk money, in particular, currency.  We don’t mean the actual expenses of the trip but, rather, the current currency in the United Kingdom. We’re talking pounds and pence.

The currency of the UK is the British Pound Sterling, or just the Pound. Another slang term for it is a “quid.” The symbol for the Pound is “£.” The Pound is divided into 100 pence, abbreviated with “p” and pronounced “pee.” In folding money, …