I don't mind being missunderstod as a scrapper, if I was understood, I'd have more competition.
A older fella walking by told me once "Its not the scrapmetal that makes you money, its what you do with it".
That's sooooo true, its what I know, not what they know.
I don't really tell others how to do it, but I do 'share the bread' in ways that's to both of our advantage.
Actually, now I think of it, someone gave me a handfull of Copper wire a week ago.
I weighed it, 1.5 kg (3lbs). So when I saw them today, tried to give him $10.
"Nah, thats alright, its only a bit of Copper wire I had around".
So I tried again, "But that's two pizzas, it pays a small bill so you have more for a big one"
"Nah, don't worry, keep it" etc etc.
A few hours later it come to me.. Its because I see the Copper as Money, Copper money.
Its as if, to me, he lent me $10, so I have to pay it back. Easy.
But to him, its a handfull of reddish wire.
I look at it and see currency, just like as if it was a American $10 note, or a Aussie $10 note and he said "Since you are going to America, here's a US $10 note I have laying around"
I'd owe him for it after I got back.
Weird, I will have to figure out a different way to get it to him.
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