• darcmage@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 days ago

    Isn’t it possible that this is a cash-only business and would’ve accepted baht in cash? What if the owner was on wechat and that was the only other way to accept payment?

    It’s not very common but I’ve been to a few businesses in Toronto where the only form of payment accepted was cash.

    • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
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      7 days ago

      Yep, something like that. Quoting myself:

      the article is based on a TikTok video recorded after the fact. The headline also does not represent the facts exactly:

      he had finished a meal and tried to pay, only to be told that the restaurant did not have Thai QR payment facilities or a Thai bank account. The shop allegedly asked whether he had another form of payment, forcing him to use renminbi.

      He also claimed the bill increased by 50 baht (S$2), from 325 baht to 375 baht, after he was required to settle the payment in renminbi.