Currency

Yes, know your currency and agree estimate before departure. Try to remember than 10 HK dollars is 65p, or 6.5%.

Then when he says 30 dollars, you can very quickly work it out 拢2.

You need to remember this in shops and bars etc anyway.

10 dollars 65p

100 dollars 拢6.50

Currency

Or print out

http://www.oanda.com/convert/cheatsheet

this chart will give you a breakdown of whichever currency you need,and you can cut it to fit in your credit card holder.

Currency

I always prefer to reverse it so 拢1 -15 HKD :)

http://www.oanda.com/convert/cheatsheet

Still each to their own.

AAArgh serves me right for trying to be smart.