the Ducan

I walked across the street to our ducan (a little street store, they sell the basics) earlier today.  Kirk was sick last night and this morning so I was going to get water and 7-up for him.  All I had was a 1000 bill, and knowing that he may not have enough change I went ahead and got a kilo of sugar and flour (something we always need).  This all totaled about 670 so I was waiting on my change and after he looked he said, I don't have it, i'll just owe you 330.  Without hesitation I said okay and walked back home.  I love having a little store so close and one that I can trust.  I know I can go back anytime and get my 330 worth of stuff.  Before when we didn't have enough money on us, we have owed him. This actually happens often we are always a little over or a little under.  The crazy thing is he always remembers, he never writes it down or anything.  It seems like this was probably something that use to happen in America but I can't really imagine it anymore.  You owing a store or a store owing you and nobody really worried about getting paid.  Seems like a small town thing, but here we are living in a city of over a million people and yet it has a very old small town feel, sometimes!