Polish zloty

Poland is not in the Euro-zone. It uses the zloty, worth between a third and a quarter of a US$. Since Krakow is a tourist destination there is need for money exchange. The easiest way to get money is out of an ATM. So here is a picture of the lines at two machines on the square. People are queued up, respectful of those withdrawing currency. So how much to get out? Maybe 1000 PLN (zlotys), or less than $300? It can be dispensed in ten 100 zloty notes or twenty 50’s. You don’t get coins out of a machine.
So you go to a grocery store to buy a snack. I bought bottle of kefir, a hard roll and some dark chocolate for a total of less than 6 zlotys. Yes, half of the bill was the chocolate. You can not believe the grief the clerk gives you when you hand them a 50. I don’t understand Polish, but I’m sure that there is some blue language going on. Even at a restaurant, where there isn’t tipping, you can’t round up. They want the coin change.
Who wants to hold on to a stash of small zloty coins? We leave the country in a couple of days. And so the working class of this city must endure the profligate ways of the tourists.
“Keep the change.”