3 Birr Tea

I didn't have any tea bags, but wanted something more than just hot
water to drink, so I ordered up a cup of tea from the hotel restaurant.
So far this tea bag is on cup number 5 and still going strong! Anyway, I
didn't have any small change for my 3 birr cup of tea (about .25 cents)
and had to give them a 100 (about $8), apologizing that I didn't have
anything smaller. A few minutes later I got a phone call from the front
desk that they didn't have enough small bills to make change and I could
either pay later or wait, and they would bring me the change as soon as
they could. Knowing they would be able to make change sooner than I
would, I said I'd wait. Well, a few hours later, a knock on my door, and
a pile of 10 and 1 birr bills. They are not crisp new bills, but dark
and worn from being passed along many times. 100 birr bills never look
like this.