On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 4:02 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: > not sure if I'd put the pawnshop in this category, because it opens a whole > field of similar stuff (e.g. second hand shops of different types). Around > here, also post offices offer services similar to banks (i.e. they do have a > banking department).
In the USA a pawn shop and a secondhand shop would not be confused. The pawn industry is really set up for "short term loans", much like a cash version of a bank: http://pawnshopstoday.com/ They do a lot of business in jewelry. -- Other than pawn shop, these low income services tend not to have dedicated buildings. A given shop may offer bail bonds, money changing, western union, all from one location. In the USA there is a strong class and social separation between customers at banks and the check cashing/pawn/remittance places. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging