No lie, I had an irrational fear that authorities would be summoned the first time I tried to deposit a large check (from consulting). I asked for a private conference with a banker so that I could explain the circumstances. Whereupon we had a very classic conversation:https://twitter.com/cperciva/status/1036423661673009153 …
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"Just want to make it clear that this is above-board." "*sigh* Alright. Mr. McKenzie, how much are we talking about here?" "Five figures." "Mr. McKenzie, this is the Wall Street branch of (among the biggest depository institutions in the US). That is NOT A LOT OF MONEY here."
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(When it arrived in Gifu, it was a lot of money, and earned me a somewhat panicked phone call from the local bank branch, since their bosses at HQ's Compliance Division were wondering why the largest USD wire ever to their bank branch was going to a foreigner's personal account.)
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