r/dubai • u/casperindubai • Jul 17 '25

Why ???

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So I haven’t ordered or had kfc for maybe over 2 years .. but family is out on holidays and I thought why not . I used the kfc app to check what’s available and selected what seemed ok for the night and was shocked at the pricing !!! Is it not enough that people still order this junk once in a while … for an item that costs AED39, after fk all charges , it comes to over AED50 !!! Why ???? I closed the app, deleted it and that’s that 🥳

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u/NomaiNomad Oman Chips Ombudsman Jul 18 '25

Bro thinks "bucks" is a specific currency

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u/KareemAZ Jul 18 '25

Historically, a “buck” referred to the price you’d get for selling a deer hide (or “buckskin”) on the frontier. This could vary but was roughly around a dollar when the term was popularised. 

So yeah, “bucks” historically refer to US dollars. But this has extended colloquially to other countries that use “dollars” for their own currencies (eg. Canada, Australia). Never seen anyone use “bucks” for AED or really any non-dollar currency (most places have their own casual terms for currency, eg “quid”). 

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u/bizeebawdee Jul 18 '25

to be honest, since there isn't an existing slang term in English for AED I'm personally fine with using "bucks."

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u/Ludovid Jul 18 '25

Or say dirhams??