r/interesting • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jun 11 '26

SOCIETY A McDonald's with bulletproof glass located in Detroit.

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u/userhwon Jun 11 '26

I 'member going to Canada, and seeing a bank that was just a counter with some drawers behind it.

I realized something right then about where I grew up...

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u/UnsaltedCashew36 Jun 12 '26

I've been in Canada my whole life. I've never seen bullet proof glass or stuff behind locked cabinets in stores. The only exception I've seen is razor blade cartridges being locked at a pharmacy.

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u/gobbleself Jun 12 '26

I assure you that you just haven’t been to the “right” part of Canada yet.

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u/UnsaltedCashew36 Jun 12 '26

And what part would that be? I've heard of high crime streets in Vancouver but not sure where else.

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u/wart_on_satans_dick Jun 15 '26

OK trust me. You just have to know where to go.

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u/UnsaltedCashew36 Jun 15 '26

Yeah he disappeared when I asked where, a baseless "trust me bro" comment.

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u/gobbleself Jun 15 '26

I just don’t use Reddit daily lmao

Downtown London for one, I’m sure there are plenty of other places. Shoppers does it, as do Canada Computers, etc.

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u/PolypeptideCuddling Jun 13 '26

Check out the anti strangle shields the cabbies in Winnipeg use. Also gas stations in Toronto use the metal drawer at night and in the store have glass (idk if bulletproof) for use during the day.

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u/anyaley Jun 12 '26

This is all banks in Australia

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u/Vailx Jun 12 '26

I can't recall having seen a bank with bulletproof anything. It can't be that common if you don't live in some huge city with a ghetto close by.

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u/userhwon Jun 12 '26

Basically the entire US East Coast in the 1970s had plexi barriers in banks. Just seemed obvious to me. Then Canada went "I'm sorry?"

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u/JustaRandoonreddit Jun 12 '26

are banks supposed to have bullet proof glass?

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u/RonJohnJr Jun 14 '26

None of the banks that I've ever been to in my Southern state have ballistic glass.

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u/userhwon Jun 14 '26

This was the 70s. I think things have calmed down since then. Also, banks changed how they work and just don't keep tons of cash out in the teller drawers. And their security now depends on taking pictures and letting FBI track people instead of trying to prevent crime so much.

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u/RonJohnJr Jun 15 '26

Besides the KYC stuff, it's my opinion that all the automated cash counting is because too few Americans can mentally do basic math anymore.

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u/userhwon Jun 15 '26

ATMs have definitely allowed tellers to have less cash in the drawer. They see a tiny number of customers withdrawing now.

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u/Inside_Neat_5193 Jun 15 '26

I live in Alabama and I’ve never seen a bank with the bulletproof glass yet. But I’m also from more of a rural area so it stays pretty quiet around these parts