Re: The largest note is always 'too big', the 2nd largest is OK.
You just described the U.S. No joke.
You can barely spend $100 bill* these days and $50 bill will get you odd looks. Many small shops absolutely will NOT accept a $100 bill. (*bill=note)
It is not the thin edge of scraping paper money. We are way past that point. We are almost at the end game of making paper money if not illegal, then useless by default.
I old enough to remember the $1000 and $500 bill. Flash one of those these days and you will be talking to the cops on the spot, yet they are still perfectly legal tender.