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[–] [email protected] 43 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I was there in the last few years and couldn’t believe how much of the country was still cash only!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Germany is very much the same way, in terms of paperwork and cash only.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Germany is the same as Japan in more ways than i could have thought.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm there right now from Australia, which is often considered one of the most cashless societies and yeah, it's really a shock.

To be honest I kind of like it, and the way they manage it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Here in the Netherlands you can pay practically everywhere electronically (even the door to door collectors for charities carry a qrcode in addition to their collection box) , but if you go next door to Germany you'd better bring cash if you want to buy anything.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

And when it isn't cash only it's a completely random grab bag between credit cards, transit cards, QR codes, app payment and e money. Just hope you have the supported option of like 20 options.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

They’ve made a stunning amount of progress in accepting credit cards in the past couple years though. I’m there pretty regularly and the shift has been wild. By spring 2023 I didn’t really need cash anymore. By fall, I used cash maybe twice.

There was one thing I was sure I’d need cash for— nope, the hotel paid them and added it to my tab. Back in the day, that mostly happened only if you skipped out on a reservation and the restaurant wanted to collect the cancellation fee. Which has never happened to me so I guess I’m not sure it worked exactly like that.

I know a lot of people here hate credit cards and only use cash, but it’s honestly a pretty large hassle to get cash in every country you visit. Using the same card everywhere is way more convenient and cheaper (exchange fee + no % back like with a credit card)