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When I lived there, 20 years ago, that was true. But my gf has been back about 5 years ago and says it's no longer true, at least not in Austria. I know I paid for a train ticket once (at the station, not on the train) with a credit card.
I guess my 20DM in the back of my drawer aren't going to be much good any more .....
Buying clothes or stuff - no problem
Paying in a restaurant - 50% chance
Grocery store - 25% chance
Beer at a bar - if it's the hotel bar: ok, any other one: no chance
Taxi - forget it---
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in a bank, maybe.
Absolutely nowhere else.
5 years later it was
train in germany, not in italy
hotels, yes
airplanes
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Often you can only pay with Visa, American Express is not so widely accepted.
So it's EC (Eurocheque Card - pretty much a direct access to your bank account) or Cash, I just abandoned my Visa because I didn't use it exept for internet shopping every 2 Years and I don't want to pay for something I don't use.
Also I don't like the spreading of expenses over to many accounts (much harder to keep track of your expenses!)
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yes, German banks love that one and try to press it into the market instead of credit cards. The big difference is: with EC you take all the risk instead of the bank. Bad system. Try to avoid it wherever I can---
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Hmm...the system you guys are describing is nothing like what we had 20 years ago. These were cheques, given out in limited quantities, that were as good as cash. You had to show your card and write your card number on the back. There was no calling the bank ... the cheques were effectively "certified" up to 400DM.Comment
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Hmm...the system you guys are describing is nothing like what we had 20 years ago. These were cheques, given out in limited quantities, that were as good as cash. You had to show your card and write your card number on the back. There was no calling the bank ... the cheques were effectively "certified" up to 400DM.
Today you only use the card. Essentially like a credit card but tied to your bank account.
They have a security feature using your PIN code that puts the burden of proof on you in case of fraud and they have a system using signatures that's pretty similar to a credit card with the exception that the amount is immediately deducted from your bank account (also making it YOUR money that gets stolen in case of fraud intead of the bank's as with a credit card).
Overall, from a customer perspective it's not nearly as secure or convenient as a real credit card but banks love it for the lower risk and shops like it for the lower cost.---
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Last edited by pippin; 2008-09-01, 18:40.---
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Feel free. I guess I should have been more specific about my definitions, according to wikipedia they exist in a decent number of places:
UK
USA
France
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Australia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
India
Japan
The Netherlands
New Zealand
The Philippines
Russia
Singapore
...and probably a few more. It even points to the EC card as the first common type of debit card in Germany.
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Last edited by pippin; 2008-09-01, 19:02.---
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Which was not my intention, I was simply putting the term out there for the benefit of readers from places other than Germany I remember eurocheques very clearly from my childhood, and their evolution into debit cards in the UK. I also remember being amazed last time I was in Germany as I was in a large electronics store watching people buy e3000 home theater setups with huge bundles of cash. Different strokes I guess!Comment
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