Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything
by jruz on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @10:05AM
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Agreed, most places in Berlin won't take cards or only take EC cards.
That has made me use cash, and not fear of any kind.
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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything
by SyneRyder on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @10:15AM
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This is somewhat frustrating as a tourist to Germany (withdrawing cash usually involves a 3% exchange fee, and bank fees if you use the wrong ATM), but wouldn't be so bad if there was a way to get a reloadable EC card (or bank account with EC card). But as far as I can tell, reloadable EC cards don't exist, and I don't think there's a way to get a German bank account without a permanent residence in Germany.