Why Germans pay cash for almost everything

Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything by ant6n on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @10:47AM (#14958286)

> As a German I call that theory into question. Our currency has been stable for 60+ years.

Also as a German, OUR currency has been stable for 26 years.

I'd still question the theory.

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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything by danielbln on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @10:55AM (#14958399)

Yeah, what a silly theory. Not once have I thought "oh, gee, I better not pay with CC because remember what happened back in the 20s/30s". And yes, you could argue for some sort of cultural trait that stems from that time, but I don't know anyone who pays with cash because they inherently distrust the financial organisations.

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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything by jdboyd on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @08:55AM (#14968167)

Wouldn't it be only 15 years? (Since switching to a new currency)

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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything by ant6n on Thursday August 10, 2017 @03:54PM (#14983500)

Re-unification was in 1991.

The Euro transition was stable.

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