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Re:In Germany, the use of cash has become a proxy for concer... by krageon on Friday May 25, 2018 @10:11AM (#17153851)
I've been in Germany recently (with a card that is normally accepted elsewhere) and everything worked just fine. When was the last time you were there?
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Re:In Germany, the use of cash has become a proxy for concer... by rkachowski on Friday May 25, 2018 @01:03PM (#17155670)
I live in Berlin, I would say the majority places will refuse to accept anything other than EC card
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Re:In Germany, the use of cash has become a proxy for concer... by harperlee on Friday May 25, 2018 @10:58AM (#17154324)
Two weeks ago. I'm there almost all weeks. It is still a nuisance (although I'll admit it is much better than in 2011, as commerces start using payment processor startups such as sumup instead of traditional german banking)
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