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Re:Thousands of Swedes Are Inserting Microchips Under Their ... by mycorrhizal on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @10:41AM (#18391955)
When I was in Stockholm a few months ago using cash seemed actively discouraged. There were several restaurants and other businesses I went to that refused to accept cash.
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Re:Thousands of Swedes Are Inserting Microchips Under Their ... by vlozko on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @10:47AM (#18392010)
It's was the exact opposite for me when I was in Berlin last year. The only places that I found that accepted cards were tourist stops and Starbucks. None of the good, local restaurants I visited accepted cards and there were frequently lines on ATM machines.
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Re:Thousands of Swedes Are Inserting Microchips Under Their ... by agurk on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @12:23PM (#18392965)
Germans are well known for their propensity for cash, in part due to their strong desire for privacy. Often they will take cards, but only something like their indigenous GeldKarte[0] which tries to be as cash like as possible.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geldkarte

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