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Japan is the opposite. Basically a cash only society. In my time there i really enjoyed it. It's nice to know that no one knows what you're buying. You are also

Japan is the opposite. Basically a cash only society. In my time there i really enjoyed it. It's nice to know that no one knows what you're buying. You are also much more aware of what you're spending

maxerickson 9y ago
At this point I sort of wonder whether larger retailers are doing facial recognition (or other biometrics) on cash transactions.
- oculusthrift 9y ago
  i definitely believe that is possible in the united states. i mean that's also why most grocery stores have membership programs. in that scenario the payment method doesn't matter.
marak830 9y ago
I've noticed a shift over the last few years here(in Japan), a lot more cards being used. Hell I haven't used cash in over 3 months.
- oculusthrift 9y ago
  Credit card or IC cards? (IC cards are refillable cards for the subway which many retailers accept but aren't linked to any identity)
  - marak830 9y ago
    Both, and smartphone based payment (edi mostly). Also my subway card is linked to my ID (I case I lose or break it).
toomanybeersies 9y ago
> You are also much more aware of what you're spending I disagree that you are more aware of what you're spending with cash. I am more aware of how much I'm spending on what when I use my card, since I now have a list of transactions and locations. With cash, unless I keep receipts, or write down what I bought, I don't know what I spend my money on or where I spent it. I only know how much I spent.
- oculusthrift 9y ago
  this isn't infallible but this psychology PHD researcher disagrees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCujWv7Mc8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCujWv7Mc8o
  - Rainymood 9y ago
    >this psychology PHD researcher That's quite an understatement for (the quite famous?) Dan Ariely: >Dan Ariely (Hebrew: דן אריאלי‎‎; born April 29, 1967) is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University (source: Wikipedia) As an economist it feels like an insult to call him a "psychology PHD researcher"
  - toomanybeersies 9y ago
    Well I guess my comment is an anecdote, not everyone is the same. I can track better what I'm spending with a card, which means that I can plan my spending better.
    - oculusthrift 9y ago
      fair enough. as long as you dont generalize your experience as a diligent person to the average person. (and i don't generalize the average persons experience to everyone)
- ekianjo 9y ago
  > I disagree that you are more aware of what you're spending with cash. When you only have a fixed amount of money in your wallet, you physically see how much you have left after every payment. To me it's obvious you are more aware.
ekianjo 9y ago
It's certainly not a cash only society - the description is improper. It's a society where you can use cash if you want to, but you certainly have tons of other payment options too (e-money, smartphones with NFC, credit cards, debit cards, etc...) which are not always available for everything but spreading bit by bit.

maxerickson 9y ago

At this point I sort of wonder whether larger retailers are doing facial recognition (or other biometrics) on cash transactions.

oculusthrift 9y ago
i definitely believe that is possible in the united states. i mean that's also why most grocery stores have membership programs. in that scenario the payment method doesn't matter.

marak830 9y ago

I've noticed a shift over the last few years here(in Japan), a lot more cards being used. Hell I haven't used cash in over 3 months.

oculusthrift 9y ago
Credit card or IC cards? (IC cards are refillable cards for the subway which many retailers accept but aren't linked to any identity)
- marak830 9y ago
  Both, and smartphone based payment (edi mostly). Also my subway card is linked to my ID (I case I lose or break it).

toomanybeersies 9y ago

> You are also much more aware of what you're spending I disagree that you are more aware of what you're spending with cash. I am more aware of how much I'm spending on what when I use my card, since I now have a list of transactions and locations. With cash, unless I keep receipts, or write down what I bought, I don't know what I spend my money on or where I spent it. I only know how much I spent.

oculusthrift 9y ago
this isn't infallible but this psychology PHD researcher disagrees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCujWv7Mc8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCujWv7Mc8o
- Rainymood 9y ago
  >this psychology PHD researcher That's quite an understatement for (the quite famous?) Dan Ariely: >Dan Ariely (Hebrew: דן אריאלי‎‎; born April 29, 1967) is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University (source: Wikipedia) As an economist it feels like an insult to call him a "psychology PHD researcher"
- toomanybeersies 9y ago
  Well I guess my comment is an anecdote, not everyone is the same. I can track better what I'm spending with a card, which means that I can plan my spending better.
  - oculusthrift 9y ago
    fair enough. as long as you dont generalize your experience as a diligent person to the average person. (and i don't generalize the average persons experience to everyone)
ekianjo 9y ago
> I disagree that you are more aware of what you're spending with cash. When you only have a fixed amount of money in your wallet, you physically see how much you have left after every payment. To me it's obvious you are more aware.

ekianjo 9y ago

It's certainly not a cash only society - the description is improper. It's a society where you can use cash if you want to, but you certainly have tons of other payment options too (e-money, smartphones with NFC, credit cards, debit cards, etc...) which are not always available for everything but spreading bit by bit.