Canada is much the same way. That said - that's not true of the entire world - many societies still accept cash as a regular form of payment, and electronic me

Canada is much the same way. That said - that's not true of the entire world - many societies still accept cash as a regular form of payment, and electronic methods cost extra. (And darn it, we SHOULD be worried about the non-anonymity of electronic banking. There is nothing wrong with cash.) I still get a kick out of the shock from surprising places when I go shopping with cash... people get freaked out because you have some whoppingly HUGE amount of money like $200 in your wallet, and ask "Aren't you afraid you'll get robbed?" and whatnot.