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I live in Munich, Bavaria, and, to give an example, in most restaurants you will not be able to pay with a credit card. Having said that, you can pay once you r
by juanmirocks 9y ago
I live in Munich, Bavaria, and, to give an example, in most restaurants you will not be able to pay with a credit card. Having said that, you can pay once you reach a minimum amount with what they call an "EC-Karte", a sort of debit card.
- raverbashing 9y agoYes, debit cards are much more accepted than Credit Cards. I don't use Credit Cards outside of online though
- robert_foss 9y agoEC-cards are widely accepted, but debit cards are accepted to the same extent as credit cards are.
- rconti 9y agoYup, this was quite surprising to me having travelled a fair bit but not been to Germany in 10 years or so. "I'm supposed to pay my dinner bill at a fancy restaurant.. in.. cash?"
- bandris 9y ago"Germany is the land of cash." -- one of my German friends likes to say.
- sithadmin 9y agoGermany doesn't have shit on Japan in this regard.
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- CaptainZapp 9y ago"I'm supposed to pay my dinner bill at a fancy restaurant.. in.. cash?" There are a lot of really fancy places in Japan, which will not accept credit cards. Nor will they - unfortunately - accept reservations in English.
- cunningfatalist 9y agoEC card works 99% of the time. As a side note, I also use my German EC card abroad. Fees are surprisingly low and it is accepted in more countries than you'd expect.
- code_potato 9y agoSeconded. Also a fella from Munich. In regular restaurants you have to pay at least 25 EUR to be able to pay with “EC Karte” which I find incredibly annoying. I don’t like carrying around any cash honestly. I have my cards and that’s it.