credit card was common in France since the 90s, nearly every shop took carte bleu/crédit card. Going to Germany is like going back living in cave, it is crazy t

credit card was common in France since the 90s, nearly every shop took carte bleu/crédit card. Going to Germany is like going back living in cave, it is crazy to be told to get cash at the ATM in the shop for 1000 euros worth of goods in media markt (Stuttgart, 10 years ago, I hope you went bankrupt). However I love cheque, it is still available in France and I use them regularly. You can actually use it to pay your shopping, it is accepted in a lot of shops. It is perfect to pay something by mail, or to pay sports clubs license. No need to request the IBAN, no need to type it and hope you didn't make a mistake, no need to confirm with 2FA using your secret code and no need to wait for the transfer to go through.