That's still common. You can't pay with a credit card in most of Germany for most things. Don't expect it unless you're at a nice restaurant, most grocery sto

That's still common. You can't pay with a credit card in most of Germany for most things. Don't expect it unless you're at a nice restaurant, most grocery stores don't take them, bars don't, certainly not at convenience stores and the like. I can't decide which I prefer. I tend towards convenience, but there's also some comfort in knowing that everything that I've ever bought isn't tracked back to me. In contrast on my last trip to the US I had $20 in my wallet when I arrived and I never had to get cash in the week that I was there.