check germany, you'll see ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara and/or Bill Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: [USMA:22109] Re: Spanish dollar
> (Why is this subject "Spanish dollar"?) > > on 9/5/2002 8:09 PM, Wizard of OS at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ... electronic payment isn't welcome in europe, people prefer cash. > > almost all shops accept EC Card but virtually no one (accepts) Credit > > Cards, no shop > > wants to pay for the fees! > > I don't find this to be true. We travel in Europe frequently and have found > credit cards to be welcomed almost everywhere. Sometimes our travels have > been in tourist type areas where one might expect this, but we have also > found it true in areas not frequented by American tourists. Of course, small > and/or rural businesses (and a few larger ones) may not be set up to handle > credit cards, but the same is true anywhere, including in the US. > > Regards, Bill Hooper > retired physics professor, Florida, USA > > -------------------------------------- > "Simplification" begins with "SI" > -------------------------------------- > > >
