# Are Germans and Austrians still suspicious of credit cards?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 4, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-germans-and-austrians-still-suspicious-of-credit-cards/432214 "2008-01-04T00:43:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-germans-and-austrians-still-suspicious-of-credit-cards/432214/41 "2008-01-05T23:14:20Z")

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[QUOTE=Desert Nomad]  
I guess after carrying cash in the back of beyond, it is just habit to carry it everywhere now… so when I am in Germany, yup, I probably have a few thousand in cash with me.

One night on a overnight train in Germany, an American girl was complaining to the conductor because she could not buy a sleeper compartment on the spot with plastic. Cash is king.  
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I would always agree to carry emergency cash of up to $500-$1000 on you when traveling through Western Europe because everybody accepts cash. But I’ve always kept cash on me to a reasonable minimum, because people do get mugged. I’ve never had any problems, but enough fellow travelers have gotten all their crap stolen that I try to balance convenience with safety.

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