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What seemed weird when I visited your country
Method of Madness:
What's your point? :roll:
LTK:
So here's what I recently learned about card payments in Sweden. When I first got here I was told that basically everybody in Sweden uses credit cards, not debit cards, for everyday purchases. "How American," I thought. Only now I found out that credit cards simply work exactly like debit cards here. Every transaction is directly deducted from your account, just like a debit card, but the cards themselves are otherwise identical to what I consider credit cards; card number, name and expiry date stenciled into the card, security code on the back and issued by Visa or Mastercard. Works for international and online purchases too.
That's actually really convenient. Why don't more countries do it like this?
Barmymoo:
That... sounds exactly like what debit cards are here? Except we also have a chip and PIN system for additional security.
Method of Madness:
LTK, that is exactly what my debit card is, and I'm from the States.
LTK:
But do your cards have this logo on it or this one? (Or V Pay if you have Visa?)
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