TIL if you want to pay for your train ticket in cash in the Netherlands you better plan an extra half hour to your journey.
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Replying to @Arcadian_O
In the last couple of years “I’ll just carry cash so I don’t have to futz around with cards” has started to be problematic.
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Replying to @sorenrags
And it's not just the surveillance aspect, it's just more expensive to pay with a card when you're abroad
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Replying to @Arcadian_O
I ran some numbers when I was in Hong Kong 2 weeks ago. I was getting 3-4% in card fees or exchange rates regardless.pic.twitter.com/bmPHC4ugXW
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Replying to @sorenrags
When I was in Sweden Lloyds was systematically taking one pound for every single transaction (so when you buy gums for less than a pound...)
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Replying to @Arcadian_O @sorenrags
Not sure if they do that everywhere. It was the first time I noticed
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