Convinced banking in the Netherlands is the most frustrating part about living here. They're hell-bent on making spending money as difficult as possible. 
It’s more the regulated transaction fees http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32015R0751 … and interest rates https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/bescherming-van-consumenten/vraag-en-antwoord/wat-is-kredietvergoeding-en-wat-is-het-maximale-kredietvergoedingspercentage … Dutch households are certainly not debt-averse https://data.oecd.org/hha/household-debt.htm …pic.twitter.com/VJWRfrQ9lf
-
-
Ha! I knew about the house debt but _damnnnn_. I think credit cards have another stigma on them, like they'll be instantly stolen or something
-
I don’t think security concerns are necessarily top of mind. Regulation often shapes a culture: Transaction fees are low, so offering credit cards is not profitable, and therefore nobody will get one — which makes them unknown and weird to have
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
at
retweets


