109 sats \ 4 replies \ @billiam 24 Apr freebie \ parent \ on: German Economy Rebounds in April econ
Germans are traditionally rather economical. It is rare to take out a loan for a vacation etc. In addition, credit cards were not very common until recently. You pay in cash or with a so called EC card (Girocard) which is linked directly to your checking account.
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 24 Apr
credit cards were not very common until recently
Interesting. It's probably not a good path to go down.
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17 sats \ 2 replies \ @billiam 24 Apr
Yeah, but Germans are fiercely opposed to the abolition of cash. You can pay cash almost everywhere.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 24 Apr
Hold strong, Germany.
I'm a little surprised that Germans aren't drawn to the seeming efficiency of electronic money.
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67 sats \ 0 replies \ @billiam 24 Apr
It has something to do with the "Deutsche Mark (DEM)" which was the Fiat currency West-Germany had before the EURO was introduced in 1999. The D-Mark was what I would call "sound Fiat". Very stable, strong. Many cry after the DEM. In addition, the wall came down in 1989 and all East Germans were able to exchange their worthless communist money at a ratio of 2:1 "only cash is king" so to say.
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