In Holland you can usually use your card (debit) for everything, even at festivals, food trucks, café's, etc. using a mobile pin machine. In Berlin, on the other hand, even most small shops only accept cash. Now perhaps this is Berlin-specific, but it's still fascinating to me how culturally-specific these things can remain even in today's world.

Oh interesting, I didn't know. A lot must have changed in the last couple years. I was just there this month and didn't notice any credit card logos at the checkouts and just assumed they still weren't accepted.

And, more to the point, they all take debit cards, and have all accepted debit cards for many years.

Germany is against credit, rather than electronic transactions.