Covid drastically increased the uptake of cards in Germany. Cash only places became a lot more scarce.
Japan though, now there's a place where cash only shops are still prevalent.
Japan though, now there's a place where cash only shops are still prevalent.
We were hitting cash only places all the time there, whereas in Germany I found that cash only became rare during the pandemic.
Hell, even recharging the IC cards in Japan had to be done using cash at a machine. Why can't you use a debit card? Who knows.