This is the main change from the US. In the US it is entirely practical to carry only plastic and no cash at all. There are more purchases that are impossible with cash than a card - try buying a car with cash and see what happens. In most of Europe you have a high probability of being able to use a card, but you really don't want to ever get into a situation where your cash reserves are lower than the price of a taxi fare plus a railway ticket. On the plus side, there are subway stops where you can buy a beer from the kiosk on the platform. On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Chris Elliott <chelliot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes. Expect them to work and bring cash! > > That said, some of us with American cards will be arriving the Tuesday > before. I'll post the results of our travels and trials . > > Chris. > > > -- > Chris Elliott > > > On Apr 2, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Ralph Droms <rdroms.ietf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> So, with all this discussion, I'm still not clear what to expect. When I >> walk up to a train ticket kiosk in Schiphol, should I expect to be able to >> use my US-issued, non-chip credit card (AMEX, VISA - I don't care as long as >> *one* of them works), or should I have a fistful of Euros handy? >> >> - Ralph >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ietf mailing list >> Ietf@xxxxxxxx >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > -- -- New Website: http://hallambaker.com/ View Quantum of Stupid podcasts, Tuesday and Thursday each week, http://quantumofstupid.com/ _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf