> Hi, Jari, > > Individual shop owners (and cab drivers) can always do what they want > (anywhere), even when the company they work for accepts cards. > > As I noted, you can ask before you get into the cab. More than once, I _have_ asked the driver specifically if he accepts credit cards (the advertised policy notwithstanding) only to have him refuse it upon arrival... > > Though I agree with your recommendation that backup cash is always > useful -- in any city. Indeed. > > Joe > > Jari Arkko wrote: > > Joe, > > > >> You should have asked when you got in; many cabs in the US (in most > >> cities I've traveled to, and all the ones I've used at LAX where I > >> reside) do take credit cards. > >> > > > > The cab had a sign that said they take credit cards. Just that in the > > end, that didn't turn out to be a true advertisement. In any case, my > > point was not my specific travel problems. The point was that no > > matter where you are going some cash is probably recommended. I > > certainly recommend that for EU and Maastricht as well. You may > > survive without, but you are definitely taking a risk with bad cabs, > > foreign-credit-cards-not-accepted-ticket-machines, and the like. > > > > Jari _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf