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I travel to the US regularly, trying to use a foreign credit card there (especially to buy gas - what is my zip code?) is a real pain - unlike the rest of the western world the US is far from being able to go cashless

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unlike the rest of the western world the US is far from being able to go cashless

That's a good thing. As people are learning in other countries like Sweden.

It was a little strange, I was in Stockholm for two weeks and would have not have seen a single paper bill except for the glance I caught of one as a older man got in an argument with a bar owner, who "made it right" by quickly handing him back some cash.

What exactly are people in Sweden learning?

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Canadians can use the first 3 of their postal code.

Except our postal codes are A#A #A#. I've definitely had trouble buying gas at American pumps before, and the staff couldn't figure out a solution.

From your postal code "A#A#A#", it becomes "###00" at the pump. Near the border, most pumps will have this as a sign on them. But I was recently in Florida and that worked fine for paying at the pump.

Oh! Very cool! I'll keep that in mind next time I'm down south!

It was in Florida where I ran into the problem... Definitely no sign where I was :)

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