Why the Swiss still love cash

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[–]HeyImSancho 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

"Why then do the Swiss prefer cash? Two simple reasons are that cash is widely considered to be part of their culture and people believe that using it allows them to track their spending more easily"

I bet another reason they feel comfortable carrying cash is how heavily armed the homogeneous populace is there.

[–]Wanga[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

or that's not a reason at all and you just wanted to exercise your pet theory

[–]HeyImSancho 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

or that's not a reason at all and you just wanted to exercise your pet theory

No theory, I carry money, and I'm armed, it works for me, and I know it works for others. But whatever you want to think is your choice ;)

[–]Wanga[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

USA has more guns and more homogeneity but people there hardly use cash.

[–]HeyImSancho 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

USA has more guns and more homogeneity but people there hardly use cash.

The cash economy in the US is large, and common; "is there a cash discount?".