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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3894764, member: 71642&quot;]edited to add:&nbsp; I read your post but haven&#039;t looked at the link yet.&nbsp; I&#039;ll look later after the current show on TV is turned off (hubs is watching Impossible Engineering and I don&#039;t want to interrupt...it&#039;s kind of interesting to listen to while surfing the internet).</p><p><br /></p><p>I left in 2011, so I am getting out of touch which won&#039;t stop me from trying to state an opinion <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the one hand I recall watching as people used their phones to pay their train fare...and that was back before the iphone came out.&nbsp; Between tours (about 5 years) buying a train ticket went from a money to ticket purchase to loading onto a card.&nbsp; For those not using their phone.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other, there are some very deep cultural aspects where paper and money are treated in a specific fashion.&nbsp; No folded/crumpled bills.&nbsp; A very appropriate gift would be a traditional card with crisp bills fresh from the bank.&nbsp; Shoot, wrapping a present is an art form and the paper is treated very carefully.&nbsp; One did NOT tear open a package, it was unwrapped deliberately and folded carefully.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also remember carrying about $10K (but in yen of course) to an appointment to secure my rental for the next two years (a combination of first/last month as well as a finder fee IIRC).&nbsp; It was very important to be in cash, and each month&#039;s rent was documented in a book with a stamp.&nbsp; The household management books in the stores were very detailed ledgers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t see the cultural shift to no cash anytime soon.&nbsp; Very traditional.&nbsp; Perhaps younger people are fine with tech, but in the end, very traditional.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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