| ▲ | simonw 4 hours ago |
| Out of interest, do you live in a country other than the USA? (I'm guessing you are because in the USA they spell it check, not cheque.) I asked because the USA still seems to be stubbornly check-focused. |
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| ▲ | rkomorn 4 hours ago | parent [-] |
| Is it? I lived in the US for 20+ years until 2021 and, though there were definitely more checks than I see in Europe now, the frequency with which I used them was approaching zero, which definitely wouldn't qualify as "stubbornly check-focused". |
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| ▲ | ghaff 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | I'm in the US and things are definitely less check-centric than they used to be but I still probably write or receive a couple a month. | | |
| ▲ | rkomorn 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | I guess there's also a difference between "can use checks" vs "have to use checks" because, aside from rent, I can't recall having to write checks. Everything else allowed either credit card or direct debit on top of allowing checks. | | |
| ▲ | ghaff 32 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Both my housekeeper and contractor use checks and, while I could get the bank to "write" them checks, it's easier to just hand them a piece of paper. I've also needed to pay my neighbor something from time to time and it's easier to just write a check. I do also periodically receive checks from various institutions. | | |
| ▲ | rkomorn 4 minutes ago | parent [-] | | I guess to me there's just a big difference between what you're describing (which matches what I remember) and "stubbornly check-focused" as ancestor comment said. I do find the money transfer options where I am in Europe much easier, though, and they do make checks and PayPal/Zelle/Venmo pretty obsolete too, IMO. |
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