On Thu 13 Nov 2008 08:21:36p, Ed Pawlowski told us...

>
> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>>
>> I'm not having a problem with this. If I go to a machine owned by my
>> bank, there's no fee. If I'm going to travel, I take some cash. I use
>> my ATM card to buy stuff. If I go to a store, they'll give me some
>> cash back, too, if I need it. If I have an emergency, and need money
>> from a foreign ATM, well, it's worth it to me. I haven't done this for
>> years, but I feel more secure knowing I have the option.
>>
>> --
>> Dan Abel
>> Petaluma, California USA
>>
>
>
> It is nice to know you can get cash and not have to carry large sums
> around.
> Traveling to Europe I use the ATM to get money cheaper than any other
> exchange. There is always one at the airport.
>
> I also find that just about every ATM in Europe is multi-lingual and I
> don't recall ever seeing one in the USA.

In Arizona just about every ATM appears to at least be bi-lingual in
English/Spanish. So, too, are most of the self-checkout machines.


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