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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PsyLiam: [QB] "Checking account" would seem to be an Americanism which I'm going to assume is the equivalent of "current account". Ie, your main one. I think FG explained it best, although I will attempt to do better: Basically, it's like an instant cheque. You pay for something using it like you would a credit card, and the money just gets taken out of your account instantly (or rather, within a day). They're accepted everywhere credit cards are (so all shops, essentially). You can use them on the internet, and everything. A Delta is the Visa version. Anywhere that accepts Visa accepts Delta. I assume that if I tried to use it in Canada, it would be put through the machine as a Visa, but the money would still come directly out of my account. All our cards still use signitures, but they're changing over to pin numbers now. Topher: What do you mean, "it didn't recognise it as a debit card"? Don't you just swipe the card, and get them to type in their pin/sign the receipt? How was it any different? Pretty much all my friends (and most people my age) use them instead of cash for all their purchases, since it's much more convenient that hunting for a cashpoint everytime you want to buy something. In fact, the only time I always use money is at the pub. Apart from that, it's cards. It's like the future, or something. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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