Scheckig 3

Demokratien kommen und gehen, aber die US-amerikanische Vorliebe für papierbasierte Zahlungsmittel bleibt bestehen:

Something Europeans will find confusing: North American banks have online void check^* generators to create images of cheques so you can send them to companies to get your direct debit details. I used most of my first chequebook in Canada writing void cheques just for this. You have to pay for chequebooks, too!

^*: or cheque: an obsolete form of payment beloved of that old person in front of you in the queue.