Since there are many tourist here in Iceland I've noticed that the majority of Americans don't know the PIN on their cards since they apparently never have to use it. Which made me think,why?
Americans are used to use automatic machines like a gas pump yet they apparently don't have to punch in their Personal Identity Number to clarify for payment and are flabbergasted when face with this roadblock . Pretty much every tourists from other countries doesn't have this problem... (If you do't see how it can be a problem imagine a 2-3 lane road that has a car crash blocking 1-3 lanes on the autobahn for a minute or two and everybody waiting is in a hurry for some reason while you don't have other places to be or something.......)
How do you guys use an ATM without your PIN? Or is it a place specific thing. Because here you can only use your card for a certain amount via contactless payment at shops and everything else requires your PIN.
This is only partially a rant but mostly I just found it odd that in the U.S (correct me if I'm wrong) anybody could use anybodies card for no matter what amount of money(a bit of embellishment there I'm sure) without knowing the magic number.
Americans are used to use automatic machines like a gas pump yet they apparently don't have to punch in their Personal Identity Number to clarify for payment and are flabbergasted when face with this roadblock . Pretty much every tourists from other countries doesn't have this problem... (If you do't see how it can be a problem imagine a 2-3 lane road that has a car crash blocking 1-3 lanes on the autobahn for a minute or two and everybody waiting is in a hurry for some reason while you don't have other places to be or something.......)
How do you guys use an ATM without your PIN? Or is it a place specific thing. Because here you can only use your card for a certain amount via contactless payment at shops and everything else requires your PIN.
This is only partially a rant but mostly I just found it odd that in the U.S (correct me if I'm wrong) anybody could use anybodies card for no matter what amount of money(a bit of embellishment there I'm sure) without knowing the magic number.