Originally Posted by returnoftheyeti

Was at a restaurant in Ginza district of Tokyo. I attempted to pay with my American credit card and it prompted them to choose USD or Yen. It printed a recite asking for USD or Yen in English. They didn't understand at first what it was asking them, it was in English not Japanese. I used Google translate to tell them to push the red button. They consulted their manual and decided that they didnt have a terminal nor a red button to push.

Using Google translate I was able to excuse myself to an ATM machine and get the required cash.

The whole thing pisses me off. Its embarrassing even though it was out of my control. It was way more cash then I wanted to spend, or pull from a checking account.

I wish the whole thing would just go away.