Originally Posted by jani
Also on couple of occasions, I have been asked if I did not have another mean of payment (even in restaurants where the AMEX sign was clearly present at the door and the bill holders and/or Reserved table signs were labelled AMEX) as the comissions they have to pay AMEX seem to be huge in France.
-jani
I don't think its a problem specific to France. Some of the places Germany I've dined at haven't been the least bit shy about asking me if I might prefer to pay with something else. Here in the UK (and the US), that sort of thing just isn't done.