Originally Posted by
tmiw
Contactless has been a thing almost everywhere outside the US for years before we got around to using it so I'm not surprised places are tapping your card for you. Most places still do it in front of you, though, if they don't have you do it.
Totally, and I loved it this trip -- not having to bother with a signature made my life a lot easier. In every case I was allowed/asked to tap myself. In one case, it demanded use of the mag strip (and a sig). In 2-3 other cases, the merchant asked me to hold for a sec to sign a copy.