Originally Posted by
c_stanley
I should have been more clear, "overseas" is a big place. I have found there are some countries where Amex is rarely taken outside of chain hotels and central shopping districts, etc. I noticed it most recently in France, at just about every restaurant or bar I went to that wasn't in Paris. Similar experiences in Thailand and Mexico, and almost no Amex accepted in Vietnam, for example. OTOH, I found Amex accepted everywhere in the UK. Etc. YMMV and all that.
Maybe it was just the French annoying me on purpose, again.
Excellent point. While I was not always on central business districts, I did primarily travel in major cities on these trips. I would expect that the behaviors and acceptances would change once larger cities were left behind. So, I guess we all agree that we need both
(As for the French trying to annoy Americans (assumption here)...no comment
)
Cheers.