Paris metro vs U.S. technology

Can hardly believe how awesome the new metro subway cars are. Huge windows, here's the view from inside one while above ground.



Buying metro tickets sucks for Americans. No American credit card works on the metro ticket machines due to American companies refusing to invest in cards with the new chip technology. We're pretty much the only large nation in this situation. Btw, if you're in Paris you'll want to buy the Paris Visite metro card with cash - make sure you have enough 20's.

I complained to BofA via email to a district manager, but received a form letter response. They know I can't switch to a competitor over this.