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Originally Posted by Chris
The thing I find astonishing right now is the Greeks who only just seem to have woken up and realised what's going on.
I'd have been operating entirely by cash for weeks if not months by now, if I'd been in that position. There is absolutely no way I'd have allowed myself to find my money locked away on the wrong side of capital controls, yet there they all are, queuing at their ATMs as if this all a great big surprise.
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Most Greeks have no money in the banks. They operate in cash. But Credit/Debit cards have no capital control, provided they are used in Greece
The people that went to ATMs were the ones that were paid on Friday, most pensions were deposited on Friday morning, the people had to withdraw Friday, Saturday and Sunday (3 times their daily limit).