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We have not spent any money during the month we have been in Scotland.
That statement is technically true, but hugely misleading. Here is the explanation. We have not spent any cash money, and we have not needed to use any credit or debit cards. Every single purchase can be done here using an iPhone. Every one. In big cities and in small villages. At the grocery, in a restaurant, with a vendor at a craft fair, tickets on a bus, admission to distillery, in a coffee shop... You get the idea. Contactless payments. This is hugely convenient and way more secure than carrying around cash or cards. Just whip out the phone, hold it near the point-of-sale terminal, look at the screen for facial recognition, done. This has worked for us in the US on a hit-or-miss basis, but not everywhere like here.
