Banking in India & France
Unlike India, the ATM card comes first before the money in France. I was thinking that was smart and safe . but one of my friends asked me ‘What if money doesn’t come out of the ATM? :P’ The bank manager was helpful in opening an account in Banq Populaire. No more ques like back in India to deposit money. The machine swallows your money and credits in your account right away. I hope to deposit more money like that :P I spoke with the bank manager thru Google Translator. All the bank documents are in French ☹ I read them to increase my French reading ability :P Bank sends you quiet a number of documents but not the ATM card. Strange huh! The bank sent me the ATM pin and I had to go to the bank and activate in the machine.
You gotta pay 40 plus euros for maintaining the account per year.There is another weird thing. Bank lady told I cant change the ATM pin. I was very surprised.My mind reminded me ‘Akila! You are in France. Things aren’t same’. I still remember how it took 3 hours to pay my tuition fee in an Indian Bank and it takes just 5 minutes here in France.Again,my mind reminded me ‘Akila! You are in France.Things aren’t same’.
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