I went to the bank today hoping to pay for my dormitory rent and deposit. I know Japan is a cash community, but I didn't know it's to such extent. The rent and deposit is not a small amount of money that people would carry with them just like that. So, I was trying to pay with my credit card since the dormitory is operated by a company called nasic. However, it was not possible, they don't even allow me to withdraw my money using master card in the international ATM machine. It's called international and master card is said to be allowed. Every ATM machine rejected my card and said that it's not valid. If such transaction is not possible, why advertise it?
So I was thinking that maybe I can do it at the counter. I was wrong. All they say is that they can't do this. To my surprise, their excuse is "This is a countryside, such transaction is not possible, sorry" and "shouganai". I don't understand why is that even an acceptable excuse. Back in Malaysia, I can get all kind of banking service in a small bank branch in the countryside, Kulim, a small and isolated place in Malaysia with only 1 mall, which basically has almost nothing. Yet a town here, Gakkentoshi that is bigger than Kulim can't do anything useful? I really find this frustrating. Isn't this an highly advanced country? Especially in term of technology. Can't the bank just connect with foreign banks?
For now, I will assume Japan to be a non-gaijin-friendly country. Probably this is just my way of shouganai about their shouganai attitude.
I'm not impressed.
Maybe I do not understand the Japanese mind enough yet
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