On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:28:00 +0100, Jens Ropers <ropers(a)ropersonline.com> wrote:
And worst of all, German banks treat requests for
credit cards as
if you were asking for a complimentary limo ride. They are really
selective about who gets a credit card, because even they suffer
from the above delusion (all the worse for their business) and try
to let you feel that to be granted a credit card is a massive
privilege which should inspire your perpetual loyalty.
Well, I think that's logical. Granting you a credit card means giving
you a credit. I don't know about American and British banks, but
European banks tend to give credit only to those who are expected to
be able to pay it back.
Andre Engels