Originally Posted by jeffrey

Heading to Europe next week, and curious about using my credit cards.
Some people have said that I wont be able to use my credit cards for in store purchases because Europe uses some chip and a pin on their cards that american cards dont have.
I've tried calling my credit cards, but the people in India have no idea, and keep just saying if a store doesnt take it I can get money from a machine.

Anyways, I am headed to England, Belgium, France, Ireland, and Spain. Anyone have experiance with American credit cards in these countries?

Thanks