[eru]

Yes, it's hard to fathom.

Don't tell anybody, I've heard there are also still using cheques in the US.

[malkia]

I pay my rent with check. That's the only way my landlord wants it (no cash, or any electronic way). I've seen (though rare) people paying with cash in stores (I live in LA).

[eru]

Continental Europe also uses cash. But cheques haven't been seen for ages. I guess cash might just be a different kind of old-fashioned.

(Britain seems to get rid of cheques slowly.)

[ams6110]

I still file on paper. Why? Because it costs me a first-class postage stamp. E-filing has a fee of something like $15.

[Mz]

I rarely use checks anymore. However, the IRS will accept a check but not a credit or debit card. They are kind of dinosaurs in that regard.

(Though there is a way to pay them with a debit card through a third party for a small fee.)