[flukus]

From what I understand (which could well be wrong), it's not uncommon for Americans to get literal pay cheques either.

Here we've had direct bank transfers for my entire adult life (15+ years).

[6nf]

I'm 37 in Australia and I've literally never had a chequebook in my life. I think one time I used a bank cheque for a real estate transaction but that was a decade ago.