The action star told German newspaper Bild that he was baffled by the ordeal.
    • ogeist@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      2 years ago

      I agree with you and I think he was more baffled about trying to pay than the tax itself. Which it is a very real problem in Germany for foreigners. Everything is too local if you don’t have EC Karte you cannot pay. But that the baffling part, if you are a Customs office you need to accept ANY kind of payment, specifically something as standard as a Credit Card.

    • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      1, Arnold Schwarzenegger is an unknown personality in Munich. It’s either that or they don’t care.

      1. Carrying watches and jewelry between countries is great for money laundering until you get caught.
      • Augustiner@lemmy.worldEnglish
        162·
        2 years ago

        It’s the most popular and most hated newspaper in Germany. I would put it at a similar level as Rupert Murdoch’s shit rags.

        They usually have dubious journalistic standards, write exaggerated headlines and harass their targets. They also constantly badmouth progressive or environmental causes because their shitty publisher, Axel Springer Verlag, has a very imperialist neoliberal agenda that they enforce in all their publications. I blame them in part for the popularity of AfD, even though they don’t directly endorse them (as far as I know).

        • nteEnglish
          4·
          2 years ago

          They don’t endorse them but everything they stand for

    • ogeist@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      2 years ago

      I disagree in this case, he tried to pay and he had to hunt down 2 different ATMs because the Customs office couldn’t accept his credit card.

      • ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.comEnglish
        213·
        2 years ago

        But he was detained and fined due to not declaring the watch. Likely he hadn’t opened his credit card to that kind of spend on another continent, or he had an Amex which tends to work poorly in many different places in Europe. I’m also sure he could’ve gotten an invoice as well but likely just wanted it sorted out directly.