Scott Reynolds wrote:
> Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:
>> Scott Reynolds wrote:
>>> Jim Breen wrote:
>>>> Scott Reynolds wrote:
>>>>> Jim Breen wrote:
>>>>>> .... Fortunately these days with Internet banking, etc. etc. such
>>>>>> accounts are usually less necessary.
>>>>> I suppose so. Do you have any recommendations in that department, BTW?
>>>> None that are useful, except it is more convenient to use a bank which
>>>> actually has a branches in foreign parts.
>>> That sounds like good advice, and I'll keep it in mind if I ever have
>>> the chance at an extended stay in foreign parts. <g>
>>>
>> Don't be fooled by Mizuho. I used to have an account with their San Jose
>> branch, and could not do account transfers to people with Mizuho account
>> in Japan, nor access my US account from a Japanese branch.
> 
> Typical.

There is a genuine reason why people who work there are known in the
industry as "Mizuwhores."

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CL