Rant of the Day v2.

[Pontius Navigator]

Really, I can't take Viagra due to retina problem. Not a joke....

Make your eyes pop out?

[G-CPTN]

Really, I can't take Viagra due to retina problem.

When he wanks he winks.

[llondel]

Probably didn't see that coming...

[llondel]

They also have another thing in common; they all sound British. When we see real BAME in the street or as members of the public they rarely sound like white ethnics.

Are we being subjected to a propaganda assault to persuade us that Blacks are just like us?

Depends on how long they've been in the country. Plenty of people who are not Anglo Saxon in appearance with local British accents, implying they either got to the UK really early in life or were born in the country. If they were properly accepted and integrated in schools then yes, they probably would fit in a lot better.

It's noticeable over here, you have a lot of people who speak with an obviously not-local accent (me being one), but a lot of the younger ones definitely learned to speak here.

[Wodrick]

Don't throw sand ...........

[GrumpyOldFart]

Rant: pharmacist gave me the weaker form of painkillers to that the doctor prescribed. Good job I didn't get the stronger form of Viagra.

Mrs OFSO might disagree with the second part

Not if she had a headache.

[Rwy in Sight]

Rant: pharmacist gave me the weaker form of painkillers to that the doctor prescribed. Good job I didn't get the stronger form of Viagra.

Mrs OFSO might disagree with the second part

Not if she had a headache.

OFSO has some painkillers hasn't he?

[Pontius Navigator]

They also have another thing in common; they all sound British. When we see real BAME in the street or as members of the public they rarely sound like white ethnics.

Are we being subjected to a propaganda assault to persuade us that Blacks are just like us?

Depends on how long they've been in the country. Plenty of people who are not Anglo Saxon in appearance with local British accents, implying they either got to the UK really early in life or were born in the country. If they were properly accepted and integrated in schools then yes, they probably would fit in a lot better.

It's noticeable over here, you have a lot of people who speak with an obviously not-local accent (me being one), but a lot of the younger ones definitely learned to speak here.

And avoid street patois. It would put them ahead of many white youths too.

Mind you, if you have a good ear and put your mind to it. We immersed one daughter in French and once she has brushed up en France she can pass for French. Once she was asked why she was married to an Englishman.

[Wodrick]

deleted wrong forum - again

[Ex-Ascot]

Anyone want to open a bank account here?

• Passport
• Work & Residents Permit
• Proof of income (Payslip, letter from employer or affidavit)
• Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Projection and latest Financial Statements if self employed.
• Proof of residential address (Utility Bill, employment Letter, or Affidavit) Please note that this document must not be more than 3 months old & must reflect plot number and applicants’ name.
• Current bank account details and bank statements for past 6 months (to enable us to request Bank reports)
• Original/certified copy of Marriage Certificate/ante-nuptial contract/decree absolute (if applicable)

FFS. What if you live in the middle of nowhere this is your first bank account but you have just won 10m on the lottery. Going to have to see the manager and I bet he/she will stick to the requirements.

[G-CPTN]

Anyone want to open a bank account here?

• Passport
• Work & Residents Permit
• Proof of income (Payslip, letter from employer or affidavit)
• Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Projection and latest Financial Statements if self employed.
• Proof of residential address (Utility Bill, employment Letter, or Affidavit) Please note that this document must not be more than 3 months old & must reflect plot number and applicants’ name.
• Current bank account details and bank statements for past 6 months (to enable us to request Bank reports)
• Original/certified copy of Marriage Certificate/ante-nuptial contract/decree absolute (if applicable)

FFS. What if you live in the middle of nowhere this is your first bank account but you have just won 10m on the lottery. Going to have to see the manager and I bet he/she will stick to the requirements.

I had a similar 'computer says no' when I retired and wanted to keep my pensions separate from my daily banking.
Because I had just moved house and didn't have a passport the bank manager stubbornly refused to entertain my request.
I revived a building society account that I had used a decade previously to hold my company expense payments until the creditcard bills came in.

A decade later the bank branch is long gone.

[Pontius Navigator]

G-CPTN, it's the little grey haired old lady syndrome. She is subjected to the same indignities as your typical Albanian money laundered, the same body search as the most likely terrorist and all in the name of equality. No profiling as that is racial, sexist, religious discrimination.

[ExSp33db1rd]

........typical Albanian money laundered.............

but they go laughing all the way to the bank, it's the rest of us that are now subjected to this nonsense.

Question: How do I become an Albanian Money Launderer ? If you can't beat them, join them ?

[Capetonian]

I don't know about all this crap. About 4 years years ago I walked into a bank in Dublin at lunchtime to open an account. All I had on me was my passport, printouts of online statements from my UK account, a couple of UK credit cards, a utility bill, and proof of a managed fund with an Irish asset management company.

Half an hour later I walked out, having filled in online application on an I-pad that they lent me for the purpose, with a verbal assurance that the account would be set up within 24 hours. Next morning they rang me to confirm that the account was approved and functional. I've been happily using it as my main Euro account since then.

[ian16th]

Back in 1962 when I was posted from Marham to Akrotiri, a popped into Barclays, Tuesday Market Place, Kings Lynn and said, please move my account to Cyprus.

When I visited the Barclays Dominion, Colonial and Overseas branch in Limassol, my cheque book was waiting for me.

At the time our total wealth was about £30.00, so I wasn't even a 'valued customer' of any sort.

When I was tour-ex, I reversed the process.

[Pontius Navigator]

As Barclays DCO on base offered about 850 mils to the pound after the pound floated I switched my account down town to the New Popular Bank of Cyprus or some such. 915 to the pound
6 1/2 p was a lot. I probably still have an account there. Visiting Barclays on base a few years ago I changed a bundle of Cy£ for €, they still robbed me.

[boing]

Now long gone but as a recently commissioned officer I opened an account with Cox's and King's Bank located close to the RAF club. Very nice fellow helped me to open the account and then I raised the embarrassing question of needing a loan to buy a new car. He smiled at me and said "Certainly, we understand how important it is that RAF officers have reliable transportation. How much do you need?". Same fellow did all the paperwork on the spot. I went in without an account and left with an account and a loan for a new car. Of course, I suppose being military helped.

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[Pontius Navigator]

I used the bank across the road, National Provincial. He would not let me borrow the price of the Cortina that I wanted but didn't need. He loaned me the money for a Ford Anglia that I needed but didn't want.

[ian16th]

As Barclays DCO on base offered about 850 mils to the pound after the pound floated I switched my account down town to the New Popular Bank of Cyprus or some such. 915 to the pound
6 1/2 p was a lot. I probably still have an account there. Visiting Barclays on base a few years ago I changed a bundle of Cy£ for €, they still robbed me.

I always got £1 for £C1, 1962-4.

My situation was a little different to you commissioned types.
I was paid in cash, and used Barclays for savings. My normal transactions were paying in!

[Pontius Navigator]

Ian, we got £_£ until about 1973 when the pound was floated. Kenya went from a reasonable 20/- to the £ to a preposterous 15/6 to the GDP. Cyprus wasn't that bad.

When I bought my good car in Cyprus I gave Andreos a UK cheque for £1,045. Never crossed my mind that he might have wanted Cy£. He blanched slightly but took the cheque. You might remember that British coins were the same as Cypriot ones and in general circulation.