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Post by rondetto on May 10, 2019 14:54:50 GMT
It doesn't cost anything to be pleasant even if they don't enjoy their job. In our local Nero's the staff are brilliant apart from one girl who won't even say good morning.
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Post by polly on May 11, 2019 13:02:32 GMT
Very English, very bad mannered, and rather cheeky. That doesn't go down well with me!
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Post by althea on May 11, 2019 16:45:39 GMT
Me neither Polly. Politeness costs nothing. Unfortunately many young people have been taught good manners by their parents. I'm surprised John Lewis hadn't trained him to be polite.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2019 17:05:15 GMT
Similarly I always make a point of praising good service. People are quick to complain but don't bother praising
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2019 12:17:12 GMT
Battling through OH's application for an EU citizen to obtain settlement status in the UK is a nightmare. They need proof of continuous residence for at least the past five years, OH came here in 2007 but has never worked - we survive comfortably on my pensions and there was no need to work. We have provided evidence of our marriage, appointments with professional people (solicitor etc) but they now want proof of continual residence between those dates How exactly can you prove this? We had some sessions at the Jobcentre Plus when there was a cock up over my pension (now classed as and lumped together with other benefits which I object to) and we had to attend there to sort it out. The question of residency first cropped up there and we were challenged because we had been to Belgium for a holiday. This could seemingly be classed as leaving the UK and breaking the continual residency rule. The advice from the person at the Jobcentre was always keep your tickets as proof you went and returned. Who on earth keeps plane or ferry tickets
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Post by rondetto on May 12, 2019 13:50:45 GMT
Red tape is standing in the way again. Difficult to prove apart from passports. Though they don't stamp them these days like they used to.
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Post by ARENA on May 12, 2019 14:28:39 GMT
Red tape is standing in the way again. Difficult to prove apart from passports. Though they don't stamp them these days like they used to. Our oldest son and Canadian wife had a similar problem ,R. They came to visit us in France and were told on the ferry back to the UK that she could not enter. She had been living and working in the UK for two years!
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Post by aubrey on May 12, 2019 14:38:34 GMT
Battling through OH's application for an EU citizen to obtain settlement status in the UK is a nightmare. They need proof of continuous residence for at least the past five years, OH came here in 2007 but has never worked - we survive comfortably on my pensions and there was no need to work. We have provided evidence of our marriage, appointments with professional people (solicitor etc) but they now want proof of continual residence between those dates How exactly can you prove this? We had some sessions at the Jobcentre Plus when there was a cock up over my pension (now classed as and lumped together with other benefits which I object to) and we had to attend there to sort it out. The question of residency first cropped up there and we were challenged because we had been to Belgium for a holiday. This could seemingly be classed as leaving the UK and breaking the continual residency rule. The advice from the person at the Jobcentre was always keep your tickets as proof you went and returned. Who on earth keeps plane or ferry tickets
The Home Office is full of sociopaths. The same thing happened with Windrush. As you are finding, it is happening again with EU citizens. It's infuriating. And it will take the Govt several years to acknowledge there's even a problem.
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Post by anybody on Jun 14, 2019 7:06:29 GMT
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Post by starlilolill on Jun 14, 2019 9:31:09 GMT
Is there 'anybody' there?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 9:56:16 GMT
Is there 'anybody' there?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 10:36:20 GMT
Whatever happened to children's reins, is it now deemed politically incorrect to use them or against the child's human rights? Sky News today featured a report on the new blue badge rules that come into effect today that those with "hidden disabilities" should now get them. To illustrate this they featured a mother with a five year old autistic child (the modern term for a naughty child) who was running riot beside a busy main road. In my day this child would be on reins This mother claimed that she needed to be able to park close to wherever she was going to get this child inside quickly and safely, presumably then to continue running riot when inside
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Post by aubrey on Jun 15, 2019 11:35:43 GMT
autistic child (the modern term for a naughty child)
It really isn't, unless you mean that many children in the past who were dismissed as naughty were actually autistic.
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Post by starlilolill on Jun 15, 2019 12:25:44 GMT
Autistic children are NOT naughty children. Jimmy I found that comment quite insulting to the children and the parents of autistic children. My thesis at Teacher Training College was on autism. Part of this included a time working in a special unit for autistic children - naughty they were not!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2019 13:30:07 GMT
autistic child (the modern term for a naughty child)
It really isn't, unless you mean that many children in the past who were dismissed as naughty were actually autistic.
Too many excuses for everything these days Aub, there was no such thing as autistic children when firm discipline was around. And yes, I include a smack when appropriate And BTW until you need to use a wheelchair you have no idea how necessary the extra space in a disabled parking space is needed to get out of a car ands into the chair
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