Comments on: Pillar to Post http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/06/pillar-to-post/ A Kiwi in Paris, sweating on the metro Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:27:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kennou http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/06/pillar-to-post/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Kennou Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:46:11 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2871#comment-708 Ooooh, I had forgotten our 'administration' was so developped ! Nothing to be proud of, really, but I'm glad you took it not too seriously in the end (right then, you must have felt like kicking someone !) ... Well, the French fame about bureaucracy has not found any challenger yet, and I suppose no other country would even wish to be a contestant :) Cheers ! Ooooh, I had forgotten our ‘administration’ was so developped ! Nothing to be proud of, really, but I’m glad you took it not too seriously in the end (right then, you must have felt like kicking someone !) … Well, the French fame about bureaucracy has not found any challenger yet, and I suppose no other country would even wish to be a contestant :)
Cheers !

]]> By: Fête (de la Musique) | etnobofin http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/06/pillar-to-post/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Fête (de la Musique) | etnobofin Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:49:43 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2871#comment-685 [...] little flamenco performance in an alleyway drew our attention for a few minutes. Some of my friends from the CRS swaggered past. The officers seemed determinedly unmoved by the music going on around them. [...] [...] little flamenco performance in an alleyway drew our attention for a few minutes. Some of my friends from the CRS swaggered past. The officers seemed determinedly unmoved by the music going on around them. [...]

]]> By: Chris Waugh http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/06/pillar-to-post/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Chris Waugh Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:54:56 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2871#comment-682 I think I should print this off, keep a copy in my wallet, and read it aloud to my colleagues whenever they start whingeing about Chinese bureaucracy. I think I should print this off, keep a copy in my wallet, and read it aloud to my colleagues whenever they start whingeing about Chinese bureaucracy.

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/06/pillar-to-post/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Richard Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:23:56 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2871#comment-681 Yes, it would have been a real nightmare if I needed a new UK passport really urgently. Luckily I'm not travelling anywhere soon, and I have my NZ passport for backup if I get asked for ID. Yes, it would have been a real nightmare if I needed a new UK passport really urgently. Luckily I’m not travelling anywhere soon, and I have my NZ passport for backup if I get asked for ID.

]]> By: tash http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/06/pillar-to-post/comment-page-1/#comment-680 tash Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:31:03 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2871#comment-680 this sounds like a nightmare horror repeat of my day in Sydney trying to replace a passport in one of those horrid 'foreign tourist in a rush' phases. x this sounds like a nightmare horror repeat of my day in Sydney trying to replace a passport in one of those horrid ‘foreign tourist in a rush’ phases.

x

]]> By: paztek http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/2009/06/pillar-to-post/comment-page-1/#comment-678 paztek Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:05:15 +0000 http://www.richardcotman.com/etnobofin/?p=2871#comment-678 Definetely fan of your caustic writing style. And I couldn't agree more : I've been there. In your story, the British Consulate seems to be the most aware agencyy of all eventually... probably the case :D. Trust them more the next time and insist with the Police Nationale ! (reasonnably ;-) Definetely fan of your caustic writing style. And I couldn’t agree more : I’ve been there.
In your story, the British Consulate seems to be the most aware agencyy of all eventually… probably the case :D . Trust them more the next time and insist with the Police Nationale ! (reasonnably ;-)

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