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Old Feb 15th 2017, 7:24 am
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Originally Posted by scot47
Banks sometimes expedite opening an account if you are introduced by mum or dad. Seriously ! It worked for my daughter ! I took her in vouched for her and filled in a form or signed something.
[Cue off colour joke about mum being in an urn on sister's mantelpiece]
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Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
Don't get me started....
I think we need a whole new forum, about how nice England would be - if it wasn't for the bloody English. A lot of them are total w*nkers tbh.
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Originally Posted by robin1234
(Only real downside was I had to hear the long version of her sister lives in Florida etc.)
On my last visit over November 2016 & it hits me from someone or other at subsequent visits also.

Folks you meet at the supermarket, bank, in the high street - 'hello where are you from'? - me, just outside Toronto Canada. The coversation turns into a whinging about doom & gloom, Brexit, NHS gone to the dogs & you know 'if I was younger I'd emigrate'...my response ' so why didn't you do it 40, 30, 20 years ago'? Person responds back with a change of topic to 'we're off next week to Spain where we have a holiday home or something similar, or my relative lives in OZ, NZ, USA, Canada etc

The one that always gets me is the - 'my son/daughter who I miss dearly lives in Vancouver Canada 'here I'll give you their address, maybe you can pop in & say hello from me.

I live just outside Toronto, bloody stupid people don't you know that they live 3000 miles from me, don't they know their geography.

Or similar, with a ['it might be closer '] my child lives in Ontario' can you go see them, finding out they live 600 miles from where I live

Same experience I'm guessing for folks that have relatives in the US, Australia, SA
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Originally Posted by Davita
Be careful about bringing foodstuff.... border/agriculture authorities are very suspicious..
Providing everything is in its manufacturer's packaging there's no problem. Try Grandma's Homemade Chutney in an unsealed jar and you'll have problems.

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OH! and bring your prescription for any medicine...they treat aspirin as a carcinogenic drug down there.
I have no idea if that's a joke or not. If it is, it's a really odd one. If it's not then it's all kinds of wrong.
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Originally Posted by moneypenny20


I have no idea if that's a joke or not. If it is, it's a really odd one. If it's not then it's all kinds of wrong.
You can buy aspirin anywhere - a packet of 20 generic brand at the supermarket is about AUD$1
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Be careful about bringing foodstuff.... border/agriculture authorities are very suspicious...they don't need any more flies in Oz. OH! and bring your prescription for any medicine...they treat aspirin as a carcinogenic drug down there.
close to home on that one Davita

Back in the early 80's on a flight from Wellington NZ to Sydney OZ my baggage contained Tylenol & wouldn't you know it, the dogs in the back conveyor sniffed them. My baggage was held and when I finally got the suitcase one day later the lock had been cut off. Please sign here, the Tylenol was gone.
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Originally Posted by Nicolamichelle
Ok so it may be difficult to open a bank account, never had problems here can you tell me what shenanigans I will occur so I can be prepared.
If you want to open an UK bank account before leaving the US, you can try HSBC. Please see link below -

https://www.us.hsbc.com/1/2/home/per...banking-center
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I watch "Border Patrol Australia' on TV.....so I'm an expert...
My comment was 'tongue in cheek satire' but Australia DOES have strict rules... especially regarding agriculture and prescription medicine.
It wasn't that long ago, when I'd fly into Australia as crew, and we'd get sprayed before exiting the aircraft. The joke we told was.....it prevents you passengers from bites by the Australian flies...

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Originally Posted by Davita
I watch "Border Patrol Australia' on TV.....so I'm an expert...

It wasn't that long ago, when I'd fly into Australia as crew, and we'd get sprayed before exiting the aircraft. The joke we told was.....it prevents you passengers from bites by the Australian flies...
carcinogenic spray, that'll do it every time
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carcinogenic spray, that'll do it every time
You've made me think....given the proclivity for litigation these days.
I'm now 80 years old and have this occasional cough. Can I sue the Australian gov't for lung damage due to them fumigating me whenever I landed in OZ...and how much should I claim?....
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Originally Posted by Nicolamichelle
Also I am not employed my living expenses are through other measures but I guess the NI is like a SS number here?
The OP needs to remember that there is a habitual residence test on a number of UK social security payments. Please see link below for details -

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You've made me think....given the proclivity for litigation these days.
I'm now 80 years old and have this occasional cough. Can I sue the Australian gov't for lung damage due to them fumigating me whenever I landed in OZ...and how much should I claim?....
not a chance & you know it

Back in the 60's, even early 70's the flight attendants walked through the aircraft after it landed spraying everything & everyone. Cough cough cough, especially when added to all the second hand cigarette smoke on board... those were the days
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not a chance & you know it

Back in the 60's, even early 70's the flight attendants walked through the aircraft after it landed spraying everything & everyone. Cough cough cough, especially when added to all the second hand cigarette smoke on board... those were the days
Yeh! you're right.... I'd probably be dead before a court would even hear the case...but my wife would have liked some new jewelry...

I read recently in the States some Flight Attendants, that have developed lung cancer, ARE suing the airlines for permitting smoking in their workplace.
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but Australia DOES have strict rules... especially prescription medicine.
No it doesn't.
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You can bring a 3 months supply of all your prescription medications into Australia. All you need is a copy of the prescription or letter from your doctor.

The only prescription drug I can think of that you can't just turn up with is steroids, and even they can be brought in with a permit from the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Contrast that with Singapore, I needed to get a permit from the Singapore health authorities to bring in 4 prescription Panadene Forte tablets because they contain codeine.
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