petitefrancaise

yes. you did.

The whole point was that the french consulate took it upon themselves to send out requests for help for accommodation for their french citizens. Anyone could volunteer. I did and I'm not french. The consulate has compiled the lists of people who responded, sorted them into cities and then helped the homeless french people find places to stay from the list of volunteers.

I'm sure that had the British consulate sent out a similar request, I and many other Brits would have been more than happy to reply.

scrubbedexpat142

Gate crashing this thread - many expats on here refer to the UK as "home" so I guess it's inevitable that many, in times of crisis, look for support from locally based national representatives. Personally I have no expectations of our Embassy but then I chose to make Hungary my "home" & take all that goes with it.

BEVS

From what I can glean , it seems other consulates set up tables at the GRB Centre . However the Brit Consulate were noticeable in their absence of this.

What the other consulates are actually doing I have no idea. I think the UK consulate may also be operating some service for UK affected citizens from Washington?

BEVS

Interesting thoughts.

I live in earthquake prone NZ. I would not be looking to the UK consulate in a time of crisis. I would be looking to NZ.
However , if I was on holiday or extensive travel , then yes, I would be looking to the UK consulate to advise me if that was my point of reference.
Other than that it would be the NZ guys at the moment.

scrubbedexpat099

Hmmm

I know there is something in Denver but not sure it is much more than one man and a dog.

I would not have thought of contacting them through Facebook.

If for example something happened and I had an issue going back to the UK I would contact them.

Pulaski

I heard a long time ago that there is one man here, well in Charlotte. He apparently has an office, but I don't know if he has a dog.

BritInParis

Correct. An honorary consul.

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...17.csv/preview

Pulaski

Obviously Denver is more important, they get a full consulate. Perhaps that is why they also get a dog.

BritInParis

True but then they do supply the piece of a string themselves.

robin1234

Back in the day, British people supposedly referred to Britain as "home" even if they or their parents had never actually been there. Nevil Shute explores this in A Town Like Alice (Australia, circa 1948.)

My grandparents, who lived in Egypt for many years, referred to England as home. My mother, in her passive aggressive way, turned the tables on them by referring to Egypt as home. England, she referred to as "this bloody country."

carcajou

Just as a point of comparison: I am in developing world nations with a lot of frequency, and I have multiple citizenship, including the US.

I do register with the US Embassy, but I have no expectation that they would ever lift a finger to help me, regardless of what the emergency was.

I make my own emergency plans and feel that when I am in a dicey location, if excrement begins to hit the fan, the coup/war/natural disaster/alien invasion will get to me long before the embassy ever gets its phone tree organised, let alone an evacuation.

Give a medal to the French Consul for awesomeness if you want - but sorry - my advice is that you are on your own until conclusively proven otherwise.

scrubbedexpat099

Seems unlikely he or she would not have a dog?

scrubbedexpat099

French Poodle and everybody is happy.

BritInParis

Yeah, but it's not a salaried position.

scrubbedexpat099

Might be if it is a rescue dog?