Glaswegian

That was a male comment - chocolate is just chocolate, but beer and curry are both major issues

Glaswegian

Mr G took a bit too long to learn that coming home without chocolate after saying "I'll bring some chocolate back with me" is just not right!

I could do with some back-up on this one!

Interested

I flew a few times on a one year work visa post 9/11, before I became a permanent resident. It depends on the customs person, once i got through no problem, but on a couple of occaisions was sent to the immigration office. There they made me line up and then grilled me about seemingly every aspect of my life! Oh what fun! They let me back in though.


Int.

pegnrog

hi, i am from nova scotia and have lived here my whole life, although i am gettin ready to move to the usa to be married. i dont think are clothes/furnishings and curtains are off poor quality. who ever told ya that is tellin fibs...........lol

willmore

And you two are still married after a stunt like that? Amazing (just kidding!!!! really). Men can so be useless some times can't they? Can you believe that they actually don't understand the importance of chocolate? You have my full support on this one. My husband pulled the same stunt with me until I decided to have my own slew of chocolate hidden away in the freezer (where he never goes of course). Then when we have to pull an "all-nighter", I pull out my frozen chocolate and don't share it with him. By the way, he didn't get any of that wonderful chocolate that I brought back from the UK - made him buy his own garbage Canadian chocolate!!!!!

But can you imagine the reaction if you forgot his favourite beer for the weekend or forgot to make his favourite curry dish? My god, you would think the world would have come to an end!!!!!

simonhouse

I would never let my wife loose on a home-made curry. I have it down to a fine art now, a little under cooking or over cooking can mean a nightmare.

Vindaloo is very sensitive you know

Chester Copperpot

I'm male and I love chocolate. There was a report last week how advertisers have been targeting females in error as they found out males were big consumers. Take a look at snackspot.org If your interested in what the latest chocolates and drinks are being released in the UK. I also don't drink beer, eat curry or watch soccer so I might not be classed as male

wantaeflit

My mum is a Canadian citizen and resident in the UK. She has lived in Glasgow (UK) for over 50 years and didn't have any trouble with passport control until post Sept 11th. She went to Canada for her usual 2/3 yearly trip and when she came back through passport control at Glasgow they asked her the usual questions "How long do you plan to stay?" and she answered her usual answer "Forever!" and they were really arsey & rude just as you described Ed. The guy that was at passport control refused to believe that she had never had any problems before and after beeing really rude about it all told her that if she didn't want trouble next time she should either get citizenship in the UK of a letter from the home office or something.

I don't remember exactly what she said that pport control said to her but I remember her saying she was really upset after it. So you would be after a 7 hr flight, what a &!$* of a man.



Similarly, a friend of mine's dad is Canadian and resident in UK and coming back through passport control years ago was asked what proof he had that he lived in the UK to which he pointed at his 4 (grown up) kids and said "them".

Velouria

chocolate is a necessity!

i got a foot-long yorkie bar for my birthday this year, along with a jar of nutella. (perfect little gifts in my opinion!) the nutella is long gone, but im hoping the yorkie bar makes it through customs! will make those first few days settling in much easier

willmore

First, what is a foot-long yorkie? Never saw them while in the UK.

I managed to get 8 of the HUGE Cadbury hazelnut chocolate bars through security and customs - the fellows at Heathrow had a REALLY good laugh ( was searched - yes searched!!!! twice) about it......and although the customs fellow at Victoria airport was a little more serious, he did laugh at these huge chocolate bars coming back into Canada - so hopefully you won't have any problems - lots of people are chocolate lovers!!!!

willmore

that website was really interesting. I always considered chocolate as "comfort food" for females -WRONG!!!. Males use as comfort food as well - the things I learn on these forums!!

Glaswegian

The results of the survey depend on the question asked:

How many times in the last month did you BUY chocolate?
M - too many to remember
F - None

How many times in the last month did you EAT chocolate?
M - None
F - too many to remember

You just need to ask the correct question or you get a surprise with the answer!

liftman

You ever been in politics?

JAJ

She should have some kind of 'indefinite leave to remain' stamp in her passport to avoid problems at immigration.

She really ought to consider taking British citizenship, although she needs to get completely clear her UK immigration status is ok before doing so. Information on naturalisation is at http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk

Some wealthy people who use 'non-domiciled' tax concessions in the UK have a specific reason not to naturalise as British, but unless this applies to your mother she ought to consider it. She will not lose her Canadian citizenship.

Jeremy

squarepants

Not being funny, if I was an immigration officer, and someone with a foreign passport came through and answered like that ( forever ) after asking them how long they are here for, I 'll think they are taking the micky as well.

In this day and age, those guys job's have just been made a little bit more difficult, if you know what I mean. Some might say that answer had a ring of sarcharsm to it !