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Forum: Middle East
Jul 17th 2024, 11:32 am
Replies: 6
Views: 2,045
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: qualified accountants, is it worth it to plan a move to the middle e

I've never met an accountant with an MBA in the Middle East (or at least, one who mentioned having one) and I honestly think it would be a disadvantage. People will be thinking WHY ON EARTH did you...
Forum: Middle East
Jul 17th 2024, 11:26 am
Replies: 1
Views: 616
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Question Anyone want to exchange £450-ish of Saudi Riyals for GBP in London?

Hi all,

I was shredding piles of papers from my time in Saudi today and found a wallet of forgotten Saudi Riyals - about £400-500 worth (a little over 2,000 Saudi Riyals). Anyone on here going...
Forum: Middle East
Nov 6th 2022, 11:16 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 12,061
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Banking in KSA

The following is how I do it, a major faff to set up but also very good value and once you've set it up it's super easy and I've never found anything as cheap.

- Open an US$ account in UK (HSBC...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Apr 4th 2021, 11:49 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 884
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Bent bumper

I believe you don't need to file a polic report provided you tell the repairing garage you clipped a wall or something. Alternatively, you can ask around for a no-questions asked garage, or you can...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 4th 2021, 11:46 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,865
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Boy, do I go to the wrong parties!!!

Whoever thought this was a good idea....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9435061/Dubai-Police-arrest-group-women-filmed-posing-naked-skyscraper-balcony.html
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 2nd 2021, 3:27 am
Replies: 2
Views: 836
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Spending 10 days in the Common Travel Area before returning to England

Thanks tdrinker!! I emailed the NHS team yesterday and they replied today to say you have to count full days starting at midnight with the day you arrive in the Common Travel Area (i.e. Ireland)...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 1st 2021, 1:09 am
Replies: 2
Views: 836
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Spending 10 days in the Common Travel Area before returning to England

Hii all,

Does anyone have knowledge of the correct way to calculate the "past 10 day" period referenced in the quarantine rules (found here...
Forum: France
Mar 26th 2021, 4:08 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,560
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Quick lateral flow test for Covid in France for use returning to England

Yes, sorry I meant lockdown, not curfew :)

I have secured the test - cost was about 60 euros, and I got it done on a walk-in basis with the result due within 24 hours. I went to a laboratoire, not...
Forum: France
Mar 25th 2021, 2:53 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,560
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Quick lateral flow test for Covid in France for use returning to England

Thanks for this! I'll definitely keep my attestation up to date (not been stopped yet, although I am outside the curfew area).

The test I need is actually an RT-PCR test. I'll go and ask in the...
Forum: France
Mar 25th 2021, 12:42 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,560
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Quick lateral flow test for Covid in France for use returning to England

Hi all,

I'm in France and returning to UK over the weekend by ferry. I need to get a lateral flow Covid test - does anyone know of a provider that can take the right type of test AND get the...
Forum: France
Mar 18th 2021, 10:13 am
Replies: 72
Views: 7,235
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: 6pm Curfew

No, I'm not French resident and I'm currently self-insuring for healthcare purposes. Apparently most pharmacists offer a Covid lateral flow test for around €50 so I'll probably go with that.
Forum: France
Mar 17th 2021, 11:20 am
Replies: 72
Views: 7,235
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: 6pm Curfew

Does anyone know how I (as a UK citizen but without an EHIC card as I'm not UK resident) can get a Covid test in France for the purposes of returning to the UK? Happy to pay if I need to, but if I...
Forum: France
Jan 12th 2021, 1:51 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 6,233
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Is there a French maplins / screwfix / toolstation or similar?

I want to buy some minor electronics (a buck boost step up DC voltage converter, a cigarette lighter socket and some wire) in order to use my solar power panel to charge my car battery. Is there a...
Forum: France
Jan 4th 2021, 11:57 am
Replies: 72
Views: 7,235
Posted By FriendlyExpat

6pm Curfew

Does anyone have a list of the areas that are subject to the 6pm curfew? Don't want to get caught out! Thanks!!
Forum: Spain
Dec 29th 2020, 12:38 am
Replies: 34
Views: 4,791
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Another consequence of Brexit

No no no, this is all wrong! Boris Johnson has promised that the deal won't affect the Irish border and I believe him - he's an honest decent guy! Here it is in black and white!:
...
Forum: France
Dec 29th 2020, 12:31 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,899
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Mobile phones in France?

Hi all,

I'm going to be relying on my mobile phone for internet the next few weeks as I'll be staying at a French farm without wifi. I am currently using my UK mobile phone (which may not even be...
Forum: France
Dec 27th 2020, 1:05 am
Replies: 70
Views: 5,937
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Brexit changes

This isn't selfishness. You can change "I can't" for "we can't". We (all 67 million of us) have lost at a stroke many fundamental freedoms that our generations took for granted and now our kids and...
Forum: France
Dec 26th 2020, 10:34 am
Replies: 70
Views: 5,937
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Brexit changes

This is not good news at all, it's just better than the total cluster f**** that would have been a no-deal catastrophe. It's the thinnest of thin deals. I will lose the right to live, work and study...
Forum: France
Dec 24th 2020, 2:28 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,283
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Possible travel ban between France and UK starting today...

The official French press release appears to suggest that you can travel to France if you "normally live in the EU" (therefore including Brits in the UK,until 31 December anyway) and have a negative...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Dec 21st 2020, 11:33 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,321
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Cheapest way of getting from England to Republic of Ireland with a car?

The official Irish government rules say people from Britain "SHOULD" not travel to Ireland, but it doesn't say they CANNOT. Is it possible to travel anyway (assuming in good faith the circumstances...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Dec 21st 2020, 12:39 am
Replies: 35
Views: 12,807
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Sex for rent issues in Dublin

I studied it at law school during the criminal law module :)
Forum: France
Dec 20th 2020, 12:39 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,283
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Unhappy Possible travel ban between France and UK starting today...

Several European countries (Belgium, Netherlands, etc) have just banned flights and trains to/from the UK effective immediately due to concerns over the new Covid strain. France is reportedly...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Dec 20th 2020, 12:27 am
Replies: 35
Views: 12,807
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Sex for rent issues in Dublin

R v Brown? :)
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Dec 18th 2020, 11:02 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 12,807
Posted By FriendlyExpat

Re: Sex for rent issues in Dublin

Speaking as a man, if an (attractive) property owning lady were hypothetically to offer me a free home and lodgings in exchange for mandatory physical relations of the fun kind, I would find it...
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