silvermine

just want to say hi all-- guess i'm amongst the expats now. pleased to get 1st british passport earlier this year. now a dual canadian/british citizen with u.s. green card.

so now that i have my british citizenship what can i do with it!??

Eskimo

tell foreigners that the Queen said you can do what the **** you like when abroad - its inside the front page (or words to that effect)

ImHere

Hello.

Not sure how you can be expatriated when you didnt live there in the first place but congrats on the brit passport.

On the second page of your new passport it will say that it obligatory to support Everton...the best football team in the Premiership.

elfman

so I'd read that new GB passports were going to have biometric data in them but I hadn't read about all these other changes....

silvermine

heh it says to ''allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection that may be necessary"

which maybe i will need...

Bob

not for ages yet though...

silvermine

actually did live there.. in the late 70's that is the 1970's !!
in norfolk to be precise. not proud of it -- no offense.

anyhow, scouring the 2nd page of the passport it says nothing about a team called Everton.. are they any good?

silvermine

no biometrics in mine..
lot of holograms though.. nicely done.

ImHere

Oi not proud of it??? I was BORN in Norfolk!!

Yes Everton are the finest team in the land...it is a requirement of Citizenship you support them

tony126

I do not think the USCIS take any notice of that. I was thinking of lodging a complaint myself to HM. When you were issued with your passport you should have had an application form to join Either Stockport County or Plymouth Argyles Supporters Club then it is not valid and you will not be allowed to enter the Counties of Lancs or Devon.

anotherlimey

Did you have to do the English test to get your citizenship?

And no, Everton aren't any good

silvermine

shoot i knew that would happen if i said that... actually i lived north of there in a small village near king's lynn.. bit out of the way ya know. went to norfolk for an 'outing' .
spent many a good night with 'norfolk mild' in the glass... which my local boozer served for about 30p / pint back then..

Everton.. sorry don't know a team called that...

now Charlton.. there's a team that's on the rise in the premiership...

silvermine

fortunately , no.
you see i've been corrupted here in the colonies for the past 37 years..

why is everyone mentioning this Everton.. ? who are they ?

tony126

If you bought beer for 30p a pint you have to be retired or close to it. Am I right or wrong?

silvermine

no not retired.. wish i was ..
of a certain age .. yes.

last nov. when in london i think i paid gbp 2.75 for pint. a big difference from the good old days..