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Old 30th Apr 2023, 12:57
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Sue Vêtements
 
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
well so far they' haven't sent a plane to rescue people's dogs..................
. . . though it would be the mark of a decent civilization if they did



Originally Posted by Expatrick
What made me wonder was his use of the term "work permit" instead of visa - pretty sure that in his situation I would have stressed the word visa (ie right of entry (but not necessarily right to work)) - however I suspect that in this case those responsible for checking in were inadequately briefed.​​​​​
Good point, but ironically I used the term "work permit" because when I moved to the US, that's the language used. I never thought of using the term "visa" because when I grew up in the UK, I didn't need one

A bit when you need a haircut in a small town with two barbers. Do you go to the one with the hacked around hairstyle, or the one with the smooth and flowing locks?




Originally Posted by Bergerie1
All I would say to all you armchair critics is, have you ever taken part in any evacuation flights or tried to organise any of them? It is not easy and usually chaotic. There are far too many unknowns that have to be dealt with.
That I don't doubt for a second

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