Lagoona22: I can't dance, because it's usually too dark to read the instructions...
Yeah the instructions will be so close to you that you won't need the bright light...you just have to feel the rythum and the moves.. ...coffee anyone??
Strange and odd questions ... Yes, the most strangest I`ve ever had was at the German Embassy in Switzerland!
I`d gone to get a new Schengen Visa, accompanied by my one son, just in case the german was too high faluting for me to understand.
I had all the required documents - because I`d become expert at knowing that they always seemed to find a new problem for me, or a piece of paper I didn`t have.
This time I KNEW I had absolutely every single piece of paper they could ever want........... The man perused everything and then said to me "Why do you not receive maintenance from your ex-husband?" My mouth dropped open, and I asked him to repeat the question, then I asked my son to check that he`d said what he`d said.
So I asked him "Which ex husband are you asking about?" ... and he seemed to lose interest and stamped everything.
Smokes, let me finally put your mind to rest....he was asking about your financial situation most likely either because he wanted to know your income regarding tax, or he wanted to know wether you were a liability to the state...it is usually about the money. I had a similiar experience in Switzerland. When I arrived there with my wife years ago, it was extremely difficult to get a swiss passport...I was lucky in that I had loads of work, and my wife had a well-paid job, so we were classic dinkies...double income, no kids...When I applied for swiss citizenship, I assumed it would be a laborious, and drawn out affair...I was gob-smacked when they virtually fell over themselves to welcome me into their ranks...only later, on mentioning it to my father-in-law, did he politely point out to me, that I was in one of the higher-taxed cantons in Switzerland, St Gallen, and that within weeks, I could expect to get my double tax bill for the year....he was right on both counts...it's usually about the money...
smoky: Strange and odd questions ... Yes, the most strangest I`ve ever had was at the German Embassy in Switzerland!***snip*** I still puzzle over that question?
Lagoona22: Smokes, let me finally put your mind to rest....he was asking about your financial situation most likely either because he wanted to know your income regarding tax, or he wanted to know wether you were a liability to the state...it is usually about the money. I had a similiar experience in Switzerland. When I arrived there with my wife years ago, it was extremely difficult to get a swiss passport...I was lucky in that I had loads of work, and my wife had a well-paid job, so we were classic dinkies...double income, no kids...When I applied for swiss citizenship, I assumed it would be a laborious, and drawn out affair...I was gob-smacked when they virtually fell over themselves to welcome me into their ranks...only later, on mentioning it to my father-in-law, did he politely point out to me, that I was in one of the higher-taxed cantons in Switzerland, St Gallen, and that within weeks, I could expect to get my double tax bill for the year....he was right on both counts...it's usually about the money...
I just bought an online train ticket .. and I was automatically charged for two .. and they are non-refundable ..
And it’s the reason I abandoned it letting Mr Lagoona defend the trenches… looks like he hasn’t got much to do… and anyway judging by his appearance, he hasn’t got much to loose either
Sorry, good folks, too unconscious to participate…
spiceygamble: Don't know if it was so much of a funny when I walked away, but upon receiving the question of "which one are you?"... and realizing he wasn't sure, well I went home.
*eyeroll...
”Which one are you?”
That’s a real perl!
Well… as they say, so many women, so little time… the guy got confused, that happens.
Once I’ve experienced a date there it was obvious that the man forgot my name… He took ways round and about just to avoid addressing me directly. It was funny to watch… especially for me, as I’m very bad at remembering people’s names. If I’ve been introduced to few people at the same there’s just no chance that I’d remember their names. “Erik Svensson” and “Sven Eriksson” are invariant for me… though it’s usually two different people…
Perhaps I should employ ”Which one are you?” in situations of that degree of difficulty?
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on one occasion at the dancing class...i was on high heels and he was just the right size to my breast...what a laugh that was