Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

PasturesNew

Huge dark grey clouds here, overcast, bit breezy and threatening rain.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

misskool wrote: »

bacon sandwich, lots of tea and a banana. .

Heh heh, she almost made it as far as the kettle about an hour ago, but turned around and went back to bed.:rotfl:

I'll probably be nice and make her a bacon sandwich shortly.

I may wait for the muttering about me being an evil, evil man to subside first.:D

vivatifosi

tomterm8 wrote: »

But, she's lived here much longer than required to apply for British citizenship. It is her choice not to take it up; she is not british, and is presumably happy to be a citizen of her native land.

I don't think it's always that straightforward. My cousin, who was born to a British mother in Australia, has lived here since she was a baby and is now in her 40s. They won't allow her a British passport due to some loophole regarding her father. She has ILR instead.

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

the trouble is, that ILR can be and is cancelled in a range of circumstances. It's "Indefinite Leave to Remain", but "indefinite" isn't the same as "permanent".

Mmmm.. That's worth knowing in the light of the above. Imagine being sent back to a country that you have absolutely no memory of.

PasturesNew wrote: »

Huge dark grey clouds here, overcast, bit breezy and threatening rain.

It is lovely here. I'm trying to psych myself up enough to deal with the bramble patch in the garden. So far I've dressed for it and that's about it... If I'm still here and posting in half an hour or so (ie after breakfast) please tell me to get out the door and get on with it.

zagubov

lostinrates wrote: »

Be careful dear hamish, it hits harder after a period of clean living.

Fwiw I hate hangovers and never care to have one again. . Part of the reason we are steadier in in take now. It's not so much my health cannot take it, more that I don't want to!

It's a notable difference in dh from British peers really.....his friends think its hilarious that a night at the pub is maybe two pints for him. He drinks but he paces himself and drinks for the drink not for the drunkeness. So, his ideal day might have a Bloody Mary or mimosa a breakfast, some wine with lunch, a late afternoon cocktail and wines with supper......but doesn't want to be tipsy.

Having 'dated' a few heavier drinkers I have to say there is usually, but not always, a difference in performance. With some poor chaps IME drink produces a benefit over sobriety ( for their partner at least).

Shudder. Love wine, love lots of drinks, but not lots of drink. If its enough to make me rosy cheeked its too much. That's probably about the third glass nowadays, but I almost never get to a third glass. I remember times I have drink a lot more and felt sober, but I just don't have the constitution for it now, and I really don't mind.

May I recommend this? :beer:

misskool wrote: »

bacon sandwich, lots of tea and a banana.
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Ah, the proof of the existence of God

Looking forward to a great day!

lostinrates

Oh, now I fancy a bacon sandwich you wicked nice people! Instead I have kedgeree for brunch on its way.

lostinrates

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Heh heh, she almost made it as far as the kettle about an hour ago, but turned around and went back to bed.:rotfl:

I'll probably be nice and make her a bacon sandwich shortly.

I may wait for the muttering about me being an evil, evil man to subside first.:D

My mother doesn't drink very much at all. But she used to get my fathers hangovers. My father is probably an alcoholic, we just accept it now, and certainly he drinks less now. He had an unfortunate combination of the British knock it back thing, combined with a job where long hours in pubs or bars often yielded results, and then a job where socialising and contacts were important. He rarely gets 'very drunk' but the amount he drinks has at times made me scared (and that's considering I used to knock lit back a bit) and when he is drunk its not nice. I have to admit, while both my parents love dh I do sometimes feel my dad is a bit disappointed that dh isn't the same sort of drinker.

It seemed particularly unfair my mother got the 'hangovers' while he was always fine the next day. My guess is she had migraines from the fumes.

neverdespairgirl

zagubov wrote: »

Does that still happen if he just carries his British passport. It might not be wise to carry his Israeli one on certain journeys (but I expect he'll be well briefed on that). Would he still have the same problems if his passport said Jerusalem (or Jaffa) ? Are there any passsports that don't list countries of birth that he could use?

He only ever takes his Israeli passport when he goes to Israel. Like a lot of countries, if you are a citizen, you have to use that passport to enter and exit, in Israel.

Being born in Israel is not something you can hide, though. And being born in Jaffa or Jerusalem would also still be tricky.

Very few people are born in Israel unless they are Israeli - ex-pats and diplomats almost always make efforts to avoid their children being born there, and go to Cyprus or similar instead. That's because it causes grief.

So having "Tel Aviv" in your passport does bring a lot of trouble in its wake.

I've seen a lot of different countries' passports in my line of work, and all those I've seen do list a place of birth.

vivatifosi wrote: »

I don't think it's always that straightforward. My cousin, who was born to a British mother in Australia, has lived here since she was a baby and is now in her 40s. They won't allow her a British passport due to some loophole regarding her father. She has ILR instead.

If you have ILR, you can apply for naturalisation even if you don't qualify by descent.

misskool

vivatifosi wrote: »

It is lovely here. I'm trying to psych myself up enough to deal with the bramble patch in the garden. So far I've dressed for it and that's about it... If I'm still here and posting in half an hour or so (ie after breakfast) please tell me to get out the door and get on with it.

i'm still not out of the house but i am dressed.

right, moving now

michaels

Oh off to see DS2 today. Should have left at about 9.30. But DKs and I did not wake up till after 10 and it takes us a good 2 hours to get out of the house.

Getting a visa is an expensive and tortuous business for a Jamaican. I don't see why they don't make health insurance a condition of the visa .

michaels

Leaving in the next 5 minutes - 30 minutes to Bath from Herts?!