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The motor show is an important part of the Lavenham calendar, and last year it was re-launched as ‘Lavenham Classics’ where it attracted both a good crowd and lots of sunshine. Entry fo…

[ladyengineer]

Frustrations

I had a lovely day yesterday hanging out with my significant other’s family while he was at work.  We did all the typical touristy things which was fun because I haven’t really done any sight seeing as thorough as that in London yet.  

I am frustrated today after getting off the phone with the British National Insurance line.  You are suppose to apply for a National Insurance number when you arrive in the UK.  I thought it would be pretty straight forward but NO.  The customer service here is down right atrocious. They wanted a secret answer and wouldn’t continue unless you knew.  No body knows it.  They make it very difficult for foreigners to establish themselves here and don’t help to explain the process.   No wonder guns are banned here, even the sanest person would be driven to madness after speaking with any help desk.  Just venting.  Pictures may looks like a picnic but it’s not as easy living here as you think.  

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Follow up.  I googled some expat forum what the secret answer is and it is to either open up any bank account and to look for work.  I don’t know if you can break that statement up but I wouldn’t try it. The contact for the application line if you need it https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number.  The second person I spoke with was much more helpful than the first person i spoke to.  He apologised (I’m in the UK now so I have to spell words with Ss instead of Zs) for his rude coworker and was very pleasant.

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UK Expat?

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is a stock index comprising of some of the biggest global companies has crossed the 17,000 mark for the first