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my strings of expletives...

*KNN CCB MCH MCB TNS PKM LCLY KNS SNN LJ CB KY NN H HLK HKC TMD*
though not much of an expletive string, but still it might relief me for a bit.
but nope didnt work.
Bank activity.
Time spent: 20 mins.
number of banks visited: 2
needed documnets:
passport checked.
3 months bank statemnent - didnt have it. but the bank was next door. went to get it. checked.
3 months payslip %$£"!%&*&** only had one.. so have to go back to office to get my finance manager to get it for me. unchecked. manager not in.
next week then.
bah humbugs.
all i want is just a debit card.. wtf is it so chi kao lan sin hard... diu...
and in the end.. nien, nada, zilch, zero. nyet. none. non.

Comments

Jon Choo said…
It is very difficult to obtain a new account now if you are a foreigner/student/new to this country.

I am glad I got mine in 98 and still enjoy loads of goodies from the bank in similar lines to those locals.

BTW, which bank was that?
Jay said…
I had a lot of difficulties back in 2000. They wanted to see this lah, that lah... my dad had to beg Maybank in Malaysia to write a reference letter ("My son in London no money already!". And to think all you want is a place to put YOUR money.
jon: lol yeah i know how hard it is. but i got my normal savings acct just 2 days upon arriving in uk. hsbc.
lucky me.. but the upgrade is gone bonkers they said i have to wait another 6 months to see if i get a credit rating. i'll be trying to get natwest maybe later this week.

jay:ouch. that's gotta be tough mate. but u finally managed to get one. grats to u :P
Jon Choo said…
Try Natwest.

I used to help new Chinese students and although most of them wanted HSBC (probably because of the chinese name), the bank would brush them away and ask them to come back in a year.

Natwest is pretty okay about it although the students still had to wait for a year to get a debit card (cash machine card is okay).

Good luck!

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