I thought it was Spain where the answer to everything is "tomorrow". I tried to open a bank account today and was told that that would be fine ... on Friday. I only got as far as making an appointment and Friday was the earliest I could be seen.
On a brighter note I went to see MAAF about the fact that they'd spelt my name wrong (despite spelling it out) and also about the little matter of €30.04 which I'd been over charged. I was planning on catching the metro as the office is near to where I work but as I went into the la Defense station I remembered that it's also a bus station (as well as metro, RER and tram) so I thought I'd take a look at the buses on offer. It turns out that there's one which stops almost directly outside the office where I'll be working. I took it (only take 25 minutes and they come about every 5-10 minutes) and then walked to the MAAF branch. The lady was apologetic and said they'd send me a cheque.
I bought (another) bike lock today and an inner tube but didn't move it. When I got back to my room I found the washing up bowel was out from under the sink. I assume someone has been round to try and fix the leak in from the waste pipe but still leaks. They do appear to have fixed the extractor fan though.
It's still very quite here although i did see some people filling out contracts today so it might liven up. I'm going to stick some stuff on my door to make it look like some lives here. It's a bit gloomy in the corridor.
Anyhow, bye until next time.
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Hey Ali
Just been reading your blog, you seem to be getting on ok. In terms of attitudes towards bureaucracy France and Belgium seem to be on a par!
Take care
Gemma
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