Ive just been told by the French authorities that the copy of my birth certificate is out of date. How the **** can it be out of date - if anything its more recent than the original blooming certificate.
Now Ive got to get a more recent copy - what are they expecting thats going to tell them - perhaps Im now older or was born with a different name or maybe ive changed my birthday !
Bloody red tape crap...........
Rant over, now I need a calming cup of tea and pack my riding gear for tonights night ride.
You gotta love the French bureaucracy 🙂 - it's like dealing with a small African state at times
Makes the UK look totally 'hands off'
2/10 - not enough full caps or exclamation marks.
Maybe you can use this as an opportunity to knock a few years off your age?
I did think of that Crispedwheel, but as long as you look older than me Im a happy man 🙂
What are you doing in France that needs a birth certificate?
If it makes you feel any better, Holland is much worse - you need a birth certificate with an "apostille" - a bit of paper attached with the signature of the Home Secretary, God the Father, and at least 3 of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. When I called up to ask for it to be sent, the (very helpful and efficient) lady said "oh, is that for Holland?" - so they are internationally known to be fascists.
In fact it's not a joke - in WW2 Holland had the highest percentage of Jews deported thanks in part to the detailed records that were kept and handed over to the Nazis.