tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post4098397931674039360..comments2023-09-10T11:10:04.130+02:00Comments on Angela in OZ: What's French for Gross Incompetence?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517218658953992674noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post-15545894169918126562006-11-14T04:03:00.000+01:002006-11-14T04:03:00.000+01:00Youre killing me with these stories---keep them co...Youre killing me with these stories---keep them coming!!!Parisienne Farmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464024428253407195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post-90913836596085322182006-10-31T20:11:00.000+01:002006-10-31T20:11:00.000+01:00I am SO WITH YOU on this French bureaucracy (aka- ...I am SO WITH YOU on this French bureaucracy (aka- incompetence) thing. You would think that I am the only American in history to have ever attempted to get a carte de sejour in Haute Normandie, for all the "help" I'm getting at the prefecture. It remains to be seen whether or not I will actually get one! <br />Love your blog, by the way. I read over some of your previous posts and often found a sense of deja-vu...Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151900978527685272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post-43181988640895848092006-10-31T03:48:00.000+01:002006-10-31T03:48:00.000+01:00Holy shit. I mean, honestly. I am the most impat...Holy shit. I mean, honestly. I am the most impatient person in the world. I would have gone nuts. You could read War and Peace in the amount of time you have to stand in line. Sheesh!Elizabeth Tarneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477296456266444273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post-64117197940906038952006-10-30T18:17:00.000+01:002006-10-30T18:17:00.000+01:00Hi, I managed to get myself a social security acco...Hi, I managed to get myself a social security account without having a carte de séjour. I basically got the préfecture to write me a little note to say that I had applied for the carte de séjour and ran along to the sécu with it plus all the other documents. You don't really need a carte vitale, you just need a social secu number - the carte just speeds up reimbursements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post-45000993985110084052006-10-29T18:38:00.000+01:002006-10-29T18:38:00.000+01:00I suppose now is not the time to tell you that it ...I suppose now is not the time to tell you that it can take up to 6 months to actually GET your carte vitale after you apply for it....Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post-51864437279775450272006-10-29T04:57:00.000+01:002006-10-29T04:57:00.000+01:00Sounds sort of like taking the worst time you've e...Sounds sort of like taking the worst time you've ever had at the MVA and mutltiplying it by 10. Or maybe 100.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post-42215764339427775732006-10-28T22:50:00.000+02:002006-10-28T22:50:00.000+02:00happy happy joy joy! what fun red tape can be! l...happy happy joy joy! what fun red tape can be! let's think of a nice game for you to play in all those queues... like... think of 100 ways to maim a french bureaucrat! i hope that getting it all out in written form helps with the frustration, angela. let us know when you get laminated!hellomelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109229454400994627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post-76490189335884941092006-10-28T04:02:00.000+02:002006-10-28T04:02:00.000+02:00Oh, I hear ya! I never really know what to expect ...Oh, I hear ya! I never really know what to expect when I have to go to the prefecture (except that it will most likely be an all day event). When I go I do a lot of hoping and praying that I will be able to get whatever I need. <br /><br />Other expats that have been living in France for 10+ years are surprised that process hasn't improved. Maybe with a new president that all will change? One can only hope!Just mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770816102432042059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12043376.post-60819258055983017792006-10-28T03:20:00.000+02:002006-10-28T03:20:00.000+02:00You poor thing, this certainly does sound like a n...You poor thing, this certainly does sound like a nightmare! I read a couple of expat blogs from time to time and every single one to do with France featured horrible stories regarding French bureaucracy. Guess you're going to need a truckload of patience to deal with these official things whenever they come up. Bon courage! ( I've heard that to say "Bonne chance" is actually bad luck, even though it means good luck!)Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.com