Thread: British Consulate BKK - FUCK FUCK FUCK

Last week I contacted the consulate in BKK to find out what to do about leagalising documents and registering my marriage with the UK. They told me clearly that I was the only person who was able to register my marriage with the UK's GRO and that my wife could not do it. However she could get my papers legalized for use in other countries.

They told me that I could register via the Seoul Embassy my documents to the GRO.

Seoul of course today say that they can't and that I need to do it through BKk after having the fucking things Fed-ex'd here.

I called Bangkok and asked if I can do it by post which Seoul said I could to be told no but my WIFE could come in and put them on record at the GRO. The specifically told me that they could not.

I spent 15 minutes talking to a Thai monkey who told me to look at the fucking GRO website or something like that. Maybe I would find out what to do on there or something like that. She was sure it could help me or SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

i don't pay fucking good money to be told that maybe something like that could be done. Stupid ****s

I'm more pissed off now than I have been in weeks that I have wasted the fat end of 5k fucking about with paperwork which didn't need doing.

****S ****S ****S ****S ****S ****S ****S ****S.

What the fuck do they think they are doing employing somebody to give me vague information about a fucking UK website. The fucking website clearly states that everything must be registered via the embassy of the country that i got married in.

****S

^Ah, you must be talking to the fat bitch who tried to give me the run around last year. She came out with some rules and when I mentioned that her rules were opposite to the rules posted on the website she got all upset. Anyway, in the end I got my way and the guy in the embassy told me not to listen to any of the Thai staff cos they don't really know what they are talking about. Which is nice to know.

Better than the German consulate, where you may get clueless teens shipped over from Germany for their work-practise to handle important tasks you travelled hundreds of miles to get sorted.

^^ oh good!

Well, the good news is that all Embassies are dysfunctional. The interesting thing is Thai consulate abroad however seems to be very efficient. Embassies are a world of their own.

I am dealing now with a Eastern Europe consulate for a specific project, and I tell you the dysfunctionality there is beyond comprehension. Basically the rules are the discretion of the VISA officer. How could we let those fucks get into the EU ? Maybe the UK is right to leave the dysfunctional EU as it's not improving with stupid communist countries.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Well, the good news is that all Embassies are dysfunctional

have to disagree with you here 'fly...

I'm a kiwi and I have to say that I have never received the run-a-round from my embassy...staff are efficient and knowledgeable...Thai staff speak good English being NZ-educated (!)...

sure there have been some hiccups over the years, like the Thai guy who was giving visas for backhanders and the Canadian woman who was the butt of many complaints...but both situations were firmly dealt with...

my lasting image of the NZ Embassy was at some function there and going into the gents toilet only to find the Ambassador completely drenched and holding onto a burst water main...seems he had flushed the urinal and the pipe just broke away in his hand...

I offered to hold the pipe while he got help but he said it was a bit silly for both of us to get soaked so off I went to find how to turn off the water main...good sort he was...gone now of course as they change every so often...especially when the government changes...

^To be fair, I've dealt with the British Embassy about 5 or 6 times and this was the only time I had any problems. They've now moved the visa section somewhere else anyway.

Originally Posted by klongmaster

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Well, the good news is that all Embassies are dysfunctional

have to disagree with you here 'fly...

I'm a kiwi and I have to say that I have never received the run-a-round from my embassy...staff are efficient and knowledgeable...Thai staff speak good English being NZ-educated (!)...

sure there have been some hiccups over the years, like the Thai guy who was giving visas for backhanders and the Canadian woman who was the butt of many complaints...but both situations were firmly dealt with...

my lasting image of the NZ Embassy was at some function there and going into the gents toilet only to find the Ambassador completely drenched and holding onto a burst water main...seems he had flushed the urinal and the pipe just broke away in his hand...

I offered to hold the pipe while he got help but he said it was a bit silly for both of us to get soaked so off I went to find how to turn off the water main...good sort he was...gone now of course as they change every so often...especially when the government changes...

I gotta second that, when I hear the stories of other embassies I am quite happy to be born where I was. All the dealings I have had with the NZ embassy have been satisfactory to excellent. Only had one slight problem when they were dealing with a visa for my wifes sister to accompany us, the Thai staff were dithering a little over the decision, so I asked for it to be moved up one level where it was dealt with on the spot with a firm "Yes, OK".
On one occasion I left my passport there by accident, the Kiwi guy who was dealing with it offered to come around in his lunch break to hand deliver it for me.

NZ doesn't count, it's not even a country, right ?

Originally Posted by Butterfly

NZ doesn't count, it's not even a country, right ?

God's Country...

Originally Posted by Butterfly

NZ doesn't count, it's not even a country, right ?

gotta green fer dat butterfly!

Who can I write to and complain about the incompetent turds? They have been ok upto this point but it's a fucking pest now

Santa Claus for all the good it would do!

cook some NZ lamb chops last night for tea, bloody good

^ with mint sauce i hope!

Na will have to try and find some for next time. The wife got the papaya pop pop salad mixing bowl out and crushed garlic and pepper corns. She also wanted to put this white sugerly shit with it which they seem to put in everything. Does anyone know what it is? MSG I think.