Comments on: French Time http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/french-time/ Welcome to the home of Beta Mum - who lacks the lifestyle and perfectionist tendencies of Alpha Mummy, but rubs along pretty well most of the time Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:42:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: cathy http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/french-time/#comment-72 cathy Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:56:24 +0000 http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/french-time/#comment-72 Must have been my winning way... or perhaps she was shocked by the cheek of a Johnny Foreigner asking for leniency in not particularly fluent French. Must have been my winning way… or perhaps she was shocked by the cheek of a Johnny Foreigner asking for leniency in not particularly fluent French.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/french-time/#comment-70 Joseph Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:08:28 +0000 http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/french-time/#comment-70 Well, water distribution used to be a publicly run service some years ago but your experience is just the consequence of privatisation. It surprises me that you could avoid paying the 45€. Well, water distribution used to be a publicly run service some years ago but your experience is just the consequence of privatisation.
It surprises me that you could avoid paying the 45€.

]]> By: cathy http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/french-time/#comment-66 cathy Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:26:30 +0000 http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/french-time/#comment-66 Veolia's website managers have obviously not communicated with staff in far flung regions of the company's empire. That is amazing re the cheque-v-cards thing. Shows how hard the MEP's jobs must be, legislating for all those disparate countries. Sorry to take so long to reply - am only logging on intermittently. Veolia’s website managers have obviously not communicated with staff in far flung regions of the company’s empire.
That is amazing re the cheque-v-cards thing. Shows how hard the MEP’s jobs must be, legislating for all those disparate countries.
Sorry to take so long to reply - am only logging on intermittently.

]]> By: Penny in Amsterdam http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/french-time/#comment-62 Penny in Amsterdam Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:38:12 +0000 http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/french-time/#comment-62 I wondered who Veolia were: http://www.veoliawater.com/ Obviously their site has a very different feel to your experience. About the French trusting cheques, I was surprised. In The Netherlands paper cheques ceased to be accepted at least 5 years ago (though payment by PIN universal). Still such differences apparently in Europe within a few hundred km. I wondered who Veolia were:

http://www.veoliawater.com/

Obviously their site has a very different feel to your experience.

About the French trusting cheques, I was surprised. In The Netherlands paper cheques ceased to be accepted at least 5 years ago (though payment by PIN universal). Still such differences apparently in Europe within a few hundred km.

]]>