tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post502094070759255948..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: The PR ChallengeJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-1644594466373701292009-08-01T16:46:46.725+01:002009-08-01T16:46:46.725+01:00Italy is very relaxing. Bureaucracy actually poses...Italy is very relaxing. Bureaucracy actually poses "extremely" difficult situations here. I had initiated my joining here as a researcher before I finished my PhD. but Then it took 8 months for me to get the visa. After that, it took more than a year for my wife to get a family visa. Almost every other day I used to be at some office to get one of the numerous documents to satisfy the bureaucracy.<br /><br />Now we are kind of settled and doesn't have a problem as such.<br /><br />Give my regards to Jules.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668689593098362682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-21131758552533348922009-08-01T10:58:17.154+01:002009-08-01T10:58:17.154+01:00Hi Rocksea,
Good to hear from you, and I hope you...Hi Rocksea,<br /><br />Good to hear from you, and I hope you're enjoying yourself there. Funny that 10 years ago, we considered the Italians were a bit crazy and bureaucratic - how little we knew... :-)James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-72167278805314316592009-07-31T14:23:38.391+01:002009-07-31T14:23:38.391+01:00come to Italy! You will forget everything about Ja...come to Italy! You will forget everything about Japanese bureaucracy!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668689593098362682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-29957287828373395362009-07-30T11:57:03.478+01:002009-07-30T11:57:03.478+01:00Oh, my other other reader already asked, so maybe ...Oh, my other other reader already asked, so maybe it's not as widely used as I thought: friend of a friend.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-3469215502544387752009-07-30T11:51:06.153+01:002009-07-30T11:51:06.153+01:00Your other reader is mildly curious about what f-o...Your other reader is mildly curious about what f-o-a-f means.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.com