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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 6:36 pm
(December 4, 2023 at 6:36 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (December 4, 2023 at 6:10 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I've slept in 72 countries. I made occasional visits to the local US Embassy for funds transfers (without the local "tariff" charges) and to let them know I was alive if the area was "politically frisky".
And if you've seen "The Bourne Identity"...
Yippity skip for you.
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Okay, a US citizen is trying to get help from the US Embassy in Zurich.
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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 6:39 pm
(December 4, 2023 at 6:36 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (December 4, 2023 at 6:36 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Yippity skip for you.
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Okay, a US citizen is trying to get help from the US Embassy in Zurich.
There is no US embassy in Zurich.
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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 6:42 pm
(December 4, 2023 at 6:39 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (December 4, 2023 at 6:36 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Okay, a US citizen is trying to get help from the US Embassy in Zurich.
There is no US embassy in Zurich.
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It was a movie, amigo.
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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 6:44 pm
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(December 4, 2023 at 6:42 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (December 4, 2023 at 6:39 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: There is no US embassy in Zurich.
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It was a movie, amigo.
Doesn’t alter the fact that there is no US embassy in Zurich. But the movie got it right - Bourne went to a consulate, not an embassy. And there IS a US consular office in Zurich.
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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 6:49 pm
You caught me. I didn't read the door. But, please, which services available in a US embassy are not available at a consulate?
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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 7:09 pm
I hear Uranus is nice this time of year.
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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 7:15 pm
(December 4, 2023 at 7:09 pm)no one Wrote: I hear Uranus is nice this time of year.
No diplomatic relations with earth, hence no consulate or embassy.
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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 7:19 pm
(December 4, 2023 at 6:49 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: You caught me. I didn't read the door. But, please, which services available in a US embassy are not available at a consulate?
Other than meeting the ambassador, none that I’m aware of.
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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 7:31 pm
Engage the potayto/potahto drive!
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RE: I need a new passport, which country is officially atheist?
December 4, 2023 at 7:32 pm
(December 4, 2023 at 7:31 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Engage the potayto/potahto drive!
There IS a difference, though, beyond the name.
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