• Destide@feddit.uk
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    5 months ago

    Wish poll days were bank holidays, gotta dodge politics at work all day thank god for the unifying presence that is Count Binface

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      5 months ago

      As a French I only learned recently from a Londoner coworker how you call your national days off.

      “Bank holidays”

      Why?

      Anyway, good luck from the bottom of my heart.

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        5 months ago

        As the name would imply, the banks had to legally close. It took over pretty much every singular holiday like may day for example

      • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Same in India. Wonder where we got it from…

        Bank holidays are when banks are closed for business.

        There are other holidays when schools or some other establishments might be closed but banks are open.

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    5 months ago

    I wish my fellow Britts the very best in the outcome of those elections. And by best what I truly mean is left.

    Kisses from France. We’re with you guys.

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    5 months ago

    I’m sorry guys but I don’t think I can vote today. I just don’t have it in me to fly to Britain, get citizenship and then vote. Maybe next time. I’m really sorry.

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      5 months ago

      Only if you actually receive your pack which reports suggest hasn’t been as reliable this time around.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk
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      5 months ago

      I’ve done it for years since they changed my polling station without me realising and it was a scramble to make it to the other one on time.

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          5 months ago

          Polling station is in the middle of my street I wait till 9:59:30 to leave the house. Just for the rush

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    5 months ago

    Our polling station is between the chippy and the offy - so vote, grub & bottle of booze to shout at the telly with!

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    5 months ago

    I live in the only longstanding Labour constituency in Scotland; their only competition is the SNP. I’m a member of another party but the constitutional question basically overrides everything… kind of annoying to be bounced into voting for a specific party but I guess the longstanding MP has been doing a good job in my opinion.