You don't, they use NFC which just means they have to be near.

Last time I went in a bank there were some people already in there queuing up to pay their domestic bills! You could do that by phone, online, by post, by direct debit etc but I can't pay a cheque in anywhere else. Weirdos.

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What's a cheque?

Looking through my chequebook the last cheque I wrote out was in July 2016 and was a damages deposit for a villa rental which was later returned to me. The one prior to that was the year before to the same people and again it wasn't cashed.

The last cheque issued on my business account was several years ago for Vat but I've been paying that online for the last few years too

When people say ‘can I ask you a question’. Someone I know always says this.

You’ve already asked a question. Now, f*** off.

Edited by matt_himself (18 Jan 2018 1.54pm)

"That was fun and to round off the day, I am off to steal a charity collection box and then desecrate a place of worship.” - Smokey, The Selhurst Arms, 26/02/02

Almost every TV advert with a couple having a mixed race pair. There are some mixed race couples in the U.K including two friends of mine and that's fine, but if someone abroad looked at these ads they'd think the U.K had at least 50% mixed-race couples and the reality is much less. This is not coming from a racist standpoint-I'm not, but I suspect it actually gives a false view likely to stir up those who are racist/ feeling overwhelmed by ethnic change and immigration-thus, by its contrived political correctness, having the opposite effect from what was intended. I also get the impression that Asians are underrepresented in British ads whereas people of Afro-Caribbean heritage are over-represented. I also dislike Channel 4 news using a biased & stumbling John Snow as anchor.

They're not doing it to make out that most of the UK is in mixed race relationships, they're doing it to tick two boxes, and market to two different ethnic groups, at the same time.

I'd also add that a lot of Asians in Britain, particularly the older ones, actually watch specifically Asian TV channels. There are loads of them.

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I used to deal with a company who would let an entire department all take their lunch hour at the same time. Stagger them you morons!

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