7-11 2 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Why is it, that when I am at the back and something needs filling in - like my address - they insist that I write it rather than write it for me? Even in my incredibly awful pre-elementary school level of Japanese. But no they won't even write the address bit for me. They just always seem to incredlbly anal about everything. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Does seem silly sometimes - especially when they need you to be the one to tick a box! I just learnt how to write my address and name. And tick boxes! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I hate banks. And I work for one! Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I think we all work for banks these days... Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 or if the pen goes outside the line, they make you re-write the whole thing.......bastards!! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Given up being frustrated with them. I just make sure 100% what I go in with is correct. Do all the writing at home. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Same here. Got the forms I need and get them sorted before I go. Banks are endlessly frustrating! Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 The old hanko stamp over any mistakes always makes me chuckle too! I try to go in the bank as little as possible. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I used to know a really good pub called The Bank. That was the best bank in the world. A real Saturday night kind of place it was. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 yeah, The Old Bank Bar in Dundee used to be a really good boozer to hang out in....now its a shit hole Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 As are so many good old pubs. Sad isn't it. A moment of silence please. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I'm cracking open a beer in salute.... Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 is it anything like the wank bank? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I remember you like that phrase Man. One of the better banks to visit I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Originally Posted By: Man_In_Japan is it anything like the wank bank? nah....you can only make deposits there Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 About twice a year, I need to send some money overseas and use the local bank. Today was one of those days. It took 45 minutes for them to sort it out and it usually takes ages. WTF takes so long? Is this common or are my bank just totally inept. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 no....well actually its a bit of both, it applies to all banks in Japan and so does the fact that all banks here are inept. They run back and forward showing various people your piece of paper, treating it like you're laundering billions of yen in drug money....FFS I ONLY WANNA SEND 30K HOME!!!! welcome to my situation every 1st Friday of the month! Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 You send about 30000 yen home a month TB? Don't you get ripped on charges for doing that so often? I send my money about twice a year to avoid the charges. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 2k per transaction. I need to as I still have a credit card from home that needs paid off.....not long to go now though with the favourable exchange rate Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The bank is always a chose, I so often come out frustrated. You just want to bang their heads together! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 How long have you been paying off that "Beer" then TB? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: TubbyBeaverinho They run back and forward showing various people your piece of paper, treating it like you're laundering billions of yen in drug money.... They do just that though don't they. And the fact that when I send money it is always to exactly the same account with all of the details exactly the same does not seem to speed things up any at all. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads How long have you been paying off that "Beer" then TB? Its been a while.......the off licence round the corner does a great payment plan....1p a day for the rest of your life Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I investigated the possibility of getting a cheque for 12 quid paid into my UK bank. I knew the hopeless bastards wouldn't be able to do it, but the first thing the hopeless young woman did was to make two copies of it. Then she showed her hopeless boss the copy and the cheque, and the hopeless bastard spent several long moments comparing the cheque with the copy, even though he had been eyeballing the whole procedure with a look of constipated anxiety the whole time and ought to have known they were the same. You should have seen the hopeless bastard jump when I said loudly "MATTAKU ONAJI DESSSSSSSSS!" Naturally there were excellent reasons why a Japanese bank can't cash or bank a cheque. Even if they could, the fees would have eaten up the sum anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
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