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How much do you hate your bank?

How do I hate my bank? Let me count the ways. I hate Standard Bank because they charge R12 a page to send me electronic statements. That’s right: electronic statements, not paper ones. Not even lawyers have the cheek to do that. I hate Standard Bank because they charge service fees for not delivering service […]

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Do tourists irritate you?

I wonder if newer residents of London, New York, Paris or San Francisco feel this way. I’ve noticed over the past couple of weeks that I’ve come to feel quite resentful of tourists, which is a bit rich, considering that I myself was one until a little less than six months ago. I noticed it […]

Posted inLifestyle

Tannie-style kissing takes off

Who would have thought it? Lip-on-lip kissing, normally associated with ooms and tannies and oumas, has become fashionable in London. “On the party scene, air kissing — that horrible ‘mwah, mwah’ used by the kind of people who know your job title and dress size but forget your name – is out,” noted the Daily […]