Bas
27th August 2006, 08:45
There's a new law here that requires all people to re-register their bank accounts. This is an attempt to stop people from opening lots of accounts under different names. The bank I work for (I work at a bookstore chain that also houses banks sometimes) has send out letters to everyone reminding them of this. The letter states that you need your debit card, or the letter the bank sends you on the subject, and valid identification.
This job reminds me why I hate old people. You see, "valid identification" means you don't show up with a passport that expired two months ago. Old people don't understand this.
Me: "Hello, are you here for identification?"
Old woman: "Yes, here's my letter and debit card."
Me: "Excuse me, but you need valid identification as well."
Old woman: "Nonsense! I read the letter carefully and it states I only need the letter and my debit card. I also showed this letter to my sisters, and they say *bla bla bla*"
Me: "I'm sorry, but the letter states that you need the letter OR your debit card AND valid identification. A driver's license, a passport or your id card will do."
Old woman: "I don't have those! I'm in an electric wheelchair! You can't expect me to have one of those!"
Me: "I'm sorry, but the computer I use to register people doesn't allow fpor peole to come without identification."
She angrily left.
You see, Dutch law states you always need to have identification on you. Old people seem to think they don't need to follow the rules, simply because the are old. What her wheelchair had to do with her not having to abide to the law, I have no idea.
A couple of hours later, another woman shows up. Same line.
"But I have read the letter carefully and *yadda yadda yadda*"
I explain it to her as well. Same excuse.
"But I'm 90 years old! I haven't bothered getting any form of identification!"
She angrily left.
Next week, the second woman comes back.
"Hello young man, I'd like to register."
"Hello! Do you have the letter?"
"There you go."
"Do you have valid identification with you?"
"What? No! I'm 89 years old! I don't have valid identification!"
That's not a typo, the fist time she stated she was 90, the second time 89. Dangerous liers like this woman are what this Dutch law is supposed to put a halt to.
"I'm sorry, but you still need a valid id to register."
"Hmph! I'm just going to talk to your boss over there, and see what he has to say about it."
She waggles over to my boss, who's standing a few feet away from me. The bitching continued. She angrily left.
If you don't reregister your account, it will be frozen come January 1st 2007. I sincerely hope people like these have all their money frozen until it is embedded into their brains that they too must abide to the law.
This job reminds me why I hate old people. You see, "valid identification" means you don't show up with a passport that expired two months ago. Old people don't understand this.
Me: "Hello, are you here for identification?"
Old woman: "Yes, here's my letter and debit card."
Me: "Excuse me, but you need valid identification as well."
Old woman: "Nonsense! I read the letter carefully and it states I only need the letter and my debit card. I also showed this letter to my sisters, and they say *bla bla bla*"
Me: "I'm sorry, but the letter states that you need the letter OR your debit card AND valid identification. A driver's license, a passport or your id card will do."
Old woman: "I don't have those! I'm in an electric wheelchair! You can't expect me to have one of those!"
Me: "I'm sorry, but the computer I use to register people doesn't allow fpor peole to come without identification."
She angrily left.
You see, Dutch law states you always need to have identification on you. Old people seem to think they don't need to follow the rules, simply because the are old. What her wheelchair had to do with her not having to abide to the law, I have no idea.
A couple of hours later, another woman shows up. Same line.
"But I have read the letter carefully and *yadda yadda yadda*"
I explain it to her as well. Same excuse.
"But I'm 90 years old! I haven't bothered getting any form of identification!"
She angrily left.
Next week, the second woman comes back.
"Hello young man, I'd like to register."
"Hello! Do you have the letter?"
"There you go."
"Do you have valid identification with you?"
"What? No! I'm 89 years old! I don't have valid identification!"
That's not a typo, the fist time she stated she was 90, the second time 89. Dangerous liers like this woman are what this Dutch law is supposed to put a halt to.
"I'm sorry, but you still need a valid id to register."
"Hmph! I'm just going to talk to your boss over there, and see what he has to say about it."
She waggles over to my boss, who's standing a few feet away from me. The bitching continued. She angrily left.
If you don't reregister your account, it will be frozen come January 1st 2007. I sincerely hope people like these have all their money frozen until it is embedded into their brains that they too must abide to the law.