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kalak
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
Location: dublin
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in ireland the tv licence tax is per tv and not per household. businesses that have tv's have to have licences for them also.
very much blows... |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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Just think you had chance to ask me on the boat back to Busan! 
It is a tax to fund the BBC which is illegal under EU law. I always remember buying my first house - a terrace house in Moss Side in Manchester and the TV license van came round and knocked on my door
as I opened my door my TV set was blazing away (I think neighbours was on) and the arsehole doing the checking goes 'ah I see you have a TV and are watching it with no TV license'
'Fook off you four eyed tosser' (he was wearing glasses) as I slammed the door in his face.
This being Moss Side, there was little chance of them enforcing the law over a TV licensce though there was a time not too long ago that you were sent to jail for a month if you were a repeat offender. |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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back then i never would have imagined the possibility of a "TV license".
are you back in korea now? you'll be delighted to know the kids steal everything out of my desk and have found a new thrill in breking the coloring sticks.
cheers. |
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bejarano-korea
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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back then i never would have imagined the possibility of a "TV license".
are you back in korea now? you'll be delighted to know the kids steal everything out of my desk and have found a new thrill in breking the coloring sticks.
cheers. |
There are adverts here in the UK which go on about not having a TV license and that you a criminal blah blah... lets see if we can find one on youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojPnx3FQn7k
This one is from the 1970s... in those days you went to jail, no questions asked.
I'm not back in Korea yet mate but I'm looking at a May start at a PS around Seoul, I'm glad the work relationship with your boss at least has improved at your hagwon as for the kids.. pull their pixie sideburns...  thieving little shites!
Are you off to Taiwan after this soujourn? |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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less than wholly legal teaching sidejobs can make things less bitter. but, no, i am still working for the same rascal. student count up something like +75 since i got here.
nearing on 3.5 mil these days. sacking the cash but taiwan and china are always powerful lures and are the always necessary plan B. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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We used to have dog licences too. Apparently Northern Ireland still has them.
Not sure if that was per dog or what would happen if an unlicensed dog was caught watching an unlicensed TV.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_licence |
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