Certified

I am currently attempting to sort out some financial matters and need to obtain a certified copy of a document. The instructions on how to do this stress that the copy needs to be certified ‘by a professional person (e.g. a banker, lawyer or doctor).’
Fantastic!
Isn’t it lovely that social workers, sales assistants, builders, IT people, photographers, nurses, administrators, graphic designers, plumbers etc. etc. are all considered too untrustworthy and downright dodgy to be able to verify a photocopy, yet a banker or lawyer is.
At least someone still believes in them.
Tags: don't you just love the class system, mindless minutiae
December 10th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
That’s Britain for you. I’d sooner trust the newsagent than the banker.
December 10th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I love it when people ask me to sign the back of their passport photos for them. It makes me feel like a proper responsible adult, just for that few seconds.
December 11th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Ah yes, I forgot that you are a responsible adult ISBW!