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Thank you. In hindsight, I should have prioritized the wedding, and probably avoided describing Inkhaven as a "residential" writing workshop. Apparently, a first time (at least in several decades) visitor visa has the standard where you have to convince the officers that you won't abscond, with the presumption you will by default.
Coming down to London is indeed a massive pain, as is the rather severe chest infection I seem to have caught from an hour of exposure to the elements. Next time, which might well be in the dead of winter as opposed to an abysmally rainy day, I'm going to put on my best Eskimo cosplay.
Yeah, the thing is, angloid legal bureaucracy is a bunch of magic words, and saying any of the magic words can either save you or doom you. The human stuff is in between, but both "residential" and "work"shop were probably the wrong incantations. Lawyers are a fae court, and that amplifies down to the guys who kind of vaguely hear their instructions seventh-hand.
Surprised it's got that bad in London so quickly. Earlier this week was drizzly and vaguely chill, but par for the course for the season. Good luck and, look, if you need the strong stuff to kill that infection, nobody who haint a doctor can tell any of youse' lot's writings apart.
Its just front line public service workers. They aren't that smart. No one makes a career out of these front line positions (although some work in them for 20+ years).
I remember applying for a professional accreditation and initially being rejected because the requirement was a trade school equivalent certificate and I had a bachelor's degree in it. Arbitrary box ticking.
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