Comments on: Banking in English with a personal touch http://www.grenoblelife.com/banking-in-english-with-a-personal-touch/ The English speaking forum of Grenoble Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:19:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mickey http://www.grenoblelife.com/banking-in-english-with-a-personal-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Mickey Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:39:39 +0000 http://www.grenoblelife.com/?p=2143#comment-392 I've been banking with Banque Rhone-Alpes since I arrived in Grenoble, and was thrilled when Kate arrived there! I love stopping in at the International Branch on Bd Jean Pain. It's such a friendly, efficient, welcoming office - and they really do know their clients personally. I’ve been banking with Banque Rhone-Alpes since I arrived in Grenoble, and was thrilled when Kate arrived there!

I love stopping in at the International Branch on Bd Jean Pain. It’s such a friendly, efficient, welcoming office – and they really do know their clients personally.

]]> By: Hannah Dee http://www.grenoblelife.com/banking-in-english-with-a-personal-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Hannah Dee Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:32:42 +0000 http://www.grenoblelife.com/?p=2143#comment-373 Another note - Barclays let me open the account with my UK address, and indeed intiate the whole account-opening process from the UK, so I knew I had an account waiting before even getting on the plane. This really helped with getting out of the famous French Banking Flat before Account before Flat before Account problem. Another note – Barclays let me open the account with my UK address, and indeed intiate the whole account-opening process from the UK, so I knew I had an account waiting before even getting on the plane. This really helped with getting out of the famous French Banking Flat before Account before Flat before Account problem.

]]> By: Hannah Dee http://www.grenoblelife.com/banking-in-english-with-a-personal-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Hannah Dee Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:30:48 +0000 http://www.grenoblelife.com/?p=2143#comment-372 Barclays on Avenue Alsace Lorraine also do bilingual English/French Banking. I've been with them since arrival and have found them excellent - very organised, very friendly, very fast to help out with problems. It's interesting that in 6 months in France I have met and know the names of two friendly people in my bank, who are super-efficient and speak (at least) two languages. But 35 years in England and my opinion of English bankers is that they're all a bunch of stupid moneygrabbing incompetents. Ho hum. Barclays on Avenue Alsace Lorraine also do bilingual English/French Banking. I’ve been with them since arrival and have found them excellent – very organised, very friendly, very fast to help out with problems.

It’s interesting that in 6 months in France I have met and know the names of two friendly people in my bank, who are super-efficient and speak (at least) two languages. But 35 years in England and my opinion of English bankers is that they’re all a bunch of stupid moneygrabbing incompetents. Ho hum.

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