Livre d'Or

I'd basically be quite happy not to drink at all, alcohol is not an essential part of my life. And at least I'll know in future and not be completely taken aback by paying twice as much as I'm expecting.

I think I'll be about the same with banks; once I have things set up, I won't have that many reasons why I need to go into the bank in person. But everything is definitely less convenient here than what I'm used to. They don't have chequebooks, and it is not possible to have a basic current account without paying a not insignificant monthly fee, which I find really annoying.