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The FCO has released details of the ten weirdest consular calls it has received in the past year, as a reminder to the public that they should only look to use its services for genuine emergencies.The calls included: a man planning to move to Spain who was worried he would encounter nudists walking through the streets a homesick expat asking where he could buy English bacon a lady in Lebanon looking for help to recruit an English butler a holidaymaker trying to find Travel Advice for a visit to Coventry a European filmmaker looking for an English pensioner to play a part in his new film a woman who was disappointed the British Embassy has not sent someone to give her a tour of St. Petersburg on her arrival in Russia a British man asking for assistance to get illegal employment in Singapore a mother asked for the contact details of a young British YouTuber, as her son was a fan of his Minecraft videos a confused businessman looking for information on the construction of plug sockets a man in South Korea asking what he could do with his old pound notes
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