From what I've heard, our office of immigration is not quite as bad as the UK one but still pretty bad, so no longer having to deal with them is worth a celebration on its own.
I do understand why they would close one branch and open a new one instead - the new one is in an area that's currently being heavily developed, the other old branch was quite small and both were rather cramped compared with newer ones, the new one will also have designated spaces to just sit and read and there's been more demand for public spaces where people can hang out without having to consume anything, a new library is a prestige project for the district etc. - but it sucks that it's two and turned into a downgrade.
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From what I've heard, our office of immigration is not quite as bad as the UK one but still pretty bad, so no longer having to deal with them is worth a celebration on its own.
I do understand why they would close one branch and open a new one instead - the new one is in an area that's currently being heavily developed, the other old branch was quite small and both were rather cramped compared with newer ones, the new one will also have designated spaces to just sit and read and there's been more demand for public spaces where people can hang out without having to consume anything, a new library is a prestige project for the district etc. - but it sucks that it's two and turned into a downgrade.