The US often imposes economic sanction against some countries that they regard as "axis of evil", and do asset freeze.

This means that the country's account in the US is frozen by the administrations, and their depositing and withdrawing become impossible.

Though we, ordinal people, cannot click with the terms, the impact of this sanction is bigger that we expect.

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When I finished my work in the US for two years, and went back to Japan, I was going to close my account before leaving for Japan.

But the banker told me that I have to submit the paper of

"Certification of not staying at the US"

This was a wonderful rule, I thought.

When I want to close the account, I was in the US. So I cannot close the account.

"You said that I have to take proceedings for electric fund transfer from Japan"

She said "Sure" with smiling.

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I felt miserable.

I have to try an English conversation to realize the transfer with calling her from Japan.

If I fail in the action, our little saving was going to be frozen in the US.

I was not "axis of evil".

So, what I did in the final week in the US, was

To try a simulation of the conversation about the transfer with the banker in advance.

I wrote my serif in a paper, and confirmed that she could understand what I wanted to say.

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"Not being loved by English" is a really tragedy that I have to give a morbid response.