Every now and then I have to send money to my British bank account. I do this by wire transfer and it usually takes 24 hours to go from my Australian bank account to the British one. Last week I had to wire some money to a company in Israel and again, that took 24 hours.

When I transfer money to my French bank account, how long does it take? 24 hours? 48 hours? Mais, non! It takes 15 days of course!