Sadly the new renovations have removed any welcomi...

Sadly the new renovations have removed any welcoming feeling in the citizens services area of the consulate. Far less efficient, and purely functional. The circles of chairs and sofas, and helpful information posted on the walls, replaced with two rows of plastic chairs, and empty white walls. Even the US passport photo machine is gone. Considering the fact we are forced to file a US tax return every year, despite not living there and having no financial ties whatsoever to the states, one would hope that we would at least have a comfortable place to do passport renewals, etc...