You can tell you're back in England when...
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Just back from our Jollies and the first think that struck me about being familiar at being back home was...
The cashier at the petrol station didn't speak English as her first language.
(Obviously they don't speak English as their first language abroad either, but you know what I mean
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The cashier at the petrol station didn't speak English as her first language.
(Obviously they don't speak English as their first language abroad either, but you know what I mean
)I think I didn't make myself entirely clear.
I missed this aspect of the UK but it did remind me how much we seem to rely on immigration to fulfil these roles. In France I didn't encounter anyone but French nationals working behind the till at petrol services.
I don't think there is either anything either right or wrong with this situation, it was just different.
I missed this aspect of the UK but it did remind me how much we seem to rely on immigration to fulfil these roles. In France I didn't encounter anyone but French nationals working behind the till at petrol services.
I don't think there is either anything either right or wrong with this situation, it was just different.
Maybe they're just less noticeable there? Even the Norwegians have the Swedes coming over to work, bloody scroungers 
Back on topic - I went to Indonesia not so long ago, the traffic was horrendous and the standard of driving shocking, but everyone seemed to navigate around the chaos without too much aggression. Back in the UK, not even a quarter of the traffic, but much more aggressive drivers.
Back on topic - I went to Indonesia not so long ago, the traffic was horrendous and the standard of driving shocking, but everyone seemed to navigate around the chaos without too much aggression. Back in the UK, not even a quarter of the traffic, but much more aggressive drivers.
5-Oh said:
So she's learnt the lingo, fair play to her. You'll find most countries have migrant workers, they do the s
tty hours and low paid stuff that nobody else will do.
Correct but you're wasting your time, this should be in News Politics and Economics where all the far right bellends can agree and come up with a long list of Daily Mail complaints about why everything's so stty hours and low paid stuff that nobody else will do. t here - that's what the point of the OP is.It depends where I've returned from and to really.
If I arrive at Gatwick, the first thing I notice us how well signposted everything is, the car parks or train station from the airport terminals.
Then when I get in my car the road signs are superb, far superior yo abroad.
Then when I'm on the move even though it's the motorway the countryside is lovely, it looks really green and dotted with nice houses.
Then I often need some fuel and the filling station makes those abroad look pitiful, it's spotless, well lit, open 24 hours and you can buy anything from a snack to virtually a full weeks shop.
I could go on but I find the things I notice compare very favourably.
If I arrive at Gatwick, the first thing I notice us how well signposted everything is, the car parks or train station from the airport terminals.
Then when I get in my car the road signs are superb, far superior yo abroad.
Then when I'm on the move even though it's the motorway the countryside is lovely, it looks really green and dotted with nice houses.
Then I often need some fuel and the filling station makes those abroad look pitiful, it's spotless, well lit, open 24 hours and you can buy anything from a snack to virtually a full weeks shop.
I could go on but I find the things I notice compare very favourably.
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