A change we have noticed over here this time is the change in bar staff – when we were were here 1990 - 2001 the majority were Australian, Kiwi or South African all on their OE, now the staff are mainly Eastern European – a result of the flood of Eastern Europeans arriving in the UK following their entry into the European Community – a very noticeable change. Not sure what the young Commonwealth people on their OE are now doing to fund their travels, in all our time here we have not come across one young person from the Commonwealth.
posted by Cathy | 1:02 AM
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I know where they all are Cathy! The schools and the NHS are full of Australians, Kiwis and South Africans on temporary contracts doing their 'normal' jobs. Lots in the banks too. I guess most of the Commonwealth young people are doing 'proper' jobs rather than bar work, and that has been the case for a few years now.
Anne
We did wonder if that was the case, what they used to do was work for 6 mths, go travelling for 3 mths, back working again to get more money and then travel again. So a shift in their goals, travel must now come at the end of their 2 years.
Cathy
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