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  • I think it's pretty clear what she meant by this:

    “My parents would talk about when European countries joined the EU they would suddenly get an influx of staff from a new country,” she says. “They remember the summer that Poland joined and the sudden influx of Polish housekeeping staff

  • is it not possible she just found other nationalities had a better work ethic than Brits?

    (Which may well have something to do with the character of people who travel to other countries to work vs. Those who stay home)

  • It’s possible, but I don’t think it’s the case.

    I have worked in hospitality all my life. I started in the late ‘70’s. Housekeepers haven’t got any better, they’re just paid the same now as they were 49 years ago.

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