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In Europe, a lot of young people have part-time jobs from around the age of 16, so when they come over at 18 or 20 they have already got quite a bit of work experience.
For whatever reason there has been a shift in the UK with teenagers much less likely to have part-time jobs these days than they would 20-30 years ago. Part of that might be because there is a lot more pressure at school than there used to be. I think that is bad all round.
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I particularly love this one:
In Europe, a lot of young people have part-time jobs from around the age of 16, so when they come over at 18 or 20 they have already got quite a bit of work experience.
Replace 'In Europe' with 'Among the working classes,'.