Foreign gain (From Thurrock Gazette)

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Foreign gain

2:54pm Thursday 8th February 2001

Am I the only one to notice the amount of foreigners currently in London? Maybe I am wrong, but I have never known so many accents everywhere all the time. South Africa and Australia must be empty. What do they all see in this wet climate?

ROBERT BREAMED

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