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A large number of people move to Britain for different

reasons every year. Among them there are Kimiko, Xavier and Margaretha. They were

interviewed about their lives in England. They have different opinions on

living there.

Kimiko

Kinoshita Wood came to Britain as a bride several years ago. There is much more

freedom for women here,' she says. 'It is sometimes difficult for Japanese

women to adjust.' For Kimiko, the change was easy because she is a translator

and speaks English fluently. Also, she has an English husband. 'Attitudes to

women are very different,' she says. 'Japanese wives come to Britain and after

a while they discover they can have a life of their own outside the home. They

don't have that kind of freedom in Japan.'

In

Japan it is unusual to see men shopping with their wives, helping in the house,

or babysitting. But Kimiko's husband, John, a shipping engineer, happily lends

a hand with the children. John says that Japanese husbands soon adapt in

Britain, and seem to relax more with their families.

Education

is one thing that worries Kimiko. In Japan, children go to school six days a

week and work much harder than English children. Another complaint is that

shops don't have many clothes for small women!

When

Xavier Dupont came to Britain, his friends in Paris

said he'd hate it. However, Xavier, a 26-year-old chef, says they were wrong.

'French

people imagine that Britain is a cold, miserable country where everyone dresses

badly, you can't see anything for fog, and the food is the worst on the planet.

I don't agree.'

Xavier

insists that the British look good because they don't follow fashion so

seriously. He enjoys shopping in Britain because there are so many fresh things

in the supermarkets.

However,

he has some complaints. He thinks that British men don't show enough

consideration or appreciation of women. Also, he doesn't like British bathrooms

where you stand or sit in the bath to have a shower! Last of all, he feels that

shops and restaurants close far too often and far too early.

In

Britain, Margaretha Simons can be a full-time

housewife, at home with her four children. It is unusual in her native Norway

because almost all Norwegian women go out to work. It is also unusual in Norway

to have more than two children. Margaretha, who is

43, met her British husband, Noel, a university professor, while she was

learning English in Cambridge.

Although

she finds British people friendly, she doesn't like everything. She thinks

British houses are not built well - even modern houses have a lot of draughts.

Also, there is too much litter on the streets and by the sides of the

motorways. She likes fresh British food, but at first she did not like the tea

because it looked cloudy and grey. Now she is addicted to it, and has cups of

tea all the time!

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