Brave new wave of migrants to our land of opportunity 'I Polish,' said George. He didn't do verbs, but he did gardens ...

From: The Scotsman | Date: October 19, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

THE man at my friend's front door had just a few words of English. "I George," he said, pointing at his chest. "I Polish." Then he thought for a second for the right word. "I gardener."

"You're a gardener?" my friend repeated, bemused. "George," George said, pointing at his chest. "Gardener." It was obvious that George did not do verbs, or at least did not do them in English.

It happens that my friend has many great strengths, but doing his own garden has never been one of them. It's a jungle: large unruly shrubs, a patch of grass which sees a lawnmower about six times a year, whether it ...

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