I ask myself why on eart a woman on her late 30s come to live in UK to work as a waitress! I tell you what, everyone worked as a waitress in UK! No lies!Everyone I know, even wealthy ppl cannot stand their "sons" here without at least a part time job and what everyone does is catering. I did this job for a year and a half, it was cool, I worked in cool places, I met fantastic people, I saw all the celebrities I could, I didnt need to wear a ridicoulous french-style uniform, however, It was a lesson, there I learnt what is the diference between WORK and JOB.
but another day one gilr came up to me and said her friend is been living for 2 years here in UK< not in LOndon, working her ass off in shit jobs where you have to SERVE and CLEAN (fuck it, or you are a waitress or a cleaner, there is a law to protect you also)when she used to be a graphic designer in Brazil!!!!Excuse me...if you want to kill yourself right, stay where you are!!!!

I write this because I d like everyone to know that life in UK is not only saving punds and killing yourself, it s not olny working in a kitchen or restaurant floor not willing to learn more english than that menu offers you. Learn as much as you can , I know it s hard , but it makes me crazy when I see brazilian ppl here, some of them are in the country longer than me and they ask me to make phone calls for them cos they cant speak on the phone. I know the begining is hard and annoying, it s very depressing also but you gotta go through it otherwise you will be lost and dependent!