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AYou'vejustcomehome,afterlivingabroadaway,hasthiscountrychangedforthebetter-or
forafewyears.Sinceyou'vebeenfortheworse?
Ifyou'vejustarrivedbackintheUKafterafortnightsholiday,smallchangeshaveprobablysurprisedyou-anythingfromaIocalgrcengrocersuddenlybeingreplacedbyamobile-phoneshoptosomeoneinyourstreetmovinghouse.
SohowhavethingschangedtopeoplecomingbacktoBritainafterseven,tenoreven15year:'livingabroad?Whatchangesinsocietycantheyseethattherestofushavehardlynoticed----ornowtakeforgranted?Tofindout,weaskedsomepeoplewhorecentlyreturned.
Dcbi:WhenweIc几Cheltenham,myhometown,wasatownofwhite,middle-classfamilies-allveryconservative(保守的).ThetownisnowhometomanyeasternEuropeansandlotsofAustralians,whocomeheremainlytoworkinhotelandtourism.Thereareevenseveraisnopsonlyforforeigners.
Havingbeenaninunigrant(移民)myself,Iadmirepeoplewhogooverseasto
findajob.MaybeifIlivedinaninnercitywhereunemploymentwashigh,I'dthink
differently,butIbelieveforeignsettlershaveimprovedthiscountrybecausethey're
moreopen-mindedandoftenworkharderthanthenatives.
Christine:AsweflewhomeoverBritain,bothofusremarkedhowgreen
everythinglooked.Butthedifferencesbetweentheplacewe'dleftbehindandtheone
wereturnedtowerebroughtsharplyintofocusassoonaswelanded.
Toseepolicemenwithgunsintheairportforthefirsttimewasfrightening-in
Cyprus,they'reveryrelaxed-andIgotpulledoverbycustomsofficersjustfor
takingawoolensweaterwithsomemetal-madebuttonsoutofmycaseinthearrivals
hall.Everyoneseemedtobeonguard.Eventheairportcar-hirefirmwantedacredit
cardratherthancashbecausetheysaidtheirvehicleshadbeenusedbybankrobbers.
Butanyway,thisisstillagreen,beautifulcountry.Ijustwishmorepeoplewould
appreciatew,thatthey'vegot.Afterashortoverseasholiday,peopletendto A.noticesmallchanges
B.expectsmallchanges
C.welcomesmallchanges
D.exaggeratesmallchanges
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