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Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....
  
An interesting story for you today which shows to some extent the attitude and work ethic of the locals.
I needed to go to my regular computer shop to update our 3G internet connection. It was quiet in the shop so I stayed and chatted with the young guy who owns it. In the course of conversation he said that his wife was English and came from Ashford, Kent, not exactly a million miles from where we used to live. I asked how long he had lived in UK, the answer was less than 1 year. When I asked why he
said, "because you have to work too hard in UK, better to earn less and live the lifestyle here in TRNC" and he quoted as an example his father, who had been a policeman for 20 years and retired on full salary pension, at the age of 45. Anybody want to calculate what all these pensions cost and then work out why there is a huge deficit here.
Joan and I had commented on something similar on Tuesday afternoon. Before going to the airport in the early evening, we had decided to go down to Rosie's Bar, for a swim in the sea and follow this with something to eat. It was only 3 o'clock and we noticed that about half the local council workforce were all down there. Summer working hours are 8.00 a.m. until 1 p.m., that is 5 hours a day over 5 working days, but still on full salary. Nice if you can get it.
This evening the depleted version of Lapta Layabouts, the rest are in UK, went to Pasta Mania on the Edremit road. My choice of Fettuccine with a Marinara sauce was absolutely delicious.
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