Good news, faithful blog readers! I am now an employed Australian in London. Like so many others of my kind, I have gotten a job in- you guessed it- a pub. I don't evens tart until the 31st of August, so I am very excited about two weeks of actually enjoying my unemployment, rather than feeling like a boil on the face of society.
I have to say that I am shocked, as I didn't think that my interview went all that well. Partly, because it was in a crowded room with someone being interviewed right next to me, and partly because there were about sixty other people there being interviewed. But hey- the old Kathryn Charm, remember?
The man interviewing me asked where I was living and I said "Bermondsey" which earned me this response:
"Urgh! Bermondsey! I hate it there! It's sooo dodgy!"
Not so according to the guide book. According to that, Bermondsey is the new Hoxton. Not knowing where or what Hoxton is, I can only assume this is a good thing. Lucky I didn't mention that I live very close to the Old Kent Road.
But yes, it's very exciting, now I am employed I can stop worrying, and all of you who are in London can come and see me and give me an enormous fifty percent tip. Cash only guys. I don't take card.
Congrats on the job, althought your blog is a spoiler for the emails you send me! Did you know Robert de Niro was rumoured to have bought a penthouse in Bermondsey?
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And that its history dates back to Anglo-Saxon and Norman times (thanks Wikipedia). By the way, that band I told you about are The Bermondsey Joyriders:
http://www.myspace.com/thebermondseyjoyridersofficial