spanish workers going to the uk for work

 I am the Jeanette Erath that writes in the Courier and was the inspiration for this thread, I just want to say that my point was about all the Spanish going to the UK to look for work, not those just looking for benefits, of which, I imagine would be very few. I have no idea how easy it is to claim in the UK and as I have no plans to leave Spain, hopefully I will never find out. Thanks for reading my column, hope you are still enjoying it. Regards

 Polite request- please could people use the spellchecker before submitting posts. I know we all make the occasional mistake, or typing error, but some postings read like a foreign language!

I think you will find that spelchecker (sp) often has to be an add-on, ie my deliberate mistake on this site via Firefox!  Lots of users would not be aware of this so lighten up please.  Where are the spelling mistakes?  I can't seem to see any,  in any event.

 Foxilady- just scroll through a few of the threads on EOS. I wish I had a euro for every howler-I know it doesn't really matter in the great scheme of things, but it is irritating, and also fascinating to see the various versions of everyday words.

This is probably a sign of the times we live in ie spelling isn't such a rigid a requirement in the state system anymore it would seem.  I continually meet people with Englsh degrees and they can't spell!  I am dumfounded by this and continually observe this nonsense.  I remember once back  around 2001 I advertised for a secretary/personal assistant,  and I interviewed over 20 applicants, with the emphasise on spelling as this was  obviously a huge part of the job.  Only 2 out of over 20 applicants passed the spelling test.  I kid you not.  And what was even more perplexing was the agencies that sent these women expressed anger towards me because I had emphasised this was a pivotal requirement for the position!!!!!!!!!  You couldn't make this nonsense up could you?  So point taken campo.

 Dumbfounded

With the emphasis on spelling

Don't you just love it when that happens? 

hahahahah believe it or not 2 keys stick on my laptop b and n!  so i didn't spot that - i need to get other half to sort this.