Australian Workmen

My brother and his wife live in Australia. She is an Aussie and Stephen is English. After they married, they went to live in Australia. Steve sent me an account of how their new kitchen came to be installed, and I copy bits below. As you read, think for a moment what it would be like to have a new kitchen installed here in the UK.

Last Monday we were told that the plumbers and electrician would arrive around eight sharp to start refurbishing the kitchen. Needless to say they didn't, they arrived at ten to seven. The cabinet maker arrived at 08:30 just when he said he would, and began work at once, carefully taking down the old units and taking them away, all of them tried very hard not to make a mess, and if they did they cleaned up at once, I was beginning to feel very uneasy.

We got a brand new shining kitchen, handed over on time on date, and under budget (slightly) at three o clock on Friday afternoon, which was convenient because we having friends to dinner at seven.