No, of course I'm not talking about my work ethic!
On the way home last night from the parade, I noticed a light on on the 2nd floor of the apartment block that is under construction across the road from my gaffe.
On closer inspection, I noticed clothes hanging on the unfinished balcony. I mentioned it to herself who nonchalantly informed me that construction workers lived on the site! Turns out to be common in these parts with Banglaseshis and the like. They get paid so little (for back breaking work and long days) that they can't afford to rent a place. So, they "live" in the building shell while it's being built! I thought this was unbelievable - that in a so called first world country you could exploit people so blatently. The picture above shows the view from the balcony of my apartment, showing the site where the boys eat, sleep and work.
Turns out that the builders of herself's parents' house in Jakarta were the first people to live in it also!
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