Friday, November 10, 2006

Polish workers shown UK TV shows

Bus firm FirstGroup has confirmed that its new Polish drivers are being shown UK television programmes to help them understand different regional accents.

The UK firm, which now has 1,000 Polish drivers working across Britain, said programmes being shown included Only Fools and Horses and Coronation Street.

A FirstGroup spokesman said new Polish staff were shown different TV programmes depending upon where they were going to be posted in the UK.

For example, a new recruit going to Glasgow may be shown a DVD of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly.

While someone heading to the English capital might be shown an episode of much-loved sitcom Only Fools and Horses, which is set in the London borough of Peckham.

And Coronation Street would be aired to those going to Manchester.

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