A few years ago when the British pound still had value, life was so exciting and we had loads of funny days. It was party time nearly every month end…if not every weekend. But all this has changed, thanks to the Credit Crunch we have had to change our habits, priorities and lifestyles. An increasing number of people are now bankrupt, many more are in massive amounts of debt, their Credit Scoring severely affected by those County Court Judgements (CCJs). Our lives have been Credit Crunched like what happened in Zimbabwe during the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) years.
Anti-Social Behaviour
A few years ago it was considered severely anti-social not to attend a friend’s or relatives party. People would find any excuse imaginable to have a party, if you fail to attend because you are working….lol! People would swear they will take their revenge next time you have your own party.
How different from Zimbabwe, where you would be lucky to get an invite. No wonder there are a lot of ‘Gate-Crushers’.
Zimbabweans on the Club Scene
There were days when a number of Zimbabweans would go clubbing every weekend, if not every day of the week. On weekends it was Gochi Gochi galore, now most of that is history thanks to the Credit Crunch hit Britain. People’s behaviors have changed, if the Zimbabwe man’s favourite brew (Chibuku Scud) was available here, I wonder how many would have gone back to our traditional brew, “Hari Ye Madzisahwira”.
Lives Credit Crunched in the Diaspora
Our lives have been crunched in Credit Crunch hit Britain and the rest of the Diaspora….even all those flashy Zimbabwean Agency owners, all the Club owners and so called Music Show Promoters who used to drive around in expensive cars have also been credit crunched. Maybe because of mismanagement all that flashy lifestyle has gone.
I hear most of these business owners used to exploit Zimbabweans without the right papers to work in Britain, maybe it’s payback time.
Are we ever going to see the good old days?
Life has really changed in the United Kingdom and will never be the same again, and I guess it’s the same with the rest of the Diaspora. But thank God, the economies are now showing signs of recovery. Will the good old days ever come back? What do you think about life in the Credit Crunch hit Diaspora? Feel free to share your story by posting your comments.
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The problem of UK life is that it is supported by debt.All those people who drive flashy cars have a lot of debt.That is plastic life.I was once in UK but now live in Australia.Zimbabweans live a good houses and drive flashy cars .A lot of them save ,but they do not work like donkeys .If one is not satisfied in a foreign land ,it is better to move because Rukvhute rwako haruna kuchererwa ikoko.