My destitution challenge began at 1am due to forgetting the time and continuing to drink after midnight. I necked a Chinese takeout box just before the hour, it was some last supper. My Saturday morning stomach was expecting the usual fry-up but it had to settle with a quarter tin of beans with hotdogs from a tin. I struggled to overcome the smell of dogfood as the tin clicked open and I had forgotten that these little limp sausages are cooked through boiling. Yes, I had to boil my sausages. I banged them in the frying pan after to make them feel a little more authentic. The overall result, however, was pretty tasty.
For dinner I had pasta, tuna, onion and a spoonful of tinned tomatoes. It wasn’t great so next time I’m going to try to make a thicker, more flavoursome sauce by cooking the tomatoes down with onion and sugar. So far destitution doesn’t feel too bad. I am dreading the next couple of days though where I’ll be in the house doing uni work, the one time that I want to snack through boredom. I’d better look forward to plain bread and the odd oaty biscuit.
Friday’s Answer: Less than 1% of the UK population are refugees:
Refugees: 0.4%
Supported asylum seekers: 0.7%
Today’s Fun Fact: Many Brits believe that asylum seekers get a cushy ride and choose to come to the UK to exploit benefits. In fact, most asylum seekers have no idea which country they are heading to and certainly have no idea about the ins and outs of our welfare system (they’re not given a how-to guide on the way!) When they do arrive, they receive 40% less benefits than the average Brit, until they are refused asylum – at that point they are cut off completely.
Source: Mobiles, Money and Mayhem: The Facts and Fibs About Asylum (Refugee Action)
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