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March 03, 2005Gap students 'learn little' about world
by Angie Brown GAP year students hang around with other Britons and spend a lot of time on the phone to their parents rather than immersing themselves in the culture of foreign climes, a three-year survey has revealed. Rather than meeting the natives, the youngsters admit to gravitating towards other English-speaking travellers whilst abroad, for "easiness". Some of the annual 200,000 British gap-year travellers even plan their itineraries around television programmes back home and keep up-to-date with local football leagues. One backpacker admitted he had planned his entire itinerary around ensuring that he never missed a televised Manchester United match. Gap students 'learn little' about world, continued Comments
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