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Maybe he was working cash in hand while in the UK.

• OJFord 6y ago
  Yes, I don't doubt it. Would you keep it all ('savings') in hand though, if that's how you were paid?
  • therealx 6y ago
    The money-in-a-mattress stereotype exists for a reason. Although in the past, their parents most likely told them some awful tales of banks becoming insolvent or screwing them, and maybe he didn't have good documentation to open an account?