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Originally Posted by JamboP26
I've never heard of 'NEET' either. Here, we use the term 'Jobseekers' for people 'Not in Education, Employment or Training', mainly because the benefits you get when not in work here is called 'Jobseekers allowance'.
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Really? Of course I understand what you're saying, but NEET seems to be cropping up in the news here. Probably a gimmicky thing picked up by the conservatives, but did surprise me as, as you pointed it out, I first heard the term in Japan but it's clearly got English origins. Jobseekers to me, are just that; people claiming jobseekers allowance and looking for work (even without much effort or success). A NEET might fall in the same category, but are more likely to not even be doing that much.
@Koir, as I understand it, it has absolutely nothing to do with hikkikomori. Not surprising really as true shut-ins are pretty rare in the UK. NEET's are usually unmarried young people who have pretty much graduated uni, moved home and not been able to find anything to do since. Or simply just left highschool and are living off the bank of mum and dad. Here at least, NEET has nothing to do with your social capabilities. In fact, most NEETs are portrayed as the opposite; education leavers who don't want to, or can't step up to a full adult working life and so are basically messing around or stuck in the in-between space. I think the term is used more in Japan, and then they also have Parasite Singles, which overlaps what the UK terms as a NEET.