 There was a mixture of classes and religious groupings, and a flourishing culture built up, with the growth of middle and working class clubs.Waiters and clerks were two main occupations, and many who worked in these professions went on to become restaurant owners and businessmen, to a considerable extent.This community maintained its size until the First World War, when public anti-German feeling became very prominent and the Government enacted a policy of forced internment and repatriation.