The glue that melds Applixware Office's features together into coherent applications is an object-oriented macro programming language called ELF (Extension LanguageFacility).
Chalk it up to colonial ties, plus English-language facility that has permitted access to more labor markets, especially at higher income levels that can support bringing an extended family along.
Just as their poorest countrymen have continued to leave family and familiarity behind to labor in spots like the Arab Gulf, so, too, may a new cohort of the best and brightest look to international business centers, especially where their English-language facility gives them an edge.