Pound seems to be weakening against the euro

[sasguru]

scooter,

keep your voice down

we don't want 'em all coming over here

Milan.

I wouldn't worry. Not many would be able to live in the arse-end of nowhere like you do.

[sasguru]

out of curiosity and simply to present a balanced view, I'd love to know what they think/thought of you

Milan.

Probably envious of my charisma, easy charm and good looks.

[DodgyAgent]

I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. Read what you want as always.

Yes, living outside the UK is easily the better option right now. Taxes are cheaper, food is cheaper, the list goes on..

you said: "Europe has confidence, life for the majority is good and they're making stuff." Does this include Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Italy?

[milanbenes]

and good sense of humour



Milan.

[TimberWolf]

Portillo last night on 'This WeeK' says we are heading for disaster and if Greece goes down we (the UK) are heading for meltdown. So not a totally optimistic view.

[milanbenes]

DA,

i guess it does for

Portugal - most of Europes shoes come from their, most of Europe's tiles come from there

Italy - huge engineering capacity in Italy

Spain - I am not familiar with their industry - apart from agriculture

Milan.

[Jog On]

From a technical analysis perspective EUR/GBP looks like it might have broken out to the upside

[doodab]

Scooter is like a country bumpkin who goes abroad for the first time and only sees the superficial side

It's really a question of what you compare to what. Most of you lot are focusing on Greece or other places that are ****ed, so to make a fair comparison you need to look at life in the less salubrious parts of the UK.

If you are going to look at prosperous parts of the UK it seems perfectly fair to compare London to say Bavaria which has a population comparable to greater London, a GDP about 30% higher and offers a very high quality of life. I have homes in both cities and I would say Munich wins EASILY for quality of life. There are less poor here, it's much less crowded, you have better access to nature, feck all crime, better public services, and for the price of a 3 bed ex council semi in a decent area of London you can buy a detached house with a pool.

On the other hand life in the poorer parts of Greece, Spain or southern Italy is probably much more miserable than living in Swansea or Sheffield.

[sasguru]

DA,

i guess it does for

Portugal - most of Europes shoes come from their, most of Europe's tiles come from there

Italy - huge engineering capacity in Italy

Spain - I am not familiar with their industry - apart from agriculture

Milan.

You've spotted what most economists have missed, Milan.
Portugal makes shoes. I can hear the sigh of relief in the Portuguese ministry of Finance from here.

What a cretin you are to be sure.

[doodab]

On the other hand German people are not as much fun, the food may be cheaper but it's far crappier, their corporate atmospheres are generally dullsville personified, rates are not as high as the City for the best people.

I know - I've been every year since 1991 and worked in Germany and Switzerland.

Couldn't wait to get back after a couple of years.

The thing is SAS, you are, as you keep telling us, the elite of the elite crack intellectual shock troopers. Not everyone has your ability to make money appear out of thin air just by opening their mouth & waving their hands and most people who still have to actually do stuff for a living are far better off in Germany where there is a chance that someone will pay them for doing it.