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[url= http://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/sep/29/uk-worst-quality-of-life-europe ]This article in the Guardian[/url] suggests that we in the UK endure the worst quality of life in Europe. To which I can only say, Tosh.
With such 'facts' cited as us having a
, I can hardly believe the study was undertaken by someone who can read and do maths.high cost of living, with food and diesel prices the highest in Europe,
Every year we spend a month on the Continent: normally Germany, but also Spain, France, and Belgium, and while diesel can certainly be lower in cost in France, it is hardly lower anywhere else, and groceries can be quite a bit higher.
One principle that I think always gets overlooked is how much something costs in proportion to income. So, for example, if a Canadian friend comes over here and says that something is expensive, I find myself asking them how much the same item would cost them back home in relation to how much they make.
In light of that, I can't imagine the cost of living being much lower anywhere than here in the UK (excluding housing).
Sure, things aren't perfect, but they're a damn sight better that 'the worst in Europe'.
Have you checked the date? 😉
That article is 4 years old!
He is doing it deliberately. Isn't he?
Has the binmen's strike ended yet?
Bloody British Leyland lot are out on strike again too. 😡
Also just heard. Joe Cocker has died.
RIP Joe. Another legend gone forever.
I'm feared about these Doodle Bugs.
I don't believe Mr Chamberlain. I think it'll end up in a war.
It's since we had that last lot of black death, things have right down hill
....except Prussia.Sure, things aren't perfect, but they're a damn sight better that 'the worst in Europe'.
FFS. 😕
I vow to never post another effing news article here (or anywhere) ever again.
Now, back to my bike. I'm quite excited. It's brand new.
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It's since we had that last lot of black death, things have right down hill
It's alright - I hear that London's on fire, so we might yet be saved
There's a bloody potato famine in Ireland. Stop complaining.
Mystery Solved - It's the Cardiff Space Time Rift, innit!
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There's a bloody potato famine in Ireland. Stop complaining.
I blame Cromwell.
I vow to never post another effing news article here (or anywhere) ever again.
SR you've made my day. I have to check every topic you start now just to see if you've cocked up again 🙂
Can't wait for someone to invent the internet. Then imagine what fun we will have.
To be fair to SaxonRider there isn't much cited in that article that will have changed significantly in the last 4 years though unlike SaxonRider I would be inclined to agree with it. I'm not moving though, I prefer to be underpaid and overcharged and live under perpetually grey skies. I'm odd like that.
I'm just glad someone spotted the date before I posted a major pro-UK rant 🙂
Now, back to my bike. I'm quite excited. It's brand new.
Are those wheels? I'm not sure those newfangled inventions will ever catch on 🙂
Small child just born in the far east.. in a stable!! Could be the start of a new religious movement....
Nah, He's just a very naughty boy.
quality of life defined by cost of diesel...
I think there are many slumps in Europe now ...
SaxonRider - Member
FFS.I vow to never post another effing news article here (or anywhere) ever again.
You are SaxonRider, and I claim my £5
😆
some genius, somewhere, is trolling SaxonRider with these news "leads".
Sir, whoever you are, we salute your indefatigablity!
wall wants paint, gravel wants weeding, tyres don't match and rear is soft, chain needs oiling.
May these threads never end
TurnerGuy - Memberquality of life defined by cost of diesel...
It’s an economic report so for “quality of life” read cost of living v incomes – it’s not a measure of happiness or contentment.
Diesel a surprisingly good indicator of cost of living - more than just the cost of fuel for motoring which can be quite high for some people - 10% in some rural places it also helps determine the cost most things we buy, including food which is another big bill for most people.
The very low rate of inflation we're seeing at the moment which is calming the effect of low wages and low wage increases is coming largely from deflated oil prices, it reduces the cost of motoring, it reduces the cost of food and pretty much anything else you buy through reduced transport and production costs, it reduces the cost of heating your home etc.
Even though this article if very out of date, we're still very bad for cost of living in the UK, housing is so massively overpriced like for like it roughly double the cost of the other major European economies.