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01-07-2008, 04:34 AM
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From the BBC website today :
Britons 'richer than Americans'
The average UK person will this year have a greater income than their US counterpart for the first time since the 19th Century, figures suggest.
Analyst Oxford Economics said the UK's GDP per head of population will reach £23,500 - £250 higher than in the US.
However, because goods and services are cheaper in the US, Americans will have stronger purchasing power, it added.
UK GDP per capita will also be higher than in Germany (£21,665) and France (£21,700), Oxford Economics calculated.
Managing director Adrian Cooper said: "The last 15 years have seen a dramatic change in the UK's economic performance and its position in the world economy.
"No longer are we the 'sick man of Europe'."
Oxford Economics said that in 1993, following the last major recession and the UK's ejection from the ERM, GDP per capita in the UK was 34% lower than in the US, 33% lower than in Germany and 26% lower than in France.
It said the improved UK position reflected the sustained strong growth it has enjoyed since then and the recent strength of sterling.
Mr Cooper said: "The UK has been catching up steadily with living standards in the US since 2001, so it is a well-established trend rather than simply the result of currency fluctuations."
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01-07-2008, 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield 
However, because goods and services are cheaper in the US, Americans will have stronger purchasing power, it added.
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We're still better off.
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01-07-2008, 04:39 AM
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01-07-2008, 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Pacman We're still better off. | But we have more money and when we come to the US for holidays, or order them via the net - goods are even cheaper for us to buy! 
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01-07-2008, 04:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany, Europe, Planet Earth | | | I always wonder what that FTW stands for...
Feed The World..? ...hmmm probably not.. |
01-07-2008, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by caligula I always wonder what that FTW stands for...
Feed The World..? ...hmmm probably not.. | "UK GDP per capita will also be higher than in Germany (£21,665) and France (£21,700)..."
You're just jealous!
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01-07-2008, 04:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany, Europe, Planet Earth | | | Well, that does not really answer my question.
But...let me think about this.
Jealous?....yeah, only because you got Lindsay Dawn Mckenzie.
BUT: as we all know, the U.K.'s got the most horrible weather....ever.
Oh...what's that FTW abreviation?
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01-07-2008, 04:58 AM
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01-07-2008, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by caligula
BUT: as we all know, the U.K.'s got the most horrible weather....ever.
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| We have a very moderate climate - especially on the South Coast - and with Global warming we are going to be like the South of France soon!!
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01-07-2008, 05:06 AM
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01-07-2008, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by pmaraziti Italians cook better.... | They need to stretch those simple ingredients further, so as to save money!
Besides - most of them are running Restaurants in London!! 
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01-07-2008, 05:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | What is up with the blatant nationalism? I thought we were supposed to be a Kumbaya-style world community? 
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01-07-2008, 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield Besides - most of them are running Restaurants in London!! | Of course they do, to charge you twice as much.  |
01-07-2008, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Diggler What is up with the blatant nationalism? I thought we were supposed to be a Kumbaya-style world community? |
Hey, this is only humor..but GOOD humor.
Since a Brit is involved it has to be good humor.
They are the best.
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01-07-2008, 05:20 AM
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01-07-2008, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by caligula Oh...what's that FTW abreviation?
Calling for enlightenment. | FTW = For the win.
Apparently, at some point in history, there was a moment when people could say "England for the win" in relation to their football team. Unfortunately, no one can remember when that was.
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01-07-2008, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield We have a very moderate climate - especially on the South Coast - and with Global warming we are going to be like the South of France soon!! | Wouldn't you like that one. You may make more money but your teeth are still crooked. |
01-07-2008, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Latimour FTW = For the win.
Apparently, at some point in history, there was a moment when people could say "England for the win" in relation to their football team. Unfortunately, no one can remember when that was. | That was back when Gary Lineker had brown hair and Michael Owen didn't have two left feet. Oof! |
01-07-2008, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by morf Wouldn't you like that one. You may make more money but your teeth are still crooked. | Does anyone else smell that familiar mix of garlic, onion and body odour? I guess the French have arrived!
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01-07-2008, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris2112 That was back when Gary Lineker had brown hair and Michael Owen didn't have two left feet. Oof! |
Or somewhere around 1966.....
But since when does brown hair make you a good football player..?
I just realised that this is an "almost European only" thread.
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