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Deep Freud Moors wrote:

Mxsmanic wrote in message
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But take the briefest of unblinkered trips to Ireland and you
will find that it *exudes* affluent consumerism
these days, more so than the UK in many ways.

That's not saying much. The UK is not what I'd call affluent.

The UK is one of the wealthiest countries on Earth. By European standards,
Western standards, and World standards it is very affluent. You perception
is miles off reality. Apparently you are unaware of just how most of the
planet actually lives.

I think Mxsmanic might be referring to GNP figures, in which the UK
comes below a few (European, US and other) countries- and then, on the
whole, not by much. By Mxsmanic's logic, we may as well decide
Switzerland (or whomever is top now) is "affluent" and everyone else is
poor. Uhuh.

He's talking ********, again.

David

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On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 02:15:13 +0000,
(David Horne) wrote:

By Mxsmanic's logic, we may as well decide
Switzerland (or whomever is top now) is "affluent" and everyone else is
poor. Uhuh.

Norway I believe recently, but the PPP changes of exchange rate make
such a difference

Jim.

Jim Ley wrote:

On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 02:15:13 +0000,
(David Horne) wrote:

By Mxsmanic's logic, we may as well decide
Switzerland (or whomever is top now) is "affluent" and everyone else is
poor. Uhuh.

Norway I believe recently, but the PPP changes of exchange rate make
such a difference

Yes. Norway and Switzerland often hover around each other in the league.
Of course, it's worth remembering the actual _cost_ of things in Norway
when factoring in how affluent they are.

David

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On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 11:30:10 +0000,
(David Horne) wrote:

Yes. Norway and Switzerland often hover around each other in the league.
Of course, it's worth remembering the actual _cost_ of things in Norway
when factoring in how affluent they are.

That's why they're discussed on Purchasing Power Parity terms, to
attempt to overcome these differences.

Jim.

Jim Ley wrote:

On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 11:30:10 +0000,
(David Horne) wrote:

Yes. Norway and Switzerland often hover around each other in the league.
Of course, it's worth remembering the actual _cost_ of things in Norway
when factoring in how affluent they are.

That's why they're discussed on Purchasing Power Parity terms, to
attempt to overcome these differences.

Yes, I've looked them up just now- it makes the differences a lot less
dramatic.

David

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Deep Freud Moors writes:

The UK is one of the wealthiest countries on Earth.

So is California.

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What would you call affluent?

The most wealthy areas of California are reasonably affluent.

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