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| Miserable Germans are the second-grumpiest in the EU, study shows, as their economy heads towards recession and their government faces budget crisis |
| 2023-12-12 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Germans are among the least happy bunch in Europe, reporting the biggest shock drop in life satisfaction over the last 10 years of any country in the EU, data shows. Research by Eurostat, the EU's stats agency, took a year-by-year measure of satisfaction between 2013 and 2022, asking Europeans to rate how they were doing on a scale from zero to 10. Germans have seen the most dramatic shift downwards, self-reporting an average of 7.3 in 2013 down to just 6.5 last year as the country heads for a deeper recession -- making them the second most miserable on the continent overall. Only in October the International Monetary Fund predicted the German republic would be the worst performing major economy this year, hit hard by high inflation and a manufacturing slump, and expected to shrink 0.5 per cent year. The country also now faces a troubling budget crisis, with the coalition in charge struggling to agree a deal aimed at plugging an estimated €17bn gap in next year's spending plans. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 I seem to recall EC speaking of himself over the years indicating he is rather well off. Nothing wrong with that, but during poor economic times being wealthy doesn't hurt. Surprised some of the old timers are picking on him. He reported well to Rantburg during a terror attack near his home. |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2023-12-12 21:37 |
| #9 I'm neither grumpy nor miserable. You’re a special case, lieber European Conservative. Acting rather than acted upon, which makes one feel much more cheerful, wherever one finds oneself. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-12-12 20:27 |
| #8 ^ Ahem. It's like being Reflective, but commenting every 20.4 seconds |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-12-12 19:30 |
| #7 #5 You're not conservative either. Not that anyone cares. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-12 18:30 |
| #6 I'd be grumpy, too, if I supported Ukraine. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-12-12 18:10 |
| #5 I'm neither grumpy nor miserable. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2023-12-12 18:00 |
| #4 [WARNING...] We have both dancing and marching, and gunfire in the streets. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-12-12 14:27 |
| #3 Watch out for what happens after the Wiemar Republic. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-12-12 12:11 |
| #2 I really don't want to see the German word for "almost as unhappy as the Bulgarians" typed out... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-12-12 06:48 |
| #1 Ah, reaping the rewards of socialism. [WARNING LABEL: You can ignore Germans dancing in the street. You best pay close attention if Germans are marching in the streets] |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-12-12 06:42 |