Tags: economy

2010-04-19

Permalink 12:23:00 by Stephan, Categories: English , Tags: bonds, economy, greece, iceland, tourism, volcano, yield
Where would you rather be stuck, unable to travel back home by air, in Greece or - let's say - in Spain? Let me rephrase this: Would you prefer to drive home through France or Serbia*? I usually get a bit nervous during the last days of any trip that… more »

2009-11-20

Permalink 17:16:43 by Stephan, Categories: English , Tags: crisis, economy, el pishtaco, fat, murder, peru
Peru's National Police claim to have busted a gang which killed obese people, extracted their fat and sold it to "European cosmetics companies". Wondering why this is good news? Well, the media has focused on the gruesome aspects of this story, totall… more »

2008-12-03

Permalink 22:39:25 by Stephan, Categories: English , Tags: anti-christmas, christmas, economy, luxembourg, shopping
While driving through the icy rain to the Belle Etoile shopping center today I heard on the radio that Jean-Claude Juncker called the current crisis "the most severe in the last 30 years". If you think that's not so bad, keep in mind that my Luxembourgis… more »

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