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Originally Posted by Stuart C
I agree.
Germany now is NOT the same country it was then. We bang on about what a great country we are, and how bad the Germans are, but who is better off? We have mass unemployment and a debt that is greater than the GDP of a lot of countries. The Germans were similarly affected by the world wide recession, but were able to turn their economy around far quicker than we have been. We also have failing public transport systems, and while they are certainly not underfunded, thanks to privatisation, a lot of the money we give to the companies running them isn't actually being spent on improving or maintaining the networks. From what I have seen, German public transport is an order of magnitude better.
As Nick Clegg notes, the average German is also 6% better off than the average Brit. Why? Could it be that they actually worked to improve their lot rather than just bitch about how everyone else made it worse for them?
The war was 60 years ago. We do need to get over it, and work to improve things.[COLOR="Silver"]
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great post! Being a Scotsman raised in Germany ( with a german accent
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I have to agree with Clegg.
Britain lives much too much in the past.It's easy to slag off the germans,but how does that make us any better,or superior?Germany has done so much better than we have,so no reason for smugness there.
However,I do have to say I prefer living here.
Britain has a much more open and tolerant way of living,and the possibilities for social ascension or much better.
So: Halt's Maul England!!
oh,also: I LOVE YOU GREAT BRITAIN!!