Today a close friend in Spain sent an email bewailing the fate of his adopted nation (as it was ours for some 5 years) as it sinks rapidly into debt and might have to be rescued by the European Commission as did Greece not so long ago. Many newly built houses and hotels remain empty and many of the established restaurants around their home have closed not expecting to reopen in the near future. We are all worried about our home nations and have no idea what to do.
An article in the newspaper today gave us some hope when it said 'there is no way of maintaining the economy without consumption, it is a leisure activity and a social experience in our country. We should not stop shopping
but just change how we shop.'
Good news for all the people milling around in the department stores this week - on Monday morning I thought it was the January sales and for a moment and I might have missed Christmas!
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