'The average UK person will this year have a greater income than their US counterpart for the first time since the 19th Century, figures suggest.'
― Billy Dods, Monday, 7 January 2008 14:18 (seventeen years ago) link
Britons now richer fatter than Americans
― blueski, Monday, 7 January 2008 14:18 (seventeen years ago) link
Americans can't afford to eat.
― Billy Dods, Monday, 7 January 2008 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link
We save all that money on not tipping.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 7 January 2008 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link
And not paying for dental work
*insert British stereotype joke here*
― Tom D., Monday, 7 January 2008 14:21 (seventeen years ago) link
However, because goods and services are cheaper in the US, Americans will have stronger purchasing power, it added.
The pound is worth twice as much as the dollar, but everything is twice as expensive! Except petrol, which is about five times as expensive!
― snoball, Monday, 7 January 2008 14:22 (seventeen years ago) link
Sway's second album bombing, there
― That mong guy that's shit, Monday, 7 January 2008 14:23 (seventeen years ago) link
"No longer are we the 'sick man of Europe'."
recent strength of sterling
?
― laxalt, Monday, 7 January 2008 14:45 (seventeen years ago) link
No, now we're the sick bastards of Europe
― Tom D., Monday, 7 January 2008 14:47 (seventeen years ago) link
PERHAPS WE CAN NOW GET SOME GOOD FOOD
― DG, Monday, 7 January 2008 15:09 (seventeen years ago) link
SPOTTED DICK AND CUSTARD!!!
― snoball, Monday, 7 January 2008 15:12 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.fishandonions.com/randomFK/loadsamoney.jpg
― DavidM, Monday, 7 January 2008 15:19 (seventeen years ago) link
my v nice pub dinner last night: Venison and ale casserole with mash and red cabbage Pear and blackberry crumble with custard £14.70
RICH. IN PARADISE.
― blueski, Monday, 7 January 2008 15:20 (seventeen years ago) link
Calculation invalid because they included this lot: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Roy-fam-2007.jpg/300px-Roy-fam-2007.jpg
― snoball, Monday, 7 January 2008 15:21 (seventeen years ago) link
Calculation invalid because they included this lot:
http://www.tintuconline.vietnamnet.vn/Library/myImages/27/2007/08/17/ChelseaLampardvsLiverpoolGerrard.jpg
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 7 January 2008 15:25 (seventeen years ago) link
Most of them are foreigners though!
― snoball, Monday, 7 January 2008 15:26 (seventeen years ago) link