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The "new" European economies are poorer but they're also more egalitarian. Lower average income, but more people near the average. That creates the odd situat
by retrac 3y ago
The "new" European economies are poorer but they're also more egalitarian. Lower average income, but more people near the average. That creates the odd situation where a young person born into poverty in, for example, Poland, or Estonia, may have better prospects than someone born today into poverty in the UK, or even France. More of a real chance at social advancement, ending up middle class and socially-economically secure. Quite a reversal from just a few decades ago.
- aylmao 3y agoI was recently in the UK and a friend there expressed a similar pessimistic sentiment— "things are really bad here, the whole world is going down the drain". Back where I'm from, things aren't looking as bleak as they are in the UK. I found that comment amusing really. The assumption that since Britain has historically been wealthy and a one of the better places to live, if things are not looking great there, they must be so everywhere or something.