Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:21 pm  

can't believe it ! well it is in the Sun but if it's true then what the 'you know what' is happening to Britain ? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... ain-0.html even the froggies are ahead of Britain who are one above Italy !!!

can't believe it ! well it is in the Sun but if it's true then what the 'you know what' is happening to Britain ? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... ain-0.html even the froggies are ahead of Britain who are one above Italy !!!

Re: Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:42 pm  

Not just in The Sun.

Inevitable really. If they had got their act together earlier, they would be way ahead of us by now.

India is in 9th place and growing quickly.

Russia will overtake us soon too.

Mind you these country's have much bigger populations than us, so per capita they aren't as well off.

Re: Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:48 pm  

Again? That's at least twice in the last six months.

Call me when they pass us in GDP per capita.

Re: Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:50 pm  

Dally wrote:

Not just in The Sun.

Inevitable really. If they had got their act together earlier, they would be way ahead of us by now.

India is in 9th place and growing quickly.

Russia will overtake us soon too.

Mind you these country's have much bigger populations than us, so per capita they aren't as well off.

true enough - Germany is obviously bigger now but France is about the same population as the UK and enjoys a better overall standard of living than the UK IMO of course

Re: Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:53 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

but France is about the same population as the UK and enjoys a better overall standard of living than the UK IMO of course

Only because they are all peasants, heavily subsidised via the EU to keep their peasant lifestyles intact.

Re: Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:55 pm  

Dally wrote:

Only because they are all peaants, heavily subsidised via the EU to keep their peasant lifestyles intact.

please !

love your sense of humour mate

Re: Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:00 pm  

Spot the most intelligent nation in Europe and the least (by clicking on the % of income button)! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe ... .stm#start

Spot the most intelligent nation in Europe and the least (by clicking on the % of income button)! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe ... .stm#start

Re: Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:01 pm  

Just wait till they get as good as us at football.

Re: Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:06 pm  

So this'll be countries that make stuff, will it?

Re: Brazil overtakes the UK !!! : Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:09 pm  

This news is out of date by a month, maybe 2.