UK standard of living rises above that in America for the first time in a century
For the first time in more than 100 years, British living standards have risen above those of Americans, a report has declared.
Increasing incomes, longer holidays and "free" healthcare have all contributed to making Britons better off than our friends across the Atlantic, according to the respected Oxford Economics consultancy.
The feel-rich factor is calculated using the gross domestic product (GDP) per citizen - an indicator of average incomes - which in Britain will be £23,500 this year, compared with £23,250 in America, it predicts.
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UK standard of living rises above that in America for the first time in a century
I guess that means we need to boycott British goods so we can drag them down. So much for me buying an Aston Martin.
You can get one, so long as you throw it into Boston Harbor.
So the whole International part of their name is just a hoax?
They have pancakes from many lands.
Okay, I can be flexible. I'll try a selection of pancake places. We get pancakes one day a year here.
Shrove Tuesday?
UK standard of living rises above that in America for the first time in a century
Adjusted for pancake proximity? I think not.
They have pancakes from many lands.
Shouldn't it then be
House of International Pancakes
?
Shrove Tuesday?
Mmm, I love having pancakes for dinner. Whenever we do that for Pancake Day (which is how it is referred to in our non-religious house) I always say, we should have pancakes for dinner more often. I mean, why not, right? Never happens though. It makes pancake (and paczi) day all the more special though, I suppose.
I actually made pancakes (for breakfast) yesterday, for the first time in yonks. Almost more blueberry than pancake, and they were teh yum. Banana pancakes are best though.
Shrove Tuesday?
That's the chap. We usually call it Pancake Day.
ETA -Pancake X-post!
We usually call it Pancake Day.
Ahahahaha! Excellent Pancake Day x-post.
