"Wilko" wrote in message
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BTW: since you are obviously not very well educated wrt the rest of the
world: FYI the economy of most EU nations actually did grow quite a bit in
the last couple of decades.

Damn, don't I know it!! My college tuition is based on the British Pound, my
vacation expenses are usually based on the Euro, and my purchased items are
based on the South African Rand. The dollar exchange rate has pretty much
collapsed against all three of those, escalating my costs by 20% or more
in every arena.

--riverman
(thinking of heading to the Far East.....no, wait, that won't work either.)