My understanding of what Marie Antoinette said is that a law was passed some decades before she became queen. In order to stop profiteering bakers running out of the basic baguette forcing people to buy more expensive breads, the law stated that if a baker ran out of the standard baguette, a shopper was entitled to any more expensive bread/brioche/cake etc, for the price of the basic baguette. So her comment was a reference to this, not a lack of understanding of how poor people lived.
Oh, the richness of life. Such a staggeringly beautiful region, proud industrious Basques, incredible food provenance, mountain-top views, the clarity of the air, how one yearns to return. What a great travel choice, you deserve the sunshine.
I was just pissing by your door. Allo, Allo. That downed English pilot pretending to be a gendarme. Great parody of the awful pronunciation of the Englishman in France. Of course the Scots don't have that problem as we roll our r's.
I'll pass, thanks.... (amazing just how much of this footage has been erased from social media, YouTube etc - and the BBC covered NONE of it, because it didn't fit the narrative).
I miss the unedited reporting of RT (and it was unedited - they would just let the cameras run uninterrupted). I also miss hearing the other side of a dispute - doesn't mean I have to agree with it or that I would believe anything & everything RT put out - I'm capable of forming my own opinions without EU endorsed censorship.
As Dennis Prager would say, "Those who censor - are liars!"
I don't recall the oil price in 2008. I did follow in detail the whole U.S. mortgage scam which was at least two years in the making. I can't remember when Madoff was found out but the whole mortgage scam was an example of near universal derangement (criminality) based on greed. Perhaps without an oil price spike, the system could have coped with it but I think its exposure was worse than, say, the consequences of the Long Term Capital debacle. Clearly, a sustained high oil price will not be good for the world's economy but if it is contained and managed (down), what now is indicating further economic turmoil? Heightened geopolitics? Nation state debt? I think simply concentrating on the oil price is not indicative of anything much at all, other than the obvious. Something else, starring us in the face, will, with hindsight, be a better indicator of the state of the world's economy. Perhaps the gyrations in the price of gold ('reculer pour mieux sauter' to carry on your French theme) or perhaps it is the optimists' view of A.I. and a new economic dawn...
Slightly jealous…the French seem to have a lot going for them, great beaches, fantastic food and the “work to live” mindset. At least that’s how it seems to me from the other side of the world.
Thanks for you description of Southern France, made me very nostalgic for long ago holidays with my children, both in their mid 40's now.
I have been following one of your recommended forecasters via Undervalued Shares, he is suggesting TIC companies in these troubled times, I am struggling to find any on Interactive Investor. Do you share his views that standards and certifications are core to a lot of businesses and so will always be with us? If so can you suggest any UK companies to invest in?
My understanding of what Marie Antoinette said is that a law was passed some decades before she became queen. In order to stop profiteering bakers running out of the basic baguette forcing people to buy more expensive breads, the law stated that if a baker ran out of the standard baguette, a shopper was entitled to any more expensive bread/brioche/cake etc, for the price of the basic baguette. So her comment was a reference to this, not a lack of understanding of how poor people lived.
Thank you
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Oh, the richness of life. Such a staggeringly beautiful region, proud industrious Basques, incredible food provenance, mountain-top views, the clarity of the air, how one yearns to return. What a great travel choice, you deserve the sunshine.
Yes it is lovely
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I was just pissing by your door. Allo, Allo. That downed English pilot pretending to be a gendarme. Great parody of the awful pronunciation of the Englishman in France. Of course the Scots don't have that problem as we roll our r's.
I'll pass, thanks.... (amazing just how much of this footage has been erased from social media, YouTube etc - and the BBC covered NONE of it, because it didn't fit the narrative).
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I miss the unedited reporting of RT (and it was unedited - they would just let the cameras run uninterrupted). I also miss hearing the other side of a dispute - doesn't mean I have to agree with it or that I would believe anything & everything RT put out - I'm capable of forming my own opinions without EU endorsed censorship.
As Dennis Prager would say, "Those who censor - are liars!"
I don't recall the oil price in 2008. I did follow in detail the whole U.S. mortgage scam which was at least two years in the making. I can't remember when Madoff was found out but the whole mortgage scam was an example of near universal derangement (criminality) based on greed. Perhaps without an oil price spike, the system could have coped with it but I think its exposure was worse than, say, the consequences of the Long Term Capital debacle. Clearly, a sustained high oil price will not be good for the world's economy but if it is contained and managed (down), what now is indicating further economic turmoil? Heightened geopolitics? Nation state debt? I think simply concentrating on the oil price is not indicative of anything much at all, other than the obvious. Something else, starring us in the face, will, with hindsight, be a better indicator of the state of the world's economy. Perhaps the gyrations in the price of gold ('reculer pour mieux sauter' to carry on your French theme) or perhaps it is the optimists' view of A.I. and a new economic dawn...
Thanks Christopher :)
Slightly jealous…the French seem to have a lot going for them, great beaches, fantastic food and the “work to live” mindset. At least that’s how it seems to me from the other side of the world.
Yes and no. It is very bureaucratic…
You remind me of a verse from an Ian Drury song:
There aint arf been some clever bastards, Lucky bleeders.
Looks fantastic .I knew about the Brioche
Living vicariously through you. Thanks for sharing such beauty way across the pond.
Hope you're having a wonderful and well deserved break.
In the 1970's and the Arab Oil embargo of the West, oil went from US$4 to US$16. the equivalent today would be a price of US$300+
Yes
Love a few holiday snaps mixed in with my financial commentary! 😁 Lovely, enjoy
Thanks!
Say it isn’t so! AI?
Thanks for you description of Southern France, made me very nostalgic for long ago holidays with my children, both in their mid 40's now.
I have been following one of your recommended forecasters via Undervalued Shares, he is suggesting TIC companies in these troubled times, I am struggling to find any on Interactive Investor. Do you share his views that standards and certifications are core to a lot of businesses and so will always be with us? If so can you suggest any UK companies to invest in?
Hi Andrew, thanks very much for that Nice comment.
In answer to your question, it’s not something I have any opinion of not one that’s worth listening to anyway?