My holiday, expensive because of the Germans?
Today I saw an article about Germany, being the 2nd largest exporter in the world…
I was a bit surprised…., but then realized; they do have Mercedes, BMW, Siemens and a lot more….
Then it hit me……., just before I went on my holiday, the euro went totally down.
First we had the Greek going bankrupt, then the stories about Spain going down…., maybe Portugal going down…..
And then; prime minister of Germany, Merkel, is telling the whole world we (the European Community) is facing hard time and she is wondering about the Greek; will they be able to pay us back. Next step; the President of the federal bank of Germany is also telling about the hard times we are facing…..
And again, Merkel is making a speech about the crisis….and her doubts…
During this period of time, the euro went down from 1,35 to 1,25….
With falling further after all then speeches of those Germans….
Until today, I thought they where just plain dumb…as it would help the value of the euro going further down.
But now….I do realize it is helping the Germans, as the world second exporter; they would sell more cars…more tvs etc etc…..
And now I am wondering; did Merkel give those speeches on purpose….? Did she want the euro to go down…??
Is it her fault my holiday in the USA was that expensive…? With the rate of 1,18?
They are selling more BMWs and Mercedesses……. And the rest of the EU is paying the bill….!
If it’s good for the Germans… then it’s even better for the Dutch.
The Netherlands is by far the number one export country per capita, about $30000. Compare this with Germany ($14000), Japan ($4600), USA ($3400) or China ($1100)…
that’s the awful reality. sometimes you’re up, sometimes we’re down. i hope your next holiday would be better. btw, you might want to join our Summer giveaway – you can win $50 – just grab our badge.