Something must have been in the Glühwein this year
The natives like to drink Glühwein (a warm red wine punch) during the Christmas season. Something must have been in the spices they were using this year, though.
A survey taken by the Emnid Institute, a branch of the international Gallup group (Süddeutsche Zeitung 24-26 December, 2005) indicates that the natives are looking more optimistic about their future. Of all of the 70 countries surveyed last year, Germany got first place in pessimism. But this year they have dropped down to midfield. 31% of the natives surveyed expect a general decline in 2006, but 29% of them have a more optimistic view.
This is all relative, of course. When it comes to optimism in general, they still lag far behind the British (42%) and the Americans (51%) but have now passed up the Italians and the French.
68% of the natives surveyed believe that their jobs are safe. 57% are worried about rising unemployment (68% last year). 15% expect economic improvement (6% last year). And 31% are concerned about war and terror (41% in 2004).
I don’t find any of these numbers particularly impressive, but hey, it’s a start.
Aller Anfang ist schwer.
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