Germany sick of being called “sick man”
Chancellor Merkel did everything but put on a cheerleading suit earlier this week by pointing out to everybody that the German economy has “turned the corner”. Where it actually went or is still going to now after having turned that corner is anybody’s guess of course, but the fact that it could still turn at all definitely seemed to have made her day.
Breaking with tradition, she pointed out that the traditional sluggish growth is less sluggish and the traditional high unemployment is less high than usual. She spoke about how the budget deficit is being addressed and how the trade surplus is growing and about all that tax revenue coming in and why therefore taxes are being, uh, raised – but there won’t be any tax hikes after this one anymore honestly truly she swears on the Gutenberg Bible etc.
All of this led her to conclude that it is high time for everybody out there to stop calling Germany “the sick man of Europe”.
“I mean, jeez,” she muttered in exasperation. “We are like the largest economy in Europe and export more of our products than ever before and are more innovative than ever so like let us out of this hospital ghetto cliché thing already.” She then reached around and patted herself on the back with both hands. Twice (put Bush neck rub joke HERE).
“Besides,” she continued, pointing a threatening finger at journalists on her way out. “If you have to insist on using a term like that these days, the proper one is ‘sick person’, got that?”
Sie strotzt ja vor Gesundheit.
Kommentare auf Deutsch? Her damit!
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