One thing that we would really like to see more of here in the United States is protests over economic and market conditions. We aren't quite sure why Wall Street types don't take to well... Wall Street after a 400 point drop in the Dow and start blowing their horns in unison.
For our money, the Ukraine has got it figured out:
Thousands of car drivers in the Ukrainian capital angrily blew their horns for several minutes Monday, protesting what they call incompetent and corrupt government policies that led to a devastating financial crisis.The Ukrainian currency has lost some 40 percent of its value since September as a fall in the export of steel, the heart of the economy, led to a shortage of foreign currency. That was coupled with a loss of confidence in the hryvna and the banking system.
"We've had enough of the authorities," said one protester, Ihor Ratushny.
Damn authorities.
Ukrainians protest financial crisis [Associated Press]
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 3:12PM
First Bitches!
SPODE
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 3:13PM
Problem is, if we tried that here, no-one would be able to tell the difference - especially in NYC...
Posted by Cantillon , Dec 22, 2008 3:22PM
They're doing it wrong. You're supposed to blame it all on Russia's security services for secretly poisoning the Ukrainian economy.
Posted by Cantillon , Dec 22, 2008 3:27PM
They're doing it wrong. You're supposed to blame it all on Russia's security services for secretly poisoning the Ukrainian economy.
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 3:35PM
oy vey! I have such pain in my hryvna!
Posted by Anal_yst , Dec 22, 2008 3:41PM
Yea mannnnn, f' the establishment mannnn
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 3:42PM
Ha ha, the Ukraine. Do you know what the Ukraine is? It's a sitting
duck. A road apple. The Ukraine is weak, Newman. It's feeble.
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 3:58PM
They'll be fine as long as there's no vodka shortage.
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 4:31PM
They should man up and thank their lucky stars they aren't as screwed as the average Albanian in '97. That was a real ponzi scheme led descent into anarchy.
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 4:33PM
It's Ukraine. The Ukraine is a region.
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 4:34PM
Umm, what's with calling it "the" Ukraine? How about "the" Canada or "the" France? Did I miss something?
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 5:05PM
@ 10 & 11--it is to avoid confusion with all those poseur, wannabe Ukraines. Like Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 7:48PM
It's called "the ukraine" because its name comes from the Russian word "okraina," which means outskirts, as in *the* outskirts of Russia. The Ukraininans should just admit that they're too incompetent to govern themselves and ask Mother Russia to re-annex them in exchange for a bailout.
Posted by guest , Dec 22, 2008 8:50PM
Ukraine girls really knock me out.
They leave the West behind.
Moscow girls make me sing and shout
They blow,blow,blow my,my,my mind!
The Other Guy from Delaware
Season's greeting DB crew!