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]
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Problem is, if we tried that here, no-one would be able to tell the difference – especially in NYC…
They’re doing it wrong. You’re supposed to blame it all on Russia’s security services for secretly poisoning the Ukrainian economy.
They’re doing it wrong. You’re supposed to blame it all on Russia’s security services for secretly poisoning the Ukrainian economy.
oy vey! I have such pain in my hryvna!
Yea mannnnn, f’ the establishment mannnn
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.
They’ll be fine as long as there’s no vodka shortage.
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.
It’s Ukraine. The Ukraine is a region.
Umm, what’s with calling it “the” Ukraine? How about “the” Canada or “the” France? Did I miss something?
@ 10 & 11–it is to avoid confusion with all those poseur, wannabe Ukraines. Like Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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.
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!