Brits top the US

[Brugdor]

http://biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080322/1194758124005.html?.v=1

At spending money they don't have to spend. Grats to you Brits! You are even worse than we are at spending responsibly.   

"Debt-Gorged British Start to Worry That the Party Is Ending
Saturday March 22, 8:37 pm ET
By JULIA WERDIGIER

LONDON — At one point, Alexis Hall had more than 50 pairs of designer shoes and handbags. It never occurred to the 39-year-old media relations executive from Glasgow that her £31,500 in debt ($63,000) would be a problem.

“It was so easy to get the loans and the credit that you almost think the goods are a gift from the shop,” she said. “You don’t fully realize that it’s real money you are spending until you actually sit down and consolidate your bills and then it’s a shock.”

More at link

[Doombot]

I am very sad at this. As Americans we're supposed to be number one.

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At least we're still number one at eating food.