Well, another year is almost over and that means that surely we must be closer to the end of the crisis. However,  when you talk to the 'experts' here in Spain they are anything but optimistic. In fact, most are unwilling to predict more than six months into the future, so I guess we will have to keep our belts tightened for a little while longer yet.

I watched a video (see below) the other day about the situation in Portugal. What really stood out was the fact that the Portuguese are so used to negative or stagnant growth that they just take it their stride. No one protests. They just go about their lives as usual. Good luck to them.  No need to jump from a five-story building. Just accept the situation and live your life.