paphio Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If one agrees to the premice that people who live > in colder harsher climate will have a greater > propensity for work, steming from the neccessity > to insulate ourselves from the weather. Then maybe > it is lost cause to think that countries like > Spain, Greece, the regions of southern Italy will > ever contribute meanigfuly enough to keep the Euro > strong. ^^^^^^ This bit mad > > Perhaps there is a clever solution to harmonise to > completely different economical dynamics. ^^^^^^ This bit the crucial question > > Any ideas? ^^^^^ No....nor has anyone else Meanwhile, LOL at scoffing at the impracticality of early sociologists trying to impose a theorretical map on different societies as they are far too complex for such generalisation but supporting the actual implementation of a single currency to complex and differing societies. Anyone want to ask me what the Irish I work with feel about the hike in interset rates they had yeasterday to cool the German economy?