Read the text again and select the words which are connected with Moldova’s economic situation (e.g. market economy).
The British are a nation of video addicts, focused on driving their cars.
They have forsaken the traditional diet of beef and beer in favour of chicken and lager.
The official handbook of Britain says that over the 50 years since the end of the Second World War the social situation has become more miserable.
According to the Central Office of Information, the executive agency responsible for government information and publicity, highlights that the
British are twice as rich as they were at the beginning of the century.
In old days, recessions were different. Before the computer appeared, recessions were followed by booms and the jobs would always return. Now they do not.
Britain has changed in more subtle ways as well. When someone talks about drugs, for example, they are not referring to aspirin.
A big factor has been the rise in the number of
women, particularly married women, at work. Women
now make up almost half of the workforce. Many of
them have their own businesses and companies.
The eating habits have also changed. Consumption
of beef, lamb, pork, sugar and fat declined dramatically, while vegetarian food is at its highest. Life expectancy for men is 79 and 83 for women, up from 49 and
52 respectively since the beginning of the 20th century.
Some things, however, never change. For example, the inhabitants of these islands still believe that:
“Britain is the worst country in the world to live in except, of course, for all the others.”