the world economic forum just published the global competitiveness report which essentially ranks each nation based on economic expansion and prosperity. i was baffled to see china ranked #49, down from #46 a year ago. it seems like we are bombarded with data about china's key role as an emerging superpower and its threat to our space in the global marketplace. china's rank, i presume, is due to their flawed infrastructure and social policies.
in any case, i found it amusing that spain was ranked far above china at #29. spain ranked above china, a nation renowned for it's industrial boom and huge technological resources?! uhhh....what does spain's GDP consist of again? spain is a nation whose culture revolves around napping. don't get me wrong, i've been to barcelona and LOVED it. the people/food/nightlife were fantastic, these people really know how to live. in fact, they are able to party so much because they get up and go to work for 10am, take a 2 hour lunch then siesta for about 4 hours in the afternoon. businesses shut down, everything stops so that people can take naps. what do they actually get done during the day? maybe the chinese should nap more.
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