If you live in a first-world country I'd like to hear about how things are in your country. Feel free to comment if you want to.
I assume that Lithuania is still first-world country. Even if we seem to be going backwards sometimes. Not so long ago I read the news that someone stole 4 watermelons. The interesting part is that they apparently costed 200(?!) eur. So even if I would ever succeed selling an art piece for 400(so far I did not come close to that) I would only be getting 8 watermelons worth of money...I still find this very weird. One would think that any half decent art piece/ unique luxury item should be worth more than a few fucking watermelons.
And don't get me started about the prices of wooden briquettes...Last year I paid 430 for two pallets. This year three pallets costed 920(these prices are with delivery). But the ,,best part''? After I bought wooden briquettes this year those bastards rised prices again and again. First one pallet costed 350. Now 370...
I also heard that one our politician bought some land. and the same year sold it for 5 times bigger price... I like living in Lithuania. I would not want to live in another country. But some things here seems just insane.
It's alarming to think where it's all leading. Here, higher cost of living has led to a higher crime rate for one thing, a decline in services and quality right across the board and many many people falling into deep financial trouble. Something will break so badly eventually I think and then the true chaos will begin.