My city makes the cover of TIME magazine...

[The Larch]

...in a doom & gloom story about youth unemployment in Spain. Even my street gets mentioned! There are a few mistakes on the piece, but roughly the picture is true.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1909486,00.html

[Admiral Yi]

Fellationes.

Will pay extra attention to the article when it comes.

[DisturbedPervert]

There are a few mistakes on the piece

Only a few is pretty damn good for Time.

[The Larch]

Fellationes.

Will pay extra attention to the article when it comes.

Apparently it was published in July. Local press was mentioning it today and tracking the people they talk about. The girl from the main story actually got a new job already.

[saskganesh]

wow. Vigo was so prosperous it could support a third tattoo parlor. I had no idea.

..."I'm getting by on piercings." 

[The Larch]

wow. Vigo was so prosperous it could support a third tattoo parlor. I had no idea.

..."I'm getting by on piercings." 

A third tattoo parlour in the same street. That's where I live (typo on the name of the street, by the way), and AFAIK at least two are still open.  A bit puzzling as an indicator, I agree.

[saskganesh]

wow. Vigo was so prosperous it could support a third tattoo parlor. I had no idea.

..."I'm getting by on piercings." 

A third tattoo parlour in the same street. :p That's where I live (typo on the name of the street, by the way), and AFAIK at least two are still open.  A bit puzzling as an indicator, I agree.

It made me think of Regina, Saskatchewan. Tats may as well have been the economic growth strategy for a few years in the 00's.

[Josquius]

Holy cow

(by 2007, 81% of families owned their own home and 21% had a second one)

That's a lot of people with second homes

[The Larch]

Holy cow

(by 2007, 81% of families owned their own home and 21% had a second one)

That's a lot of people with second homes

It really depends on which kind of second home they're talking about, it's not necessarily a "house at the beach" thingie. At least in my region, and I think it also applies to the whole of Spain, it's quite common for families to have their first home wherever they live, and another house back in the village where their parents came from.

[Tamas]

I am willing to help out hott unemployed Spanish girls

[Ed Anger]

I am willing to help out hott unemployed Spanish girls

No dogs or gypsy's allowed.

[Valmy]

I am willing to help out hott unemployed Spanish girls

I bet unemployed Hungarian girls are hotter and much more conveniently located for you.

[Tamas]

I am willing to help out hott unemployed Spanish girls

I bet unemployed Hungarian girls are hotter and much more conveniently located for you.

No dogs or gypsy's allowed.

[derspiess]

Fellationes.

[KRonn]

Not bad Larch, grats on your hometown being a big part of the story.

Though as I read the article, it seems to point out the systemic problems for younger educated workers in many European countries (Greece, Spain, France mentioned) trying to get jobs and then progress up the economic ladder, even during the better economic times. I assume the same happens in the US, though I think mostly for low or non-skilled workers.