ils ont du culot.
I think the Caiman islands work only the way they work, because they are associated with the UK. Why else wouldn't lot of small poor islands, of which there is quite a number, go the caiman way? While Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Jersey,... (all the UK associated) do it... Der Amerikaner ist die Orchidee unter den MenschenVolker Pispers
Folks living on these supposed "paradise" islands who are struggling to make both ends meet with minimum salaries lower than in the mainland with prices quite a bit higher, might want to return the compliment.
Few people know much about the history - particularly economic history - of the French Antilles that led to the present crisis. So, yes, at first glance, it sounds like yet another case of "send us more (taxpayers) money". And that's a narrative that some, here in mainland France, are surely not too unhappy to see develop as an alternative to a closer examination of the roots of the crisis.
BTW, I found an interesting take from Alexandre Delaigue on the Econoclaste blog:
econoclaste - Le blog d'econoclaste
My comment was more for our non-French speaking fellow ETribbers. Deciphering the Antilles situation is complex enough if you can read French, if you're limited to English language publication... Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.
