For much of 2008, a stock phrase in thepressstatementagreedeach monthby theEuropeanCentral Bank's rate-setters was "the euro area does notsuffer from majorimbalances."
Too many changes have happened to society and the world we live in for a 50-year-old to be able to relate to a 15-year-old and the stock put-down phrase adopted by all kids "you wouldn't understand" is perfectly appropriate - though very unwelcome at any age.