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Ask about Britain 英国问答
中、英文化差别在哪些方面呢? 生活方式有什么不同呢? 要想了解英国社会的更多方方面面, 请留目英国问答。
Recession 经济萧条
 


Image of the word recession
No one knows how long the recession will last

 Has the global economic crisis affected British people’s spending habits at all?
 
A listener from Yunnan

There’s no doubt that people in the UK have been hit hard since the economic slowdown started in 2008.

The dreaded R-word – recession – is heard very frequently as every day seems to bring more gloomy economic news. Factories have closed, unemployment is rising and house prices have fallen.

In this tough time, how are people coping with the recession and what changes have people made in their lives? Yang Li and Helen find out from a couple of Londoners.


Do you have a question about Britain?
你有没有对英国的疑问?

Then email us at chinaelt@bbc.co.uk or

欢迎你把问题通过电子邮件发给我们:chinaelt@bbc.co.uk

 
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