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The country where folk (almost) like estate agents

Saturday, June 27, 2009
Which is France, just for a change.

Asked whether they had a good or bad opinion of house pimps estate agents, some 32% had a good opinion, 54% a somewhat bad opinion and 14% a very bad opinion. The figure for total bad opinion is up two points from last year, so our Gallic chums would appear to be catching up.

While I have not been able to find a recent UK survey on all fours with those parameters, this one from April has 1% trusting estate agents. Further detail in the French survey has a mind-boggling 31% thinking agents have integrity. A rather lower figure than those who think Elvis lives, I imagine. In common with, I imagine, most folk I have my own horror story of being shafted by those odious wretches - yes, I am talking about you, Townends of Streatham Hill - but will spare readers the details.

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The long awaited (?) DPRK update

Friday, April 24, 2009
There have been plenty of floral baskets, denunciations left, right and centre etc, but that is all rather par for the course. See multiple past DPRK-watch posts

However, this gem deserves a narrower audience:


"Products of the Yonggwang Furniture Joint Venture Company of the DPRK are popular at home and abroad".

OK, with you so far.

"Diverse styles of such household goods as conference tables, wall cabinets, beds, sofas and TV tables and kitchen utensils including wooden cupboards, sink frames and dining tables are quite presentable. They are not only handy but also very durable under natural conditions".

Ideal for house meetings I suppose, although lack of durability under unnatural conditions is a worry.

"A rich selection of chairs made of oak and black walnut trees look peculiar in patterns and color and superb in quality, while retaining natural beauty".

Maybe they could block book some commercial airtime and crowd out Harveys, DFS, Dreams and all the rest of them.

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