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FBN’s Ashley Webster with reaction from Spanish citizens on the European debt crisis and how it is impacting their lives and careers.
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As we mentioned earlier he's been talking to people on the streets getting their thoughts on the situation there -- -- Think without pay that Tracy I don't know I said anything I shouldn't have said before -- -- I couldn't hear about India loud and clear now from a rooftop hit Madrid we just -- -- -- -- to that saying can.
Like and he had nice and loud one of the first things that people have sent to me here is please don't think we are -- we are -- our economy.
Is much bigger and stronger than Greece but let's be honest.
The unemployment rate here at 24 point 4% is if anything a little higher.
-- Greece which is very worrying indeed.
In fact earlier today -- caught up with a man by the name of Manuel Benitez who had just been on a job interview.
Proof this well it's impossible to as far as politics sometimes.
Stricken people who we are be generous -- America can forum around.
Where around me.
Who are being asked for two months and eventually through -- it's.
That's driven more so it's getting worse and worse it's very hard -- -- -- -- And unemployed for one when healthier this much or product.
I'm coming from non -- -- And it's.
-- -- -- -- -- I -- that you should I have my own have been and you -- -- visual feel I rented statements.
And living -- and things like that.
B productions the very back and discuss things and get some business in and then and I didn't -- -- -- problems in this in this period right now.
It's very about what kind of problems -- radiology Yeltsin everything sound down -- Because science -- a -- Canadian regional field.
Now the company -- sudden all of these people who doesn't want to do they need convention any minute thing.
And we had many similar stories -- end.
Some of the younger people we spoken to are learning another language the language schools here are overflowing because.
People here think they can learn another language -- move overseas for us to find work and by the way have -- well -- for a job interview this morning at IBM they had.
Two openings five candidates so he's keeping his fingers crossed and we wish to -- The very best back.
Do you really interesting that -- -- -- was disgusted -- just fed up so.
What's how the mood different -- in Spain vs Greece.
There's a huge difference -- you can really feel the desperation.
In Greece.
Unlawful stores saw shot down with graffiti all over the windows.
And really -- largest sense I think of fear.
Here in the main streets of Madrid the busy shopping streets it's hard to believe there is such a problem going on with the economy the stalls a full.
Lotta tourists are here a completely different feel and we went to a protest march last night of union members and we did the same thing in Greece and it was to say the least a little dangerous but they were friendly and very nice to us last night they would just.
Concerned about their lives and their future and because they welcomed us they have so -- a huge difference -- -- Tracy but the economic situation.
Well there's still a lot of similarities.
Thank you asked Li I love the color and you be safe if -- starts get out of hand.
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