Some Americans, including this one, get tired of being lectured about their supposed shortcomings by European elites who imagine they've always got it right. How delicious when the worm turns.
I have to admit schadenfreude* was what I felt when I read this article from the Telegraph (UK) which describes the economic malaise sweeping much of Europe. To be sure, the author has an axe to grind concerning the Euro zone, but the European troubles he describes are nevertheless real.
*Schadenfreude is defined by Wikionary as "Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune. "
