Six years ago, a touch of schadenfreude would sometimes appear when European policy makers discussed American debt. For during the heady credit bubble, American households were drowning in loans; so much so that even children – and dogs – were being inadvertently offered credit cards. Europeans, by contrast, seemed less addicted to loans. Hence the sense of finger-pointing when America’s subprime woes came to light.
6年前，当欧洲政策制定者讨论美国债务时，时常会带有一种幸灾乐祸的感觉。因为在令人兴奋的信贷泡沫中，美国家庭被淹没在贷款中；以至于连儿童和狗狗无意中都获得了信用卡。相比之下，欧洲人对于贷款似乎不那么热衷。因此，美国爆发次贷危机之后，引来了欧洲人的指责。
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