Talk:Sick man of Europe
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As the article says, this was once said of the UK, usually by the Conservatives, but are their any citations from outside the UK to add to this section of the article?
Philip Cross 20:25, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
- I've never heard this term applied to anyone but the UK... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.132.242.1 (talk) 12:30, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] I've heard this term often applied to Scotland...
...particularly, with regard to the physical health of the people of Scotland, which has been very poor statistically in comparison with other European nations.--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 17:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Italy was also a sick man of Europe, it seems that most countries have held the title. Gomez2002 13:14, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
