On the cusp of a new world economic order perhaps?
July 15 1944: More than 700 representatives- men in dark suits mostly and smug smirks, clutching briefcases whose contents will play an integral part in creating a new financial world order- from developed nations have convened in the lush suburbs of Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. The smokers among them are itching for a fag, desperately. The kings of double shots, on the other hand, cannot wait for evening to come so that they can cool their heads, meanwhile they rely on the strong coffee served at the meetings to shush the previous night’s hangover. The philandrerers are also trying to make the most out of their time here at this conference; their minds constantly drift between the meetings’ proceedings and the steamy nights they have had at their hotel rooms for the two weeks that they have been here. Deliberations drag on for what seems like eternity and just when everybody has had it up to here (points at the forehead) a concession is arrived at on July 22. Pen is pu...