nessie000  +  758167 Sun, 31 May 09 01:11 PM Hi, Please have a look at this:   As the tsunami moved from Wall Street to Main Street, it drove a growing circle of companies into bankrupcy.   Does 'Main street' have any implication of the British financial center?   Many thanks, Nessie. nessie000 Joined on Thu, Dec 4 2008 Full Member 200

	Avangi  +  758176 Sun, 31 May 09 01:16 PM No.  Wall Street is the financial center of the US.  Main Street is the financial center of the individual cities or local municipalities. The implication is that in the beginning the storm was obvious (or felt) only by the major financial institutions, but it was eventually felt  by all of us in our local financial dealings, and by the companies who existed to do business on a local level. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,182 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Business, Careers