{"id":27782,"date":"2025-02-18T15:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/consommer-en-europe-le-plaisir-fait-de-la-resistance\/edito"},"modified":"2025-11-27T17:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:38:58","slug":"editorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/en\/lobservatoire-cetelem-de-la-consommation\/consumption-in-europe-the-quest-for-enjoyment-holds-firm\/editorial","title":{"rendered":"Editorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the unrelenting succession of crises affecting the planet &#8211; whether they relate to health, politics, geopolitics or inflation &#8211; there\u2019s one word we thought might have disappeared from our vocabulary: enjoyment. And yet&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And yet, happily and encouragingly, Europeans cite the term \u201cenjoyment\u201d before any other when it comes to defining their consumption. At a time when the inevitability of global warming and the solutions being touted in order to curb it have created something of a dark cloud above our heads, this positive, not to say hedonistic, attitude confirms that consumerism has by no means gone out of fashion, even if consumption patterns have shifted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nonetheless, as you will soon discover in this latest edition of L\u2019Observatoire Cetelem, this enduring sense of enjoyment has been shaken by economic and budgetary realities, ongoing frustration and feelings of guilt about the \u201cright way to consume\u201d, all of which serve to muddy the picture in myriad subtle ways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s more, the increasing tendency for consumption to be steered towards services and non-material items has translated into differences between the behaviours of the younger and older generations, and between low-income and wealthier households, whether by choice or by necessity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be that as it may, why deny ourselves the joy of observing that consumption can provide Europeans with more than just material satisfaction?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portrait-flavien-neuvy-150x150.png\" alt=\"Flavien Neuvy\" class=\"wp-image-20023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portrait-flavien-neuvy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/observatoirecetelem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/portrait-flavien-neuvy-150x150-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Flavien Neuvy<\/strong><br>Head of L\u2019Observatoire Cetelem<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the unrelenting succession of crises affecting the planet &#8211; whether they relate to health, politics, geopolitics or inflation &#8211; there\u2019s one word we thought might have disappeared from our vocabulary: enjoyment. And yet&#8230;&nbsp; And yet, happily and encouragingly, Europeans cite the term \u201cenjoyment\u201d before any other when it comes to defining their consumption. 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