We hear about the doom and gloom in and out of the Eurozone. Spain, Italy, and Greece are constant sources of worry. Every issue of The Economist comes with very cautious outlooks, warning of British Eurosceptics and a precarious French position, politics threatening the ability of the EU to do much of anything, the pitfalls of focusing on austerity vs. growth, and wary German voters. And obviously it varies from an aloof Norwegian strength to steely German resolve, to Spain's teetering. But are things over there really as bad as they seem? Or is it mostly life as normal with a touch of extra anxiety?