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[stopstaaron]

http://www.earth.col...icles/view/2960

Here are the notables


1.Denmark
2.Finland
3.Norway
4.Netherlands
5.Canada
6.Switzerland
7.Sweden
8.New Zealand
9.Australia
10.Ireland
11.United States
13.Austria
14.Israel
15.Belgium
18.United Kingdom
22.Spain
23.France
24.Mexico
25.Brazil
28.Italy
30.Germany
44.Japan
56.South Korea
76.Russia
84.Iran
94.India
102.China

[American Woman]

It doesn't matter what some people say the "happiest countries" are; it only matter how happy you are.

[stopstaaron]

It doesn't matter what some people say the "happiest countries" are; it only matter how happy you are.

Says 11th place

[bush_cheney2004]

People are so happy is some of these countries, they commit suicide at a higher rate, as in Finland!

[Boges]

People are so happy is some of these countries, they commit suicide at a higher rate, as in Finland!

If Scandinavia was so awesome, why don't more people live there?

[American Woman]

Says 11th place

Sorry. But personally I'm in first place. I love my life, love the opportunities I've had, am thankful every day for where I was born.

As I said, it only matters how happy we as individuals are - and I don't need someone else to tell me that.

You live in a wonderful country, I live in a wonderful country. I thank God for my blessings. And for the record, my ancestors left countries higher on the list to come here.

[stopstaaron]

People are so happy is some of these countries, they commit suicide at a higher rate, as in Finland!

Finland is not even in the top 10

http://vilnews.com/?p=12605

[stopstaaron]

If Scandinavia was so awesome, why don't more people live there?

Probably cause its cold
less day light
less religious

Edited by stopstaaron, 02 April 2012 - 05:55 PM.

[waldo]

Says 11th place

yes, clearly... the U.S. obesity epidemic is a tragic precursor to their expressed unhappiness! That and their obsession with guns... violence certainly begets unhappiness!

[American Woman]

yes, clearly... the U.S. obesity epidemic is a tragic precursor to their expressed unhappiness! That and their obsession with guns... violence certainly begets unhappiness!

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Green doesn't become you.

[waldo]

Green doesn't become you.

Countries achieve great progress in economic development as conventionally measured; yet along the way succumb to new crises of obesity, smoking, diabetes, depression, and other ills of modern life.

As one key example, the world’s economic superpower, the United States, has achieved striking economic and technological progress over the past half century without gains in the self-reported happiness of the citizenry. Instead, uncertainties and anxieties are high, social and economic inequalities have widened considerably, social trust is in decline, and confidence in government is at an all-time low. Perhaps for these reasons, life satisfaction has remained nearly constant during decades of rising Gross National Product (GNP) per capita.

[American Woman]

Really, Waldo. Green doesn't become you. It makes you look fat.

But do keep telling yourself that Americans are unhappy. Whatever it takes to make you happy. As for me, I'm glad my ancestors left those Scandinavia countries - if they hadn't, I couldn't be

[bush_cheney2004]

yes, clearly... the U.S. obesity epidemic is a tragic precursor to their expressed unhappiness! That and their obsession with guns... violence certainly begets unhappiness!

Yet Canada has a higher suicide rate than the USA. Tell us about the fat 'merkins again!

[stopstaaron]

Yet Canada has a higher suicide rate than the USA. Tell us about the fat 'merkins again!

Only by .5

[waldo]

But do keep telling yourself that Americans are unhappy.

nope, sorry - I'm not telling myself anything... I'm simply reading and quoting from the U.N. report.