SweetieBabie Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 'Happiest Place on Earth' Poll said = Denmark If it is happiness you are seeking a move to Denmark could be in order, according to the first scientist to make a world map of happiness. Adrian White, from the UK's University of Leicester, used the responses of 80,000 people worldwide to map out subjective wellbeing. Denmark came top, followed closely by Switzerland and Austria. The UK ranked 41st. Zimbabwe and Burundi came bottom. A nation's level of happiness was most closely associated with health levels. Prosperity and education were the next strongest determinants of national happiness. Mr White, who is an analytic social psychologist at the university, said: "When people are asked if they are happy with their lives, people in countries with good healthcare, a higher GDP [gross domestic product] per capita, and access to education were much more likely to report being happy." He acknowledged that these measures of happiness are not perfect, but said they were the best available and were the measures that politicians were talking of using to measure the relative performance of each country. He said it would be possible to use these parameters to track changes in happiness, and what events may cause that, such as the effects a war, famine or national success might have on the happiness of people in a particular country. Measuring happiness He said: "There is increasing political interest in using measures of happiness as a national indicator in conjunction with measures of wealth. "A recent BBC survey found that 81% of the population think the government should focus on making us happier rather than wealthier. "It is worth remembering that the UK is doing relatively well in this area, coming 41st out of 178 nations." He said he was surprised to see countries in Asia scoring so low, with China 82nd, Japan 90th and India 125th, because these are countries that are thought as having a strong sense of collective identity which other researchers have associated with well-being. "It is also notable that many of the largest countries in terms of population do quite badly," he said. He said: "The frustrations of modern life, and the anxieties of the age, seem to be much less significant compared to the health, financial and educational needs in other parts of the world." HOW THE NATIONS RANKED ON HAPPINESS 1st - Denmark 2nd - Switzerland 3rd - Austria 4th - Iceland 5th - The Bahamas 23rd - USA 41st - UK 90th - Japan 178th - Burundi Where is your happiest place on earth ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soda Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 I've been to oversea once ( Abu Dhabi) and when i'm back I really appreciated about Thailand. to be born as Thai and live in Thailand. Foods, weather, people are so nice oh I love Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 I think Thailand is a VERY happy country. Thai people have a 'joie de vivre' that I haven't encountered elsewhere. I often find myself smiling because I see groups of schoolkids having fun, toddlers giggling or bunches of girls hugging each other and enjoying life. The funny thing with this emotionally free nationality is that when things don't go well, Thai people are equally big on their responses... I've seen people storm out of good jobs for virtually no reason. Go crazy with anger over the slightest insult... and then there's jealousy, broken-heartedness and pride. Thai people seem to possess all of these emotions in abundance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 I heard that Poseidon in Ratchadapisek is the happiest place on Earth that's what I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 was a bit shocked to see Guatemala on the list at number 9. Especially considering that over 50% of its population live in abject poverty. But then I guess the researchers only sent questionnaires to those who could read and write... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_wayne Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 they have the best weed in Denmark,thats why there the happiest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toma Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Zimbabwe and Burundi came bottom. :*( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjotr75 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 it is fun Denmark is number 1, because there are no people that complain more than the danes.... It is kind of a national sport - complaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 it is fun Denmark is number 1, because there are no people that complain more than the danes....It is kind of a national sport - complaining step up from raping and pillaging!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjotr75 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 it is fun Denmark is number 1, because there are no people that complain more than the danes....It is kind of a national sport - complaining step up from raping and pillaging!!! I did not understand that one, and I am not complaing now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moobs Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 was a bit shocked to see Guatemala on the list at number 9. Especially considering that over 50% of its population live in abject poverty.But then I guess the researchers only sent questionnaires to those who could read and write... Riches and affluence does not equal happiness. Some of the happiest people whom I have met in the world were dirt ass poor in terms of materialism and finances. Why would this result surprise you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetieBabie Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 was a bit shocked to see Guatemala on the list at number 9. Especially considering that over 50% of its population live in abject poverty.But then I guess the researchers only sent questionnaires to those who could read and write... Riches and affluence does not equal happiness. Some of the happiest people whom I have met in the world were dirt a*s poor in terms of materialism and finances. Why would this result surprise you? Hippiest place on earth poll ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moobs Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Depends on the people I'm with. Sometimes, Afghansitan is the happiest place on earth for me. Sometimes, Bangkok. Koh Tao on the 27th and 28th of April was a damn happy place. I don't think it's the place. The place where there is no religion and no political correctness and people are free to be as f**ked up as they want to be and no one gets all faux angry over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z123321MB Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 my home.. home sweet home as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 it is fun Denmark is number 1, because there are no people that complain more than the danes....It is kind of a national sport - complaining step up from raping and pillaging!!! I did not understand that one, and I am not complaing now was referring more to the Danes (and Norsemen) of around 1000 tears ago +/- rather than today, though of course the raping and pillaging only happened when they went a viking rather than trading etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hippiest place on earth poll ? What people refer to as hippies are **everywhere** on the planet. Conservatives always try to stereo them as dirty referring to the young kids of the 60's commune days but most I have met are not the unwashed but more truth seekers. Hip is cool and you can see the hip fashions of wealthy american kids and their designer jeans already worn look. I think some conservatives try to propagate the dirty hippy image to avoid legitimizing the natural desire of people to want to be cool which includes loving people and being peaceful and taking care of the environment which isn't something Monsantos and their corporate hierarchy want going around. Its simply bad for business. :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky_house Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Bhutan seems to have the right idea: Gross National Happiness (GNH) is an attempt to define quality of life in more holistic and psychological terms than Gross National Product. The term was coined in 1972 by Bhutan's former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who has opened up Bhutan to the age of modernization, soon after the demise of his father King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk. It signaled his commitment to building an economy that would serve Bhutan's unique culture based on Buddhist spiritual values. Like many moral goals, it is somewhat easier to state than to define. Nonetheless, it serves as a unifying vision for the Five Year planning process and all the derived planning documents that guide the economic and development plans of the country. While conventional development models stress economic growth as the ultimate objective, the concept of GNH claims to be based on the premise that true development of human society takes place when material and spiritual development occur side by side to complement and reinforce each other. The four pillars of GNH are the promotion of sustainable development, preservation and promotion of cultural values, conservation of the natural environment, and establishment of good governance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hippiest place on earth poll ? What people refer to as hippies are **everywhere** on the planet. Conservatives always try to stereo them as dirty referring to the young kids of the 60's commune days but most I have met are not the unwashed but more truth seekers. Hip is cool and you can see the hip fashions of wealthy american kids and their designer jeans already worn look. I think some conservatives try to propagate the dirty hippy image to avoid legitimizing the natural desire of people to want to be cool which includes loving people and being peaceful and taking care of the environment which isn't something Monsantos and their corporate hierarchy want going around. Its simply bad for business. :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hippiest place on earth poll ? What people refer to as hippies are **everywhere** on the planet. Conservatives always try to stereo them as dirty referring to the young kids of the 60's commune days but most I have met are not the unwashed but more truth seekers. Hip is cool and you can see the hip fashions of wealthy american kids and their designer jeans already worn look. I think some conservatives try to propagate the dirty hippy image to avoid legitimizing the natural desire of people to want to be cool which includes loving people and being peaceful and taking care of the environment which isn't something Monsantos and their corporate hierarchy want going around. Its simply bad for business. :twisted: http://www.monkwhy.com/category/modern-hippies And then they grew up and planted trees and had meetings to discuss what's happening to the planet by greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hippiest place on earth poll ? What people refer to as hippies are **everywhere** on the planet. Conservatives always try to stereo them as dirty referring to the young kids of the 60's commune days but most I have met are not the unwashed but more truth seekers. Hip is cool and you can see the hip fashions of wealthy american kids and their designer jeans already worn look. I think some conservatives try to propagate the dirty hippy image to avoid legitimizing the natural desire of people to want to be cool which includes loving people and being peaceful and taking care of the environment which isn't something Monsantos and their corporate hierarchy want going around. Its simply bad for business. :twisted: http://www.monkwhy.com/category/modern-hippies And then they grew up and planted trees and had meetings to discuss what's happening to the planet by greed. they still smell bad though. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moobs Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 are they who DAve (EB) was talking about in that other thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hippiest place on earth poll ? What people refer to as hippies are **everywhere** on the planet. Conservatives always try to stereo them as dirty referring to the young kids of the 60's commune days but most I have met are not the unwashed but more truth seekers. Hip is cool and you can see the hip fashions of wealthy american kids and their designer jeans already worn look. I think some conservatives try to propagate the dirty hippy image to avoid legitimizing the natural desire of people to want to be cool which includes loving people and being peaceful and taking care of the environment which isn't something Monsantos and their corporate hierarchy want going around. Its simply bad for business. :twisted: http://www.monkwhy.com/category/modern-hippies And then they grew up and planted trees and had meetings to discuss what's happening to the planet by greed. they still smell bad though. :wink: And when the last man is standing after the environment chokes us out of a greedy stupor he will smell like cheap cologne :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 are they who DAve (EB) was talking about in that other thread? can we class hippies as a race, though there are discriminatory measures against them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 are they who DAve (EB) was talking about in that other thread? can we class hippies as a race, though there are discriminatory measures against them! yea, call them the future if man will have one.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Moobs Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 are they who DAve (EB) was talking about in that other thread? can we class hippies as a race, though there are discriminatory measures against them! yea, call them the future if man will have one.......... And you think that I sound crazy with that Islamic Fudnamentalism tripe that I type on here? lol Pot meet the kettle...as black as Idi Amin. :roll: :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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