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pampango

(24,692 posts) Wed Mar 16, 2016, 05:38 PM Mar 2016

The 'happiest' countries in the world. (The US is not one of them; Canada is #6).

Canada is the 6th happiest country on the planet

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Canadian’s may have a reputation for being a polite bunch, but it turns out we are also quite a happy group – sixth happiest in the world, according to the 2016 World Happiness Report released Wednesday.

The UN report scores countries based on data that asks people from nations around the world to rate their lives from 0 to 10 on a variety of factors – from life expectancy, social support and generosity, to the freedom to make life choices, the economy and perceptions of corruption.

Under those criteria, Canadians are happier than those living in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Denmark was declared the happiest country on earth.

http://globalnews.ca/news/2581367/canada-is-the-6th-happiest-country-on-the-planet/?sf22661408=1

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The 'happiest' countries in the world. (The US is not one of them; Canada is #6). (Original Post) pampango Mar 2016 OP

How can that be? Most of them are cold! KamaAina Mar 2016 #1

Oh look, 4 of the top 10 are socialist hell holes. gcomeau Mar 2016 #2

Damn socialist sheep . I heard they have to swear an allegiance of happiness to get the free stuff Person 2713 Mar 2016 #3

Canadians deserve that. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #4

Full List of Rankings is Really Interesting Bonn1997 Mar 2016 #5

Not bad treestar Mar 2016 #6

Cost of living and weather not factored means it's bogus LittleBlue Mar 2016 #7

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

1. How can that be? Most of them are cold!

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 05:39 PM

Mar 2016

gcomeau

(5,764 posts)

2. Oh look, 4 of the top 10 are socialist hell holes.

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 05:40 PM

Mar 2016

At least if we're to believe the Red Scare idiots who talk about Bernie as if the Nordic model of Democratic Socialism was the same thing as Communism.

We sure wouldn't want the US to move in THAT direction. You know.... up...

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)

3. Damn socialist sheep . I heard they have to swear an allegiance of happiness to get the free stuff

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:28 PM

Mar 2016

Some good ol USA misery could do those wusses some good!
Tuff up and put a frown on it happy idiots

surrealAmerican

(11,362 posts)

4. Canadians deserve that.

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:41 PM

Mar 2016

They're good people.

... or maybe happiness is what makes people good.

Bonn1997

(1,675 posts)

5. Full List of Rankings is Really Interesting

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 07:25 PM

Mar 2016

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report|

US is 13th out of 157 countries.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

6. Not bad

Reply to Bonn1997 (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 09:19 PM

Mar 2016

We seem to be unhappy because we have to be #1 at everything!

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)

7. Cost of living and weather not factored means it's bogus

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 09:22 PM

Mar 2016

Let's go live at the North Pole, the penguins seem happy. And they include Switzerland, a banking haven. And oil countries like Norway. If only we could build an entire country that got wealthy with tax evasion.

I would much rather live in my state than any of those mentioned.

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