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For anyone interested in the full report: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sdsn-whr2017/HR17_3-20-17.pdf The U.S is 14th.
I know it says "subjective happiness" in the report, but I still suspect it might be an influence.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc.... but they're also incredible wealthy. I'm not saying money can buy happiness, but it pretty much can.
I am Norwegian and wonder how much of this is cultural. Most people here know that the rest of the world has much lower living standards. So for many it is perhaps rude or shameful to claim to be unhappy or dissatisfied. I know it says "subjective happiness" in the report, but I still suspect it might be an influence.
For anyone interested in the full report: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sdsn-whr2017/HR17_3-20-17.pdf The U.S is 14th.
I guess it is not a surprise that North Korea is missing from the list. I am just surprised they didn't mention that though in the report (via a quick command-f).
1. Norway 146. Yemen 2. Denmark 147. South Sudan 3. Iceland 148. Liberia 4. Switzerland 149. Guinea 5. Finland 150. Togo 6. Netherlands 151. Rwanda 7. Canada 152. Syria 8. New Zealand 153. Tanzania 9. Australia 154. Burundi 10. Sweden Will be interesting to see how spots 7, 8, 9 hold up going forward as many/most middle class people in these 3 countries increasingly find they cannot afford even a very modest home wit…
It is your country. I think you should fight for it. Corruption comes in all shapes and sizes, and underhanded disenfranchisement is the insidious form it takes in NZ.
I've always been borderline obsessed with Finland and Norway. It's easy to say the US should be more like them but they have the big advantage of being much smaller and MUCH more culturally homogeneous.
> and much more culturally homogeneous Isn't diversity supposed to be a chance?
You have a harder time getting people to agree on policies and ideas when different culture are involved.
After visiting Norway in the summer, the only thing that would give me pause with regards to living there is the winter. I live at 41°N right now and I think winter has to much darkness. Imagining the opposite of the Norwegian summer I experienced is a bit much for me.