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Old 09-10-2013, 12:27 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Here’s something to smile about: Global happiness is on the rise -- or at least the researchers who prepared the United Nations’ second annual World Happiness Report believe it is. And nowhere are the people happier, they say, than in one of the coldest corners of the planet: Scandinavia.
That’s right, though they may have to stare into a fake light for a few hours each winter to keep their spirits high, the people of Denmark, Norway and Sweden -- as well as their Northern European neighbors in the Netherlands and Switzerland -- reported some of the highest senses of well-being in the world in the latest iteration of the report, published Monday by the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The United States, meanwhile, came in at No. 17, the United Kingdom at No. 22, Germany at No. 26, Japan at No. 43 and China at No. 93.
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Well, if he wasn't happy in one of the happiest places on earth, maybe he should live in Disneyland, with a fistful of antidepressants.
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Old 09-10-2013, 12:29 PM
 
Location: Tennessee
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I, for one, would like to know what he thinks of our meatballs.
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Old 09-10-2013, 12:33 PM
 
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He was right on, the mindset of mainstream Swedish culture can be summed up with the term "Lagom". Soulless automatons all trying not to rock the boat and keep their journey to the grave as smooth and unremarkable as possible.
Aaah, then that explains why:

World's happiest nations are... - CNN.com

Mmm, as opposed to 17th:

Smile: USA ranks 17th among world's happiest countries

I guess the "opinion" of an obscure guitar player who obviously has an unrestrained taste for fast food would be of some value for a relevant synopsis.
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Old 09-10-2013, 12:33 PM
 
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Here’s something to smile about: Global happiness is on the rise -- or at least the researchers who prepared the United Nations’ second annual World Happiness Report believe it is. And nowhere are the people happier, they say, than in one of the coldest corners of the planet: Scandinavia.
That’s right, though they may have to stare into a fake light for a few hours each winter to keep their spirits high, the people of Denmark, Norway and Sweden -- as well as their Northern European neighbors in the Netherlands and Switzerland -- reported some of the highest senses of well-being in the world in the latest iteration of the report, published Monday by the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The United States, meanwhile, came in at No. 17, the United Kingdom at No. 22, Germany at No. 26, Japan at No. 43 and China at No. 93.
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Well, if he wasn't happy in one of the happiest places on earth, maybe he should live in Disneyland, with a fistful of antidepressants.
Sure, they self report as being happy, far be it from them to complain. btw what are the alcohol comsumption rates?
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Old 09-10-2013, 12:34 PM
 
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Here’s something to smile about: Global happiness is on the rise -- or at least the researchers who prepared the United Nations’ second annual World Happiness Report believe it is. And nowhere are the people happier, they say, than in one of the coldest corners of the planet: Scandinavia.
That’s right, though they may have to stare into a fake light for a few hours each winter to keep their spirits high, the people of Denmark, Norway and Sweden -- as well as their Northern European neighbors in the Netherlands and Switzerland -- reported some of the highest senses of well-being in the world in the latest iteration of the report, published Monday by the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The United States, meanwhile, came in at No. 17, the United Kingdom at No. 22, Germany at No. 26, Japan at No. 43 and China at No. 93.
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Well, if he wasn't happy in one of the happiest places on earth, maybe he should live in Disneyland, with a fistful of antidepressants.

You are indeed quick with the typing Welty; you beat my offering by seconds.
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Old 09-10-2013, 12:56 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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You are indeed quick with the typing Welty; you beat my offering by seconds.
Evidently, I'm quicker on the draw!
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Old 09-10-2013, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Sure, they self report as being happy, far be it from them to complain. btw what are the alcohol comsumption rates?
...and the folks in the US had someone else reporting for them?
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Old 09-10-2013, 12:59 PM
 
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That’s right, though they may have to stare into a fake light for a few hours each winter to keep their spirits high, the people of Denmark, Norway and Sweden -- as well as their Northern European neighbors in the Netherlands and Switzerland -- reported some of the highest senses of well-being in the world i
Let's see how much their 'happiness' is sustained with half-a-million illegal Mexicans leaking through their borders every year....

They are probably happy because they are around mostly white people who love the same stuff they do.

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Old 09-10-2013, 01:13 PM
 
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When in god's name will people stop looking to rock musicians for political insight?

Please, I beg of you, put turn off MTV and pick up a freaking book once in a while!
He's not just a musician he's a businessman. He simply says that it's pretty much impossible to achieve
the level of success in Sweden that he is enjoying in the US. It's really hard to argue with that.
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Old 09-10-2013, 01:17 PM
 
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...and the folks in the US had someone else reporting for them?
We (in the united states) like to complain. It makes us happy
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