Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
HAHAH! That is THE biggest joke I have heard in a long time.... so apparently money does buy happiness??
Just goes to show a large majority of these polls, tests, researches, etc. that are done are based on complete bull.
I would absolutely not even close rate DC the 50th happiest city in America...... Have you seen the road rage around here? (not even just in rush hour)... have you seen the broken families?... Have you seen how rude some people can be at regular stores shops etc. To me rudeness and agitation are signs of unhappiness.
I can't believe what people are reporting on these days... news truly has taken an entirely different direction.
I 100 percent believe it. While other major US metropolitan regions are still struggling to recover from the Great Recession of 2007-09, Washington, DC continues hum along nicely.
It's amazing how much happiness can be enjoyed with a record of number of new jobs for corporate lobbyists, public relations shills, and attorneys representing Fortune 500 interests and the top .01 percent of America's wealthy. The salary increases and incentives make the influence peddlers very happy indeed. Corporations get richer thanks to weaker regulations and lower taxes; American workers and 90 percent of American citizens get poorer. Score one for the DC lobbyists.
Anyone who works in the defense and homeland security contracting business is SUPER HAPPY. Beltway Bandit firms mushroomed like a true fungus after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and military aggression in the Middle East. Federal government throws around billions to local contractors with few strings attached. Contracting bosses make millions and IT network engineers are rollin' in the cash with steep six-figure salaries and bonuses.
Living the High Life from the US taxpayer. Happy, happy!
And because lobbyists, lawyers, PR shills, and defense contractor bosses have tons of disposable income to throw around; this creates new job opportunities for people in upscale restaurants, upscale retail shops and real estate corporations that sell upscale condos and townhomes. These folks are HAPPY too! Fools! They enjoy the crumbs too much.
Imagine if a Socialist became president of the United States. Imagine if radical activists from The Left won the majority in Congress. Then you will see some sad people who happened to be unemployed lobbyists, unemployed PR bunnies and unemployed defense contractor workers. Then, I will be HAPPY.
HAHAH! That is THE biggest joke I have heard in a long time.... so apparently money does buy happiness??
Just goes to show a large majority of these polls, tests, researches, etc. that are done are based on complete bull.
I would absolutely not even close rate DC the 50th happiest city in America...... Have you seen the road rage around here? (not even just in rush hour)... have you seen the broken families?... Have you seen how rude some people can be at regular stores shops etc. To me rudeness and agitation are signs of unhappiness.
I can't believe what people are reporting on these days... news truly has taken an entirely different direction.
I don't think rudeness is a measure of happiness. It's a measure of culture. Typically people are rude when they are in a hurry. That is because they are impatient. People don't stop to smell the roses if you will. Fast paced cities are known to be rude because of that. NYC and DC are probably the two fastest get where you are cities in the nation. It's an on to the next thing mentality. Doesn't mean people are unhappy, they are just in a hurry.
Imagine if a Socialist became president of the United States. Imagine if radical activists from The Left won the majority in Congress. Then you will see some sad people who happened to be unemployed lobbyists, unemployed PR bunnies and unemployed defense contractor workers. Then, I will be HAPPY.
The Left likes large government though and probably supports stuff like environmental research, certain types of non-profits, etc. While you have a lot of lobbyists and defense contractors in DC, you also have a decent # of people in middle-class jobs like government, non-profits, environmental activism, etc. I certainly don't disagree that what you said describes a large segment of DC, but there are also a lot of people who *don't* fall into those categories.
I don't think rudeness is a measure of happiness. It's a measure of culture. Typically people are rude when they are in a hurry. That is because they are impatient. People don't stop to smell the roses if you will. Fast paced cities are known to be rude because of that. NYC and DC are probably the two fastest get where you are cities in the nation. It's an on to the next thing mentality. Doesn't mean people are unhappy, they are just in a hurry.
I guess I just apply that to myself. For situations when I might be rude, I'm usually grumpy for whatever reason, because I don't find myself being "rude" very often. For some reason I just can't picture someone who is currently in a happy state of mind, being rude... but then again, there are a lot of different people in this world and a lot of things I don't understand. Therefore, it's extremely possible those people exist and I've never experienced them.
I guess I just apply that to myself. For situations when I might be rude, I'm usually grumpy for whatever reason, because I don't find myself being "rude" very often. For some reason I just can't picture someone who is currently in a happy state of mind, being rude... but then again, there are a lot of different people in this world and a lot of things I don't understand. Therefore, it's extremely possible those people exist and I've never experienced them.
I think the issue is that in places like DC that are crowded, there are more opportunities for people to be rude. If someone is equally as inherently rude but lives in a less crowded area where they interact with others less often, they will have less opportunity to demonstrate their rudeness.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
