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    • scottalanmiller
      scottalanmiller last edited by scottalanmiller

      Lonely Planet tells us the ten happiest places to live in 2019.

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      • scottalanmiller
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        • Finland
        • Denmark
        • Norway
        • Iceland
        • Netherlands
        • Switzerland
        • Sweden
        • New Zealand
        • Canada
        • Austria
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        • Nic
          Nic last edited by

          They forgot one: my pants!

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            Carnival Boy last edited by

            Good places if snow, the freezing cold, and getting dark at lunchtime for half the year makes you happy. It wouldn't me.

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            • Emad R
              Emad R @scottalanmiller last edited by Emad R

              @scottalanmiller

              I no longer belive in those crap articles, its all the same Scandinavian countries.
              I read more about it and apparently they have huge dept per person, the amount of productivity is low, and not much sun light, and high rate of women suicide + xenophobia like crazy. I am not saying my country is perfect, but I feel the best countries are the hidden ones, like those Baba new Ganeh (yes that is how it is spelled) or morroco, or maybe even egypt if you can have high income from outside

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              • Emad R
                Emad R @Nic last edited by

                @Nic said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                They forgot one: my pants!

                The coldest place in the world is the other side of your bed .

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                  Pete.S last edited by

                  Finland has an average of 30 days of vacation and they get to take it as well. :thumbs_up:

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                    Pete.S @Carnival Boy last edited by Pete.S

                    @Carnival-Boy said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                    Good places if snow, the freezing cold, and getting dark at lunchtime for half the year makes you happy. It wouldn't me.

                    Where does it get dark at lunchtime? Weather.com says Helsinki, Finland today has sunrise at 6:19 am and sunset at 6:36 pm.

                    Orlando, FL for example has sunrise at 7:28 am and sunset 7:37 pm.

                    So the day is a couple of minutes longer in Finland today than it is at Disney World.

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                    • Obsolesce
                      Obsolesce @Emad R last edited by Obsolesce

                      @Emad-R said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                      @scottalanmiller

                      I no longer belive in those crap articles, its all the same Scandinavian countries.
                      I read more about it and apparently they have huge dept per person, the amount of productivity is low, and not much sun light, and high rate of women suicide + xenophobia like crazy. I am not saying my country is perfect, but I feel the best countries are the hidden ones, like those Baba new Ganeh (yes that is how it is spelled) or morroco, or maybe even egypt if you can have high income from outside

                      I've not seen that. Stockholm is actually 2nd to silicon Valley. And for good reasons.

                      https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/videos/345587682965627/

                      It's been pretty good here so far in most aspects.

                      Most people live in Southern parts of the Scandinavian countries, like in Canada, which is also in the list.

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                      • scottalanmiller
                        scottalanmiller @Emad R last edited by

                        @Emad-R said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                        @Nic said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                        They forgot one: my pants!

                        The coldest place in the world is the other side of your bed .

                        Badum tiss

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                        • scottalanmiller
                          scottalanmiller @Pete.S last edited by

                          @Pete-S said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                          So the day is a couple of minutes longer in Finland today than it is at Disney World.

                          Which they try desperately to say is the happiest place on earth. But in reality, it is just depressing.

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                          • scottalanmiller
                            scottalanmiller @Emad R last edited by

                            @Emad-R said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                            I no longer belive in those crap articles, its all the same Scandinavian countrie

                            For really obvious reasons... they all share the same core values that create happy lives. That commonality is the foundation of that lifestyle.

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                              Pete.S @scottalanmiller last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                              @Pete-S said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                              So the day is a couple of minutes longer in Finland today than it is at Disney World.

                              Which they try desperately to say is the happiest place on earth. But in reality, it is just depressing.

                              Disney World is for sure the most depressing place on Earth if you forgot where you parked your car.

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                              • scottalanmiller
                                scottalanmiller @Emad R last edited by

                                @Emad-R said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                                I read more about it and apparently they have huge dept per person, the amount of productivity is low, and not much sun light, and high rate of women suicide + xenophobia like crazy. I am not saying my country is perfect, but I feel the best countries are the hidden ones, like those Baba new Ganeh (yes that is how it is spelled) or morroco, or maybe even egypt if you can have high income from outside

                                Debt has nothing to do with the topic. Productivity also not a factor. Sun light, again, not a factor. Or is a factor but "amount" isn't a big factor in the way you think - like too much sunlight makes some people depressed. Bright sun can be a big problem. None of those countries are known for their xenophobia, quite the opposite. Suicide, I do not know.

                                I've been to Morocco and I love it, but trust me, Norwegians love their lives a lot more on average.

                                Baba new Ganeh you can't even search on.

                                If you have high income from the outside, you don't count as to if the place is happy because you are dependent on the happiness of a different country to make that one bearable.

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                                • scottalanmiller
                                  scottalanmiller @Pete.S last edited by

                                  @Pete-S said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                                  @Pete-S said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                                  So the day is a couple of minutes longer in Finland today than it is at Disney World.

                                  Which they try desperately to say is the happiest place on earth. But in reality, it is just depressing.

                                  Disney World is for sure the most depressing place on Earth if you forgot where you parked your car.

                                  Or just have to spend the day in the park ;)

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                                  • Mike Davis
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                                    I spend a year in Finland, which means I lived through the depressing winter and the invigorating summer. They are well aware of seasonal depression, so they plan activities in the evenings with lots of lights during the winter. There are lots of great things about Finland, but I don't think these studies are realistic.

                                    Free college sounds great to Americans. How does 100% sales tax on cars? Free health care sound great, but exponential increasing taxes doesn't.

                                    The bottom line is that you can do whatever you want, but it comes at a cost.

                                    Be happy where you are. Be grateful for what you have. I live in a part of NY that has brutal winters, but no mosquitoes in the winter so I can be happy about that.

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                                    • Nic
                                      Nic @Emad R last edited by

                                      @Emad-R reminds me of this gem:
                                      https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/7oevis/i_went_to_hug_a_girl_and_she_grabbed_my_hand_and/

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                                      • scottalanmiller
                                        scottalanmiller @Mike Davis last edited by

                                        @Mike-Davis said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                                        I spend a year in Finland, which means I lived through the depressing winter and the invigorating summer. They are well aware of seasonal depression, so they plan activities in the evenings with lots of lights during the winter. There are lots of great things about Finland, but I don't think these studies are realistic.

                                        I always forget that you lived way up there.

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                                        • scottalanmiller
                                          scottalanmiller @Mike Davis last edited by

                                          @Mike-Davis said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                                          Free college sounds great to Americans. How does 100% sales tax on cars? Free health care sound great, but exponential increasing taxes doesn't.

                                          Actually I like all of those things. Free college IS great. Cars SHOULD be priced off of the road. health care should definitely be included in taxes, and taxes should get better coverage.

                                          In the US my tax rate was 52%, that's higher than Finland, and the healthcare coverage was abysmal.

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                                          • RojoLoco
                                            RojoLoco @Pete.S last edited by

                                            @Pete-S said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                                            @Pete-S said in Top Ten Happiest Places on Earth in 2019:

                                            So the day is a couple of minutes longer in Finland today than it is at Disney World.

                                            Which they try desperately to say is the happiest place on earth. But in reality, it is just depressing.

                                            Disney World is for sure the most depressing place on Earth if you forgot where you parked your car.

                                            Or if you paid the admission fee.

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