World Happiness Report 2012:

Denmark has taken the top spot on the United Nation's first ever World Happiness Report, followed by Finland, Norway and the Netherlands.

The 158-page report, published by Columbia University's Earth Institute, was commissioned for the United Nations Conference on Happiness on Monday in order to "review the state of happiness in the world today and show how the new science of happiness explains personal and national variations in happiness."

SA ranked 90th

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Hi Stony,

At least they are happy noy stres and angry like in my country.sigh
Good to see you Lazlyhandshake
@ cyber, Sa ranked 90th, think of the Danes and Finns thats in SA reading your comment. They wont be able to sleep.
hmm, what happened to swedes? all scandinavian nations are happy except swedes?
wave Nevica,,, thought you are Russian? They ranked low as well, 70? hug
And let's not forget.....

"Sad Swedes".crying
And Extra Happy Canadians!!!rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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I am Russian but it was very long time ago I was there and have nobody there. My father lives in Ukraine, I have lived in Sweden in 17 years and my mentality is far more swedish than Russian. I have a pen pal from Russia, a woman over 40, I am amazed to remember how it felt to be Russian while dating, a woman after 40 is a diagnosis she says, all single women are “pathetic and deserve pity,” you better be married to an idiot and live in hell but you are supposed to be more happier than a single woman. I am happy I don’t live there any more, I like to be single. So I am not surprised that Russian most women are unhappy, they are either married to idiots but still stay together because it’s “better” and more socially accepted, or they are single and therefore “pathetic”, no one has a chance.
"Awfully nice Aussies".handshake
Cyber..rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
grin
Stoney, Several years ago Puerto Rico was ranked # 1 as the happiest people . Who's poll it was I don't know and I think in this report they included us with the mainland U S . Oh well ! I don't care, I'm happy and so are my friends and we have a good time together and that is all that matters to me ! . . .cheers
hi Stony handshake , sorry for my later reply i was talking on the phone.
thumbs down WALLABIESthumbs down rolling on the floor laughing
And we also need to mention,

"Really late Romanians" too.rolling on the floor laughing
thumbs up WALLABYS!!thumbs up rolling on the floor laughing
Sigh....Malaysians are unhappy lots. Always complaining. But I'm a happy person. Maybe I should find someone from Denmark. yay
Stony : wave Scandinavia and Benelux etc, traditional top spots in Happiness Report, ok, now for first time done by UN. rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing Any nice piece of husband from Denmark ? for happy marriage and life ? lips
@nevica
I have met 1 or 2 Russians here, married to SA guys. They do seem so docile. Cant tell if thats the true colours tho.

@ Frank
Its a UN survey.handshake

@ Lazly
Your phone is 'steamin'rolling on the floor laughing handshake
@Honey,

"Miserable Malaysians"?mumbling
@all

Buy a bottle of good SA wine and happiness will find you.wine
"Sober South Africans"?

Well not according to Stony!professor
Atoney, I know that your report was a U N one but the one on Puerto Rico is the one I'm not shure who did it . Well as I said , I really don't care what someone else thinks we have a really good time here . I also think that Old grandad 101 could lift your spirits and increase the happiness meter . A good coco whisky ( for the guys ) and a nice dulce dama ( for the ladys ) would also bring some further joy and a good excuse ( like we need one ) fo a party !. . .rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
@ Smokethumbs up rolling on the floor laughing

Congratulations, my fellow Americans. According to a recent survey, not only is the U.S. not the rudest place on earth, but we're not even in the top five.

France is the rudest place in world to visit with nearly one-fifth of votes, based on travel website Skyscanner.com's ranking. “This seems to be a fairly common stereotype, albeit not one which is necessarily true,” Sam Baldwin, Skyscanner's travel editor told the International Business Times,.

Russia, the U.K. and Germany rounded out the top four most unfriendly countries to visit. The U.S. was ranked seventh after "Other" and China, and apparently play better hosts than tourists. Americans recently topped another poll as the world's worst tourists, but the majority of the respondents in that survey were ironically American.
Thats a copy and paste job, NO fellow Americans for me...rolling on the floor laughing
I want to defend Germany, when I ve been there everybody was utterly kind and helpful.
Same in the UK though. wave
And I have a few French friends that are not too bad too..laugh
@ Prima, sorry but my neighbour was talking to me... The only Danes I know here are the 'great' Sowi...laugh
Same here Stony laugh I've never been to France but I know that people who study and work there can't never integrate 100%. They aren't allowed to. No surprise that chauvinism is a French word created after the name of some French soldier (Chauvin).
I ve had a Dane bf for a while and yes he was very laid back and happy laugh
* Danish bf
Stony : thank you for your enthusiasm.I am speeder. I have already one new and young and handsome. cheering from Denmark. dancing comfort
I had to be a French soldier, those guys are fearless(even of there own wifes)laugh
My wine is top hot worldclass.....

but no one believes it......

I drink it myself and I am still alive! But not happy all the time!applause drink pouring buddies dance bartender
@ Prima,,

Eish,, so that means my shares with you are rock bottom..crying
Hey guadal, that 90% proof you call wine, we call it WITBLITS here,, Knocks you like dynamite.rolling on the floor laughing
Stony, are you sure about the French? giggle wine
Stony : you will have always warm place in my heart. heart wings
Particolor has this homemade Australian wine that he makes from yellow snow he imports from Nepal.

It's a bit salty, but has a real kick to it. wine
wave bonita,,

I guess there are exceptions, but the few I know are good guys. Maybe you know how to 'handle' yours?? rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
@ Prima,,
Now I can die a happy man,,,applause
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