Cubans 6th Happiest In The World

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Cubans are the 6th happiest in the world.

The U.S., however, 150th out of 178 possible.

Zimbabwe's people are the least happy.

It's interesting to see so many South American countries so happy.


Why do you think South American countries rank so highly? Colombia, of all nations, rank second.


http://www.happyplanetindex.org/list.htm

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

From the site:


The Index doesn’t reveal the ‘happiest’ country in the world. It shows the relative efficiency with which nations convert the planet’s natural resources into long and happy lives for their citizens. The nations that top the Index aren’t the happiest places in the world, but the nations that score well show that achieving, long, happy lives without over-stretching the planet’s resources is possible.

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Ah. Thanks for the correction.

[Andy Bowden]

The Index doesn’t reveal the ‘happiest’ country in the world.

Surely it can be found out by a process of elimination? :P

My moneys on,

http://www.rampantscotland.com/graphics/brazil1a.jpg

:D

[Si Pinto]

Originally posted by Andy [email protected] 13 2006, 10:40 PM

The Index doesn’t reveal the ‘happiest’ country in the world.

Surely it can be found out by a process of elimination? :P

My moneys on,

http://www.rampantscotland.com/graphics/brazil1a.jpg

:D
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

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[Severian]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13 2006, 04:25 PM
Why do you think South American countries rank so highly? Colombia, of all nations, rank second.
Probably 'cause they use lots of hydroelectric power. Since this is apparently a ratio of standard of living to natural resources consumed.

[Janus]

A lot of the countries are up there because they have practically no factories or industry yet there people still maintain good lives like Bhutan for instance.

[Free Left]

Some survey almost identical to that one said Ireland was the happiest nation- despite awful weather, long work hours, crap medical care etc.

[Scarlet]

how can cubans be happy with long lives? they all smoke soviet sigars/comunist ciggarettes and die of lung cancer right?

[Janus]

they all smoke soviet sigars/comunist ciggarettes and die of lung cancer right?
Where did you hear that? :lol:

First of all, only some smoke and if they do, they smoke Cuban cigars.

[Scarlet]

my russian friend told me (my dad said he was a real comunist, so i guess he knows) ... aren't cuban cigars the same as comunist cigars? or are they different?

[Dreckt]

...aren't cuban cigars the same as comunist cigars? or are they different?

Uh, what exactly is a "communist" cigar? How is, for example, a beer communist or capitalist? By taste?

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

http://www.unmuseum.org/dinosafpic.jpg

[Red Heretic]

Whoa! That's a big ass dinosaur! :lol:

WTF is that for Companero?

[Whitten]

Why not?

[Karl Marx's Camel]

how can cubans be happy with long lives?

What?


they all smoke soviet sigars/comunist ciggarettes and die of lung cancer right?

Is that a joke? :lol:


I know Che joked about "imperialist cigarettes", but communist cigarettes? Soviet cigars? :lol:

[MiniOswald]

Originally posted by [email protected] 14 2006, 09:33 PM
how can cubans be happy with long lives? they all smoke soviet sigars/comunist ciggarettes and die of lung cancer right?
wtf they smoke whatever the fuck they want too, likely cuban cigars and die of mouth cancer, most likely, btw im drunk and this thread still sucks

[Entrails Konfetti]

Trash n burn.

[apathy maybe]

Haha! Dinosaur Game!
Not many would remember that!

I wonder if the survey was just done country by country, or if it was done by regions. I'm sure Tasmania would rank high if done by regions.

Also are they evil earth destroying technocrats who think that nukes are good for power? Or are they wishy washy bourgeois hippies?