eridani
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Mon May-11-09 06:00 AM
Response to Reply #24 |
| 54. Sweden is Singapore North, however n/t |
| -Yeah, Socialism Sucks. The Happiest Places In the World |
Mr. Ected |
May-10-09 09:56 AM |
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I thought Finland had one of the highest suicide rates? |
stray cat |
May-10-09 10:01 AM |
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Yes, that's always brought up by |
bread_and_roses |
May-10-09 10:19 AM |
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Yep, and Canada's health care system is a NIGHTMARE! |
Echo In Light |
May-10-09 11:17 AM |
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I trust you are being sarcastic. |
irislake |
May-10-09 11:35 AM |
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i've heard mixed opinions from my canadian friends |
paulsby |
May-10-09 04:47 PM |
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Canadians are as ferocious about their health care as |
irislake |
May-10-09 05:33 PM |
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her family has a few guns |
paulsby |
May-10-09 07:30 PM |
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Yes. Didn't use the 'sarcasm' tag as I didn't think it necessary |
Echo In Light |
May-11-09 05:56 AM |
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) |
Mika |
May-10-09 01:54 PM |
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It's got a lot to do with geography |
anigbrowl |
May-10-09 02:12 PM |
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get your facts straight |
paulsby |
May-10-09 04:46 PM |
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oh, get a grip, and read more carefully |
bread_and_roses |
May-11-09 07:18 AM |
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What's really weird is that Finland's rates are so much higher than those of Sweden and Norway |
eridani |
May-11-09 05:55 AM |
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They also tend to be less religious, which removes that stigma, and |
smirkymonkey |
May-11-09 04:59 PM |
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data? |
Hannah Bell |
May-11-09 05:32 PM |
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lol, it used to be sweden - until it wasn't. then japan. |
Hannah Bell |
May-11-09 05:15 PM |
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Western European suicide rates run about 3x ours |
krispos42 |
May-10-09 11:19 AM |
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Hmm, I'm not entirely convinced |
muriel_volestrangler |
May-10-09 06:26 PM |
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Hmmm... I must have been thinking of the Baltic countries |
krispos42 |
May-10-09 06:36 PM |
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you must have missed the data for *eastern* europe. |
Hannah Bell |
May-11-09 05:37 PM |
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Very high rate of alcoholism too. Could be a connection perhaps? nt |
cabluedem |
May-10-09 11:33 AM |
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Far northern populations tend to have high suicide rates |
Chulanowa |
May-10-09 12:56 PM |
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That's been my assumption too |
Prophet 451 |
May-10-09 01:32 PM |
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Chulanowa |
Diclotican |
May-11-09 05:31 PM |
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It's also a culture of "stiff upper lip" mentality. |
bobbolink |
May-10-09 01:57 PM |
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I suppose that could work both ways. |
imdjh |
May-10-09 04:48 PM |
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"Sounds silly, but it works" NO, not silly... just a good way to KILL compassion. |
bobbolink |
May-11-09 01:35 PM |
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link? i'm not seeing that. |
Hannah Bell |
May-11-09 05:31 PM |
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Well, there you go and just blow a good stereotype! |
bobbolink |
May-11-09 06:08 PM |
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funny, though, that there are 15 posts analyzing why finland has the world's highest suicide |
Hannah Bell |
May-11-09 11:14 PM |
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expected satisfaction with the future |
G_j |
May-10-09 10:03 AM |
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list: |
Enrique |
May-10-09 10:05 AM |
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Canada's Federal Government is Conservative. |
irislake |
May-10-09 12:03 PM |
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I Still Find It Remarkable That 8 of the 10 Are European Nations |
Mr. Ected |
May-10-09 10:31 AM |
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I read parts of that report when it came out. It was on TV, I think. You misunderstand, I think. |
Honeycombe8 |
May-10-09 10:37 AM |
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My Father Was Born and Raised In Denmark |
Mr. Ected |
May-10-09 10:40 AM |
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I have a Danish brother in law |
malaise |
May-10-09 11:20 AM |
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I'm just relaying the study's results, as they were shown on 60 Minutes or whatever. |
Honeycombe8 |
May-10-09 05:48 PM |
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Check out the Helsinki Complaint Choir |
Sisaruus |
May-10-09 06:12 PM |
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You misundertand, I think |
nichomachus |
May-10-09 01:44 PM |
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Happiness is subjective; therefore, whatever they think will make them happy is... |
Honeycombe8 |
May-10-09 05:53 PM |
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Iceland population: 300,000 |
muriel_volestrangler |
May-10-09 06:33 PM |
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nothing like national stereotypes, is there? |
Hannah Bell |
May-11-09 06:10 PM |
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good points. the swedes have a word for it. |
paulsby |
May-10-09 04:51 PM |
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paulsby |
Diclotican |
May-11-09 05:42 PM |
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i'm not saying it's bad |
paulsby |
May-11-09 07:45 PM |
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paulsby |
Diclotican |
May-12-09 08:59 PM |
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Please Don't Burst The OP's Naive Socialism Bubble. That's Just Not Nice. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
May-11-09 05:19 PM |
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Is pot legal in many of those countries? |
alfredo |
May-10-09 11:02 AM |
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A few |
Prophet 451 |
May-10-09 01:27 PM |
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We need to become armed with reports on how decriminalization has |
alfredo |
May-10-09 04:29 PM |
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Start with Holland |
Prophet 451 |
May-10-09 06:07 PM |
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Good. We have Gatewood in our state and he's pretty good about |
alfredo |
May-10-09 06:26 PM |
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Sweden is Singapore North, however n/t |
eridani |
May-11-09 06:00 AM |
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I thought Disneyland was the happiest place on earth. |
alfredo |
May-10-09 11:04 AM |
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Only if you can afford the park entry fees. |
avaistheone1 |
May-10-09 11:08 AM |
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I avoid it like the plague. It would be more fun to drop acid and then ram |
alfredo |
May-10-09 11:26 AM |
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Seriously? |
arikara |
May-10-09 12:23 PM |
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I seem to recall paying $80 for a single day's ticket to Epcot back |
Ilsa |
May-10-09 12:53 PM |
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My brother just bought Disney World tickets/hotel/meals all $1700/5 days for 4 |
SmileyRose |
May-10-09 02:27 PM |
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But, but, but ... we're only supposed to PURSUE happiness ... not catch it. |
TahitiNut |
May-10-09 11:41 AM |
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And if you wash your hands enough, there is no danger of catching it. |
bobbolink |
May-11-09 04:40 PM |
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I read about this study awhile ago...... |
Jade Fox |
May-10-09 11:56 AM |
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Every Single One of These Countries Has Universal Health Care |
Mr. Ected |
May-10-09 12:44 PM |
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All the other industrialized countries with lower happiness rates have it too n/t |
eridani |
May-11-09 06:01 AM |
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Anyone considered that they ride bicycles a lot more in those European countries? |
Mika |
May-10-09 01:59 PM |
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You're Absolutely Right. None of Them Is Technically Socialist |
Mr. Ected |
May-10-09 07:30 PM |
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The $141,000 Finnish speeding tickets |
Sisaruus |
May-10-09 07:39 PM |
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These countries aren't socialist |
anigbrowl |
May-10-09 02:14 PM |
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K&R. |
Vidar |
May-10-09 03:16 PM |
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Here's a video on the topic: |
Lorien |
May-10-09 11:03 PM |
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US scored 74 out of 100 |
pnutbutr |
May-11-09 06:15 AM |
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There seems to be a lot of implied nationalism |
LanternWaste |
May-11-09 05:41 PM |
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