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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
Guess all those lists make it fact...American citizens are all miserable and unhealthy compared to the rest of the world.
Yeah, right.
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I did not at any point say Americans are miserable and unhappy compared to the rest of the world.
There are shades of grey. Americans pay 2 to 3 times what people in other industrialized nations and get poorer outcomes for their money - does that make you happier than them? No, does it make you miserable - no. It means we can do better - you know that whole GREAT thing.
There are more than first and last place. There are more than thrilled and depressed. There are hundreds of countries where people are are sicker and less happy than we are.
Are you satisfied comparing yourself (our country) and the countries in last place? When I ran track in school I was never happy saying "I didn't come in last". I strived to be the best I could be, that that meant in or near first place.