Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Report: World slightly happier than it used to be
This article was in the Daily Sun today (09-11-13): "Report: World slightly happier than it used to be"
Happiest countries: 1. Denmark 2. Norway 3. Switzerland 4. Netherlands 5. Sweden 6. Canada 17. United States Seventeenth out of more than 150 countries isn't bad, but there's room for improvement. As far as I can tell, they didn't give any clue as to how they went about ranking so many countries. So it's not likely we would know what we need to do to bring about improvement. 1) What do you think we need, as a country, to do to be happier? 2) If they were to rank The Villages separately, where would we be on the list? 3) Do you think The Villages, and other retirement communities like ours, contributed much to our #17 standing? Note: I have a feeling they used universal health care as part of their ranking system, so most likely this report is biased. And who knows in what other ways it might be biased. |
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I dunno. I've always heard there are more suicides in Sweden than any other country, yet it's ranked as 5th happiest out of a hundred?
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You heard wrong.
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Sweeden #44
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Maybe you were thinking about Greenland, it is #1 and off the charts. Come to your own conclusions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...y_suicide_rate
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Yes, the first six all have universal health care. No, the AP reported it so there was certainly no bias toward universal health care.
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Blondes do have more fun. I knew that.
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Gracie always has the best answer for everything, doesn't she? |
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how could it be biased? Either they have it or they don't.
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I saw that list and there was something weird I seem to remember about the country right ahead of us or right below us, can't remember. It was something like I can't believe they beat us out. Maybe it was Mexico.
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How can people be happy in some of the coldest places on earth?
(1.Denmark 2. Norway 3. Switzerland 4. Netherland 5. Sweden 6. Canada) .
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IMHO saying that "the first six having universal health care" in and of itself is not necessarily a good or bad thing and it can be pretty much a moot point if not properly, thoroughly and honestly defined. UHC can be likened to our world's water supplies where the water in one area can be pristine and highly palatable whereas in another it can be chock full of contaminants and hazardous to our health!
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ARE VILLAGERS OLD OR ARE THEY RECYCLED TEENAGERS At my age rolling out of bed in the morning is easy. Getting up off the floor is another story. "SMILE... TOMORROW MAY BE EVEN WORSE!"
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...and I do agree with SkyGuy - it is his opinion. Mine falls in the area that universal health care leads to the happier lifestyle.
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Come on, everybody finds someone to hate.
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Just what I was thinking. You took the words right out of my mouth. Oh and short daylight hours and lack of sunshine.
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Do not forget saunas, blondes, and herring! |
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