US 16th Happiest Country in Study!
Oct 2nd 2003, 4:25 pm
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US 16th Happiest Country in Study!
The Beeb's website has an article about happiness around the world. The original study is published in this week's issue of New Scientist.
The happiest nation, according to the study, is Nigeria. The US is in 16th place, the UK in 24th.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3157570.stm
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The happiest nation, according to the study, is Nigeria. The US is in 16th place, the UK in 24th.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3157570.stm
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Oct 2nd 2003, 5:44 pm
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Happy unless you are a pregnant woman sentenced to be stoned to death under the religious laws there !
Oct 2nd 2003, 7:30 pm
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Doc, she got freed by the highest Nigerian court last week. 
So I bet she's smiling now too!
So I bet she's smiling now too!
Oct 3rd 2003, 12:49 am
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Judging by the influx of scams in my inbox, the Nigerians must be very happy because they have millions of $'s in accounts that they want to transfer abroad!
Oct 3rd 2003, 5:15 am
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Amazing how many citizens of the top 5 countries seem to migrate to the UK or US though.
Oct 3rd 2003, 7:31 pm
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Re: US 16th Happiest Country in Study!
They should have said how the surveys were done. If they are doing it on paper or in english and surveying people in places like Nigeria, that's not going to work very well!
Oct 5th 2003, 12:38 am
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Re: US 16th Happiest Country in Study!
Originally posted by Steff
They should have said how the surveys were done. If they are doing it on paper or in english and surveying people in places like Nigeria, that's not going to work very well!
They should have said how the surveys were done. If they are doing it on paper or in english and surveying people in places like Nigeria, that's not going to work very well!
Who's they? The BBC. They're the messenger of the news, not the organisation that conducted the study.
For the answer to your question, get your hands on this week's issue of New Scientist.
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Oct 5th 2003, 1:26 am
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I take these type of surveys with a pinch of salt. Who did they ask in Nigeria - the rich types driving their Mercedes living in their mansion with 6 servants or the poor guy in the village with no running water? The former is probably ecstatic with their quality of life whereas the latter probably hates the place.
You know I have never been asked to take place in any surveys so would love to know how they recruit to arrive at their answers.
You know I have never been asked to take place in any surveys so would love to know how they recruit to arrive at their answers.
