Denmark: happiest place in the world

HeavyAaron said:
I have to admit that I, too, am a food addict. I really feel that I need it. If I go without it too long I start to go through withdraw pains. I fear that if I tried to make it through the withdraw before feeding my addiction I might actually die from the withdraw.

It's sad. But I blame my parents. I was brought up in a food addicted household. Both my parents are food addicts. Most of my friends growing up were also food addicts.

*whiper* this has been very hard to admit to all of you
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This addiction is clearly a result of your (and your parents') exposure to Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO).

Don't worry. There's a cure for your addiction.

:p
 
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I don't think there is much to subjective measures of happiness. Looking at things like GDP, life expectancy, access to education, and other important objective variables, is more scientifically meaningful.
 
T'ai Chi said:
I don't think there is much to subjective measures of happiness. Looking at things like GDP, life expectancy, access to education, and other important objective variables, is more scientifically meaningful.
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But as a measurement of what?
 
T'ai Chi said:
People that take subjective measures of something called happiness need to ask that.
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But you are the one claiming that GDP, life expectancy, access to education, and other "important objective variables" are more "scientifically meaningful".

How are they meaningful? In determining what?
 
I'd be interested to find out whether Danes living abroad are happier than indigenous people.

In my experience we British complain wherever we are
 
T'ai Chi said:
People that take subjective measures of something called happiness need to ask that.
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That seems really strange. You claim that "Looking at things like GDP, life expectancy, access to education, and other important objective variables, is more scientifically meaningful." will measure people that "take subjective measures of something called happiness need to ask that."

How from looking at GDP etc. will you measure the people taking "subjective measures of something called happiness"?
 
The Don said:
I'd be interested to find out whether Danes living abroad are happier than indigenous people.

In my experience we British complain wherever we are
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But you British are Danes. The Angles and the Saxons came from Denmark. The Germans just stole part of the Angles' historical area from Denmark in WWII.

And I won't mention the later viking raids and how the Danish genes came to thrive in the wombs of innocent English nuns :D

I think you can be pretty sure though, that Danes are just as grumpy as all other human beings if the conditions are not satisfying - no matter where they live :)
 
T'ai Chi said:
To you perhaps. However most people realize that subjective measures aren't too impressive.
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I've never heard or read anyone else even suggest that by Looking at things like GDP, life expectancy, access to education... you can measure the people that take subjective measures of something called happiness ...."

Can you explain how you can from Looking at things like GDP, life expectancy, access to education... measure the people who take subjective measures of something called happiness ...?
 
Darat said:
I've never heard or read anyone else even suggest that by Looking at things like GDP, life expectancy, access to education... you can measure the people that take subjective measures of something called happiness ...."
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You may have never heard, that is true.
 
T'ai Chi said:
I don't think there is much to subjective measures of happiness. Looking at things like GDP, life expectancy, access to education, and other important objective variables, is more scientifically meaningful.
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I doubt it.

I wonder if, upon being asked, a Dane would answer that yes, they are happy. Obviously, everything you mention above is important, But I also wonder if Danes are not culturally driven to say "yes". Maybe it's a factor in their national identity to consider themselves satisfied.

If happiness is an objectively truth, then the wealthy will be the happiest just about anywhere in the world, after all, they have access to the best education, health care, trips to Tahiti, etc., and can provide that for their loved ones.

But sorry, this is not what I see. I see the wealthy taking Prozac, whining incessantly, going to shrinks, committing suicide, etc.

And then I see cheerful, carefree, satisfied people in slums in Rio. I know, hard to believe, you'd say, but it's true. People who are delighted with just being alive, all smiles, and if you ask, they'll say they're the happiest on earth. If you probe, oh yeah, they have a chronic illness that was never looked into, the kid has dropped school to go to work, but it could always be worse, right? So they feel happy. I talk to happy janitors all the time.

So while it's undeniable that wealth and health care and education are essential to happiness, national identity, in my humble opinion, can be a factor.
 
CFLarsen said:
And what do they cost in electricity...?
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A lot, though newer models are more efficient. But what's the point of being wealthy if you don't use to avoid discomfort? You guys have to check those priorities. :p

Btw, I think Denmark is an adorable country. But the happiest? I dunno.
 
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