Comments on: Would It Be All Bad?

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:02:39 +0000

Looney,
Good for him! Thanks for telling me.

By: Looney

Looney — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:36:40 +0000

Looks like the French were reading this blog. Sarkozy is going to include happiness as a component of the French GDP numbers. .-= Looney´s last blog .. =-.

By: bikehikebabe

bikehikebabe — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:01:26 +0000

I don’t really know that Swedes are friendly NOW. The ones I see are Lydia’s friends.

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:27:15 +0000

I was impressed by the friendliness of the Danes too. I didn’t spend that much time in Sweden to notice. The Danes’ warmth and friendliness is no doubt one of the big reasons they’re so happy.

By: bikehikebabe

bikehikebabe — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:40:46 +0000

My daughter lives in Sweden. She said that Swedes were very reserved, but when they visited Denmark, they became like the Danes, warm & friendly. When they got back to Sweden they became cold & reserved again.

I notice Swedes are friendly NOW & they speak English when they didn’t 15 or so years ago. The inter-net & TV made that change.

Taxes are high but nobody complains. It’s their way of life.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:32:40 +0000

Thanks for the link, very relevant. I hadn't heard of this. I've bookmarked it and shall re-read it. Thanks. .-= Evan´s last blog ..Boredom’s Cure, coming soon =-.

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Evan,
I’m not at all surprised. Have you ever heard of the Roseto Effect?

Thanks for the link.

Rummuser,
I’m looking forward to reading it.

By: Rummuser

Rummuser — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:44:05 +0000

Okay Jean. I shall work on a thesis and post it in my blog soon. Thanks for the idea. .-= Rummuser´s last blog ..Blogger With Two Blogs. =-.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:31:48 +0000

There is a strong correlation between equality and health and happiness in societies. For the details see The Spirit Level. There is also a website with most of the data equalitytust.org.uk. Hugely important I think. .-= Evan´s last blog ..Boredom’s Cure, coming soon =-.

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:56:28 +0000

Mike,
I agree with you. I mostly don’t waste emotional energy on things outside of my control, but I was uncharacteristically angry for a few days about the bailouts. That’s when I tried tapping. It worked just fine to get me back to a more productive state.

Looney,
We lived in France, about a half-hour from Paris, for about 13 months. We still remember the strikes. My guess is most of the French don’t trust their government very much.

I too imagine the Scandinavian governments spend their tax money more responsibly than ours does. But that’s not necessarily saying very much. There’s a reason Congress has such a low approval rating.