Why are the Nordic countries so happy?

[My name is]

I don't know where all these happy Canadians are hiding. Everyone I interact with is seemingly miserable with our joke of a Gov't and all that comes with it

I was in Toronto a couple weeks. I was amazed with how friendly and helpful everyone was. I know it's just a small part and probably doesn't represent Canada but in my mind that's how all Canadians are. Plus gsp seems pretty happy

 

[Fedorgasm]

I was in Toronto a couple weeks. I was amazed with how friendly and helpful everyone was. I know it's just a small part and probably doesn't represent Canada but in my mind that's how all Canadians are. Plus gsp seems pretty happy

Yeah actually Toronto is the only part of Canada I've been to and everyone was great. Maybe it's just a happy city

 

[lsa]

Because I have lived in 3 of them and worked in 4.
Being close to me makes people happy.
Its science and a fact


@Slobodan knows
He is far away and thats why he is miserable

 

[Dan Torrance]

Yeah actually Toronto is the only part of Canada I've been to and everyone was great. Maybe it's just a happy city

Canadians in general are a lot more easy going than Americans' there's a pretty stark contrast really.

I think it has something to do with the govt programs making it easier to start over in life there.

 

[Vergilius]

Whenever I read about Denmark recently, it is usually related to the citizens telling the government to fuck off with their covid laws. I don't think that counts as trust.

Nearly everyone has followed the covid laws to the letter, though, and the government is riding high in the polls. Crazies on facebook are loud, but most of us just shake our heads at them.

 

[Vergilius]

The last has to be a lie. Most nordics ive met hate their country unless they are women. And all the Nordic/Scandinvian guys here seem suicidal or depressed

Dafuq? I'm Scandinavian and I'm about as far from suicide and depression as you can get. Happy is the wrong word for how people here feel, though, people are "happy with their lives" e.g. their are content and that is all most people expect. A big part of the secret of happiness is realistic expectations.

 

[lsa]

Nearly everyone has followed the covid laws to the letter, though, and the government is riding high in the polls. Crazies on facebook are loud, but most of us just shake our heads at them.

Been a lot of bs on social media.
Last year people (were threads in the WR) on social media claimed Denmark was force vaccinating people and there was huge demonstrations against it.
And people online eat it up.

 

[lsa]

exactly.

Also:

They're all constitutional monarchies.

Scandinavia yes, the Nordic no.

 

[Vergilius]

Been a lot of bs on social media.
Last year people (were threads in the WR) on social media claimed Denmark was force vaccinating people and there was huge demonstrations against it.
And people online eat it up.

Neither thing happened. There were some demonstrations against the lockdown, but it was a couple hundred people. Real demonstrations in the capital can easily draw up to 20.000 or even 100.000. Nothing else was happening due to the lockdown so it got a lot more attention than it deserved. It was silly.

 

[Vergilius]

Why are Nordic men so happy? Gee, I've no idea...

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Damn the Swedes! They are even stealing hotties from the rest of the world through immigration (see pic).

Honestly, I think hotness would be a solid foundation for immigration policy (for both men and women). Forget what you can contribute, nobody is going to complain if the government just let a bunch of hot people into the country (as long as the genders are distributed equally).

 

[Contempt]

But but ive been told Socialism is the work of the devil and never works.

NONE of them are socialist countries. Jesus, try actually going there or doing some fucking research.

/facepalm

 

[Contempt]

I think it might be the beer

Your evidence is an Australian beer ad?

 

[Dan Torrance]

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Honestly, I think hotness would be a solid foundation for immigration policy (for both men and women). Forget what you can contribute, nobody is going to complain if the government just let a bunch of hot people into the country (as long as the genders are distributed equally).

When i am King you will be in charge in immigration.

 

[TheTickG]

Nearly everyone has followed the covid laws to the letter, though, and the government is riding high in the polls. Crazies on facebook are loud, but most of us just shake our heads at them.

Interesting. There was no truth to this then?
https://newspunch.com/forced-vaccination-law-abandoned-in-denmark-after-mass-protests/

 

[Vergilius]

When i am King you will be in charge in immigration.

Thank you, your majesty! I will personally be vetting at least half of the applicants.

 

[Vergilius]

Interesting. There was no truth to this then?
https://newspunch.com/forced-vaccination-law-abandoned-in-denmark-after-mass-protests/

I certainly don't remember anything like that happening and I was here all year, following the news.

 

[Contempt]

Thank you, your majesty! I will personally be vetting at least half of the applicants.

...yes but we'll need to find someone to vet the women as well.

I'll happily offer my services for this task.

 

[lsa]

Interesting. There was no truth to this then?
https://newspunch.com/forced-vaccination-law-abandoned-in-denmark-after-mass-protests/

No...
It was fake.
There was a draft to a proposal that was sent out
it got scrapped it was nothing more than a paper written by a desk jockey.

And there was never any 9 days of demonstrations..
Look at the date of the article.. it says nov17..
And the people demonstrating is wearing T-shirts and the threes are green...

 

[Vergilius]

...yes but we'll need to find someone to vet the women as well.

I'll happily offer my services for this task.

Dammit

 

[FactNotFiction]

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-global-happiness-levels-in-2021/

The Nordic countries all got the highest scores. This article claims that trust in the government's handling of covid is an important factor, but I don't believe that.

You're talking about 5 different countries--Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands. They all have different governments so I think attributing their happiness to the government might not be the right answer.

But I don't know what is.

Is there something cultural about those areas? Like maybe they shame complainers, so most people always claim to be super happy?

Scandinavians are not happy.

It's a fictive politically correct measurement scale.

Dark in the winter and cold, bitter weather.
Regulations on everything. 20 million introverted people.

Do Scandinavians enjoy higher quality of life? Yes, but life is God awful boring.