Comments on: Happiness grows in Japan

By: areeya

areeya — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:36:27 +0000

that ‘s very intersting!

By: Dane

Dane — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:17:10 +0000

Weee

Denmark is the happiest place on earth!

… wish it just felt like it, japan seems more happy…

By: samuraipizzacat

samuraipizzacat — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:57:55 +0000

I would answer your question with another question. Why if Japan is a peacefull and secure country inside, had 32,000 suicides only the past year? That’s much more than people killed in ColOmbia by guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, and drug cartels together.
I think it can’t be blamed all to the stress of their jobs and the competitiviness here. I work with Japanese twelve hours a day , and it seems to me that many of them live in fear, bullying and critizicing each other for ridiculous reasons, and they project that also in their relationship with neighbour countries and foreigners, plus the victim attitude. As I’ve just read in one of the comments here “you can’t be happy when you spend all of your energy hating others”. And fearing others I would add.
On the other hand, in many south american countries you can still knock at the door of your neighbour to ask some favour, have a chat, or to say “hey, it’s my birthday, come to my home”. The same with friends and relatives, even if they are not close relatives there’s always a sense of family between them. And most are christian-minded religious people, when something really bad happens they still have hope in God’s help and justice, which psicologically can be a big support. All this counts a lot in your perception of hapiness.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:46:26 +0000

People who like rivers to be uncemented? ^_^

By: Aceface

Aceface — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:43:43 +0000

C’mon Julian say something!Don’t let them over run the dgnity of your nation!

By: morningstar

morningstar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:14:44 +0000

Who would not want to live in Japan.

By: ZoneDaiatlas

ZoneDaiatlas — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:46:58 +0000

Actually, I would phrase it as “HAPPY” supply of cocaine in Columbia…

By: ZoneDaiatlas

ZoneDaiatlas — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:45:06 +0000

FARC is not Right Wing they are Marxist Guerrillas unless I misinterpet what you wrote. FARC is bunch of Che Guevara losers..

By: edwardhasnewgoggles

edwardhasnewgoggles — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:34:27 +0000

strung up on columbian grade coke perhaps?

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:04:43 +0000

They ask 2 questions with the same weight in wording in each country and gauge the responses.

One important point is that you can’t be happy when you spend all of your energy hating others. I’m looking at you China and Korea. Let it go and let the happiness grow. I’m going to make that into a sign-board and walk around Korea like the “free hugs” guy.

By: kenji

kenji — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:18:54 +0000

sorry 3rd place

By: kenji

kenji — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:18:08 +0000

I’m also confused as to why Columbia is 2nd in happiness in the world? With everything going on with FARC, other right-wing paramilitaries, and the government fighting, doesn’t seem very safe or happy of a place to me.

By: D-san

D-san — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:43:04 +0000

I’m confused…how do they know?