World's Happiest Places

[Dawson Leery 12]

I'll bite.Worked to death? Really? One day, when you advance beyond 3rd shift bagger, you'll understand that work isn't always a punishment. I have a 2nd job that's entirely a volunteer thing, because I ENJOY it. My regular job isn't so bad either. There's a handful of people (clearly concentrated heavily in the US) that actually enjoy what they do.What does commute distance have to do with ANYTHING? Commuting is a luxury... people choose to commute so they can live in a quieter area. Nobody lives in a shitty area and then commutes 45 minutes to work in a nice suburban neighborhood.Although, I'll give you credit... you nailed the media thing. We do what they tell us to, because the media has a tremendous influence on all of our lives.

Where I'm from there are quite a few people who commute from the "shitty areas" to the "nice suburban neighborhood" to be nannies, housekeepers, babysitters etc. It's not that normal people cannot perform these tasks, but rather that these counselors believe in open econimies and communication

HOW D'YA LIKE THEM APPLES

Abu drank too much chocolate milk tnight

[colonel Feathers 5]

'Socialist' countries pretty much dominate the listhttp://www.forbes.com/2008/04/23/happiness..._0423happy.htmlhttp://www.forbes.com/opinions/2008/04/23/...boxes=lastslideBut Americans are very optimistic about the future, even though they work longer hours and commute more than '...virtually any other people in the world'.. Guess your media and gov knows exactly how to play you guys.This may sound like a troll post, but seriously, can anyone explain why Americans are worked to death, yet feel like their future is bright, even with so many other countries doing far better?

I sure hope this gets out to the rest of the world, so they would all stop trying to get here.

[All_In 0]

The money wasn't really the impetus behind my being lazy, that was not the point. I had just graduated and was feeling kinda crispy around the brain pan so I decided to take some recharge time but found that after a few weeks off I wasn't near as content as I thought I'd be. I think you'll find that, and this may be especially true of Americans but not necessarily confined to them, even when a certain "wealth threshold" is reached and surpassed the desire to work stays strong. Work becomes part of who they are and how they define themselves. It would be like trying to get an astronomer to stop looking up after he discovered a new planet.

ok, i can agree that after a few weeks of doing nothing, which to most working people would sound like paradise, would become boring (though i'm sure the fisrt few days would be a blast!)as for the 'desire to work', is what DN does 'for a living' work? would he consider it work? i guess it comes down to doing what you enjoy. and/or how we define 'work'. to an astronomer, i doubt looking at the stars would classify as work to him/her. i agree that they would enjoy doing their research, because as u said, it becomes how they define themselves.there was a simple story i heard once, where the rich businessman, visiting a south pacific island, asks the local laying in a hammock on the beach why he doesn't get off his ass to become productive. the local asks why? the businessman says so he can earn money. the local asks why? the businessman says so he can buy 'things'. and this goes on until it eventually comes to the local asking why again, and the businessman saying something to the effect of, 'so you can lay in a hammock on a a beach'.i guess what i am saying is that being forced to work so we can exist in our society is not a sign of superiority. the dying man on his deathbed does not wish he worked more hrs. sure you have to earn a living in today's world, and i am also not saying that is a bad thing, but there is more to life than how much excess you can make. to me, healthcare would be a priority. and education. reducing poverty is another priority, in my opinion. the places in the wold where these things exist in a better state than the US ALWAYS rank higher than the US in international rankings for happiness, best places to live, etc.so just because the US is a superpower, does not mean it has all the answers. why do americans become so defensive when this is brought up (not saying u do)? america has a lot of great things going for it, i am not denying that. but it is not utopia.

[All_In 0]

and yet you continue to make insulting threads and trying to debate. if you don't like the third grade mentality you have two options. you can either join in it or you can acknowledge that no one here is that interested in what you say and move on. i don't mean that in a jerk way, but your threads have been terrible for a long time. even more, when they don't go your way you act like everyone else is stupid, wait awhile, and then post another one. you can say your just trying to educate us, but believe me, we REALLY REALLY REALLY don't want to be "educated" by you. and no matter how many threads you post or how much you argue you're not going to change that.your move.

isn't it very telling that no matter how much certain posters '... REALLY REALLY REALLY don't want to be "educated"', they still cannot resist posting? not only that, but posting insults, then accusing me of being a troll.i do not post insults, i post factual articles with links, usually. if u do not agree with it, address the topic, not the messenger.if u don't have anything to contribute to a thread i post, don't. there are plenty of other threads here. why certain people feel the need to be attention whores is beyond me.

[Balloon guy 158]

Please work hard so I can enjoy the fruits of your labors without contributing anything to the protection of freedoms or bear the cost of research for new medicines and medical procedures.For this I will not only be ungrateful, I will be unaware of why my lack of gratitude makes me such a troll

fyp

[HollywoodAFD 0]

fyp

Double BA-Zing ! ! !

[All_In 0]

<QUOTE(All_In @ Tuesday, August 12th, 2008, 7:14 PM) *>Please work hard so I can enjoy the fruits of your labors without contributing anything to the protection of freedoms or bear the cost of research for new medicines and medical procedures.For this I will not only be ungrateful, I will be unaware of why my lack of gratitude makes me such a troll>

fyp

so it has now come down to u posting lies, attributing quotes to me that i never posted.great post, just fu*king brilliant.

[Balloon guy 158]

<QUOTE(All_In @ Tuesday, August 12th, 2008, 7:14 PM) *>Please work hard so I can enjoy the fruits of your labors without contributing anything to the protection of freedoms or bear the cost of research for new medicines and medical procedures.For this I will not only be ungrateful, I will be unaware of why my lack of gratitude makes me such a troll>so it has now come down to u posting lies, attributing quotes to me that i never posted.great post, just fu*king brilliant.

A simple 'Thank you' would suffice

[AmScray 355]

[speedz99 145]

I love this All In character. I think that he really thinks he's a smart person. It amuses me to no end. Quick, say something funny.

[brvheart 1,752]

I love this All In character. I think that he really thinks he's a smart person. It amuses me to no end. Quick, say something funny.

I have a 3rd year old daughter, who is beautiful BTW, but she can't talk wonderfully. When her brothers or sister bother her, instead of saying You're mean, she shortens it to You mean! However, because she can't talk wonderfully, it comes out as "Jew" mean. So anyway, this is obviously hilarious and basically everyone in my family and even a few people in my extended family say "Jew mean" a lot. This past weekend my wife's family were all together for a family thing... probably 30 people or so, but many had no clue about the "Jew" mean stuff. Anyway after dinner, my brother-in-law rips on my sister-in-law in the family room and under her breathe she says, "Jew" mean. So I got the attention on me and looked over at Lindsay and said, "I agree with you Lindsay, Jews are mean!". After about 15 seconds of silence and lots of surprised looks over at Lindsay, we ended up laughing for awhile.Moral to the story: I hate Mexicans.

[GeneralGeeWhiz 0]

women...come oto my placeyou'l be happymmaky

This post didn't get enough love. LOL

[navybuttons 15]

FACT!

[JubilantLankyLad 1,957]

FACT!

just saying that doesn't make it so, you know. you need to, like, say something else along with it. for instance "beginner's luck is a real phenomenon in HULHE, but not necessarily the ONLY phenomenon."

[qyayqi 11]

FICTION!!... there, now we have jubi separating fact from fiction.

[All_In 0]

I have a 3rd year old daughter, who is beautiful BTW, but she can't talk wonderfully. When her brothers or sister bother her, instead of saying You're mean, she shortens it to You mean! However, because she can't talk wonderfully, it comes out as "Jew" mean. So anyway, this is obviously hilarious and basically everyone in my family and even a few people in my extended family say "Jew mean" a lot. This past weekend my wife's family were all together for a family thing... probably 30 people or so, but many had no clue about the "Jew" mean stuff. Anyway after dinner, my brother-in-law rips on my sister-in-law in the family room and under her breathe she says, "Jew" mean. So I got the attention on me and looked over at Lindsay and said, "I agree with you Lindsay, Jews are mean!". After about 15 seconds of silence and lots of surprised looks over at Lindsay, we ended up laughing for awhile.Moral to the story: I hate Mexicans.

http://www.break.com/index/little-girls-fu...onuciation.html

[DoinSublime 0]

OP,God I love this picture.

[All_In 0]

OP,God I love this picture.

troll..

[hank213 1,823]

FICTION!!... there, now we have jubi separating fact from fiction.

This was quite nice.