The 2022 World Happiness Report has been released. And to nobody’s surprise, eight of the top ten spots are in Europe. The US (16) climbed up three places from 2019 to 2021, apparently, we’re happier when we’re isolated from each other. And voting out an incompetent and dangerously corrupt president. And Canada (15) dropped a whopping ten. What the hell is happening up in the Great White North? So before you go running off to live in Poland (48) read the full report. Unless of course, you’re in Ukraine (98).
Anything making you happy today, Deadsplinters?
I wish the coffee was working this morning….
Espresso time! Or if you have a decent Cuban restaurant nearby get a cup there. Guaranteed eye opener.
My wife makes Serbian coffee in a djezva and it’s crazy strong. It’s the same as Turkish coffee, but Serbians call it Serbian coffee because they’re like that.
I love Turkish coffee! I should learn how to make it.
We need to hear from our Canadian contingent on how it has suddenly become such a shitty place to live. I mean, come on–only one spot ahead of the US? You guys aren’t even trying anymore.
Right? Canada has always been the American fantasy- “ if x or y happens, or doesn’t happen, imma move to Canada!” Now we don’t even have that?
WE HAVE NO SAFETY NET
Now we have to come up with another predominately white country we can pretend we’re going to move to!
I mean, at the top of the happiness index was Finland … more like, Funland? Learning the language is going to be a real (hits Google Translate) “kipua perseessä”, but ….
Since it’s all fantasy anyway I can just assume I’ll learn the language easily, right? Or there’s always New Zealand.
Housing is over inflated unless you’re rich or given a gob of money from the parents.
CoVID has put a damper on Hockey (and other sports but mostly hockey.)
Out in the Prairies it is rage against Liberals and reality and their denial that the politicians they keep electing keep trying to kill them with CoVID and Climate Change.
In Ontario, it is more the realization Ford Nation is made up of morons.
Out East, well. I dunno they usually are the happiest part of Canada.
So pretty much just like the US.
I can only speak for Montreal Canadians. The high taxes doesn’t lead to more accessible healthcare, well maintained infrastructure, free/affordable daycare for all nor a good public school system. The housing market has been artificially inflating since the 2010s. Corruption on all government levels hurts especially bad when you know that almost half your salary is lining their pockets. There is also a huge police presence (the pandemic brought about a more obvious police state where they literally had a snitch hotline). Then there’s the whole French vs English language war undercurrent to everything. Plus your regular dose of racism, sexism, cronyism, capitalism, etc. Canada is fine, everything is fine, eh? Sans doute!
*sigh* Reality sucks
I find it extremely telling that I have spent a good 5 minutes trying to come up with something that makes me happy today. Thus far I have met with no success.
I came up with my cat but even that doesn’t qualify today since I had to leave him and come to the office.
I get a good dinner tonight at Morton’s but the caveat is that it is with coworkers.
Dammit, that’s a waste of a perfectly good meal.
Ugh, coworkers. Why do we waste our time with those people?
Oh, yeah. Paycheck.
There’s always Sheldon, right?
His tank is dirty. I am put out with him for pooping. That is totally unfair and I have not shared this information with him, but I’m entitled to my feelings.
Your feelings are valid. I may have grumbled at Fanny this morning for pooping after we passed the park garbage can. I think she does it on purpose because she likes the idea of me carrying her poop in a bag for the mile or so until we get home. There is no question who is in charge.
We taught our Doxies to ring a bell to go out. One used to only ring the bell after my little sister sat down to eat.
In the dog’s mind it was Dad, Mom, Me or Sis, Dog, Lil Sis.
That’s great.
hmm…sitting pretty in 5th…i guess i dont have much to complain about
and i guess i dont..sides from the usual stuff like the mountain of taxes and corrupt politicians and management…usually the weather too
5th bad at all. I nominate the Netherlands as the site of the future Deadsplinter house.
lelystad is nice
and translates to lilly city…thats bonus points right?
Definitely bonus points. Looks good to me.
What the fuck happened to Canada.
I feel like we broke Canada by too close of association of our US crazies with your Canadian crazies.
Yeah that too. Your crazies and our crazies traded DNA. Annoying to see Trump 24 signs and MAGA hats at Trucker Fucker rallies.
The irony lost on the Trucker Fuckers is that MAGA once included trying to invade Canada which happened twice. Once in 1812 and again in 1866 where Fenians aka ex-Union Irish soldiers who conducted a minor terrorism campaign against Upper/Lower Canada (which is present day Ontario and Quebec where upper and lower referred to where they were positioned along the St Lawrence not English/French but it could have meant that.)
The Fenian raids helped make forge Canadian Independence.
I was thinking that to, it has to be our fault.