Happy Cubans sailing their yacht to unhappy America
The Happy Planet Index says that Cubans are happier than Americans. A lot happier.
The HPI combines how long and happy a life the citizens of each nation enjoy (which makes complete sense) and how few of the Earth’s resources they use (which makes no sense).
“The HPI suggests that the path we have been following is, without exception, unable to deliver all three goals: high life satisfaction, high life expectancy and ‘one-planet living’,” according to NEF researcher Saamah Abdallah. “Instead we need a new development model that delivers good lives that don’t cost the Earth for all.”
The 15 happiest nations are supposedly Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Guatemala, Vietnam, Columbia, Cuba, El Salvador, Brazil, Honduras, Nicaragua, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, and Argentina.
Probably so. We know most Americans grow up dreaming of the wonderful lives they could lead if only they could put in 12-hour days cutting sugarcane by hand for a communist dictator in Cuba.
Pardon us, research gurus, but there’s an elephant in the room:
If people are so damn happy in #7 Cuba, why do so many of its citizens risk their lives to come to miserable, unhappy #114 United States?
Source: Guardian UK via Fausta’s Blog
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the reason is so obvious — the cubans have been living under a communist dictatorship for 50 years–they are used to it. Americans have only known such joy for 7 months.
The reason why Cuba is number 7 is because although we live in a Communism environment in Cuba. Us Cubans realize what situations we live though. By this we analyze that we have few comforts, so we decide to enjoy the few that we have with all joy. I am against communism but the communism is Cuba teaches the purity of life, the reason of living, that little things mean much if you just feel what it has to offer. The fact we leave Cuba for better comforts does not influence the reality that Cubans find a positive outlook on life and a reason to live so, as seen in Cuba. Happiness is found everywhere, just search wwithin everything. Maybe one of the reasons why this survey determine some low rates for America is because Americans find everything annoying. You play music, talk loud, cut someone off, give a hug to male friend being a male, you instantly feel a threat. Americans should loosen up feel the flow of life and quit complaining. One the these traits of influence is television and too much indoor periods.
Dear sir, you are the idiot. Go read the paper then talk.
I would venture to say Diet is a large part of why so many americans are unhappy…that and images on TV that noone can live up to…Me I am a happy person….I don’t bathe in negativity all the time…I realize I am lucky to live where i do…It also seems many americans are ignorant and think everywhere else is better…My guess is those americans have never been to those other places…..like i have