For the last several years I have researched the Nordic culture because the Scandinavian countries lead the metrics in the happiness index and children's education. These are alternative metrics to GDP. In these areas, they are superior to the US. So, it is possible that Americans can learn something from them. The US leads in GDP, but what does that actually mean? The Exxon Valdez oil spill added billions of dollars to our GDP due to the clean up. Their way of thinking could also help Americans better understand Jakob's situation.
I recently spent time in several scandinavian countries. They are like the US but much much colder and with prices much much higher relative to salaries. Healthcare and education have been privatized and are in decline. It's a myth that these countries are paradise. Sweden is nicer than Norway.
You can debate who knows more about if citizens of a country are happy--its citizens or a tourist--if you want. The ranking change slightly every year, but the Nordic countries always top the list and again the US was not in the top 20 in 2003.
Top 10 happiest countries in the world (2003) Finland Denmark Iceland Sweden Israel Netherlands Norway Luxembourg Switzerland Australia
I recently spent time in several scandinavian countries. They are like the US but much much colder and with prices much much higher relative to salaries. Healthcare and education have been privatized and are in decline. It's a myth that these countries are paradise. Sweden is nicer than Norway.
You can debate who knows more about if citizens of a country are happy--its citizens or a tourist--if you want. The ranking change slightly every year, but the Nordic countries always top the list and again the US was not in the top 20 in 2003.
Top 10 happiest countries in the world (2003) Finland Denmark Iceland Sweden Israel Netherlands Norway Luxembourg Switzerland Australia
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