Unofficial site of group TATU


Unofficial forum of group TATU
Go Back   Unofficial forum of group TATU General Forum General discussions


Russians the least happy people in the world


ReplyPost New Thread
 
Thread Tools
Old 05-10-2003, 01:32   #1
spyretto spyretto is offline
My Waking Hour
 
spyretto's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: in oblivion
Gender: Male
Posts: 5,486

Russians the least happy people in the world

Yeah, it's true, in a recent poll Russians were last, Romanians were second to last and another Eastern state's citizens were also in the bottom 3 - Bulgarians, I think, though not too sure...no, it was Armenians...
That goes to all of you who tend to idealise Russia.

The most happy people were, surprisingly enough, the Nigerians - a fact that goes to refute the argument that people from the richest/advanced countries are the most happy. I think the US people were only 16th or something while the Brits were in the lower 20's.

oh, and the Mexicans were second ( most happy people, of course ) And they're not exactly wallowing in richness.

I'll post more official info unless someone else beats me to it

could it be that the most happy ppl are the most oblivious ones??? just an idea...

Last edited by spyretto; 05-10-2003 at 02:32.
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 01:49   #2
Devilish Yulia Devilish Yulia is offline
*gasp*
 
Devilish Yulia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Australia
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Posts: 444

Send a message via MSN to Devilish Yulia Send a message via Yahoo to Devilish Yulia
wat bout us aussies over here! are weeeee happy!

yul and lena do have a attitude. they seem happy wit each other but probably close to chucking a spaz when the press ask all the stupid questions
~~~~~~~~~~~
(¯¨´*·~-.¸¸,.-~*´¨~Ð¥_çHrÎ$§î?!~¯¨´*·~-.¸¸,.-~*´¨)
When the visions around you,
Bring tears to your eyes, And all that surround you,
Are secrets and lies, I'll be your strength, I'll give you hope,
Keeping your faith when it's gone The one you should call, Was standing here all along...
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 02:14   #3
spyretto spyretto is offline
My Waking Hour
 
spyretto's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: in oblivion
Gender: Male
Posts: 5,486

You were outclassed by the New Zealanders mate..

Here's some artcles:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/974827.asp?cp1=1

http://nypost.com/living/7095.htm
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 02:17   #4
taty994945 taty994945 is offline
Участник
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,662

im going to nigeria..haha i feel happy at the thought already!
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 02:23   #5
spyretto spyretto is offline
My Waking Hour
 
spyretto's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: in oblivion
Gender: Male
Posts: 5,486

yeah, me too. Especially if you get shot there, then you'd be immensely & terminally happy. Mewonders how Iraq faired

Last edited by spyretto; 05-10-2003 at 02:29.
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 04:00   #6
Kappa Kappa is offline
Harrumph.
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: 忍者村
Posts: 3,272

spyretto, you're going to kill me for saying this: but ignorance is bliss. Mexico must be the second most happy country because it's also the fifth with the most serious analfabetism and possibly the third with most children dropping out on Elementary.
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 04:58   #7
haku haku is offline
iMod
 
haku's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Normandie
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Posts: 7,839

They don't have my country in those articles, oh well, i'm pretty happy! Then again, i don't have high expectations...
~~~~~~~~~~~
Patrick | TatySite.net t.E.A.m. [ shortdickman@free.fr ]
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 05:20   #8
Devilish Yulia Devilish Yulia is offline
*gasp*
 
Devilish Yulia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Australia
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Posts: 444

Send a message via MSN to Devilish Yulia Send a message via Yahoo to Devilish Yulia
me aussie and im happy as it is!.....cant believe those new zealanders beat us!...........oh wellz!
~~~~~~~~~~~
(¯¨´*·~-.¸¸,.-~*´¨~Ð¥_çHrÎ$§î?!~¯¨´*·~-.¸¸,.-~*´¨)
When the visions around you,
Bring tears to your eyes, And all that surround you,
Are secrets and lies, I'll be your strength, I'll give you hope,
Keeping your faith when it's gone The one you should call, Was standing here all along...
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 06:25   #9
Kappa Kappa is offline
Harrumph.
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: 忍者村
Posts: 3,272

I came up with this today on the afternoon, after I handed a piece of the brownie I bought to a kiddo who was selling stuff on the street (hey, we had been looking at each other for a while; I offered it to him and he went thanks and smiled).

I'm not happy because I know my reality and my country's reality: blessid those who live in a world of their own.
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 08:22   #10
coolasfcuk coolasfcuk is offline
Bitchka
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,990

Re: Russians the least happy people in the world

Quote:
Yeah, it's true, in a recent poll Russians were last, Romanians were second to last and another Eastern state's citizens were also in the bottom 3 - Bulgarians, I think, though not too sure...no, it was Armenians...
of course it is not Bulgarians, we are happy people
~~~~~~~~~~~
oh... o!
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 11:57   #11
rachelc rachelc is offline
Участник
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Exeter, UK
Posts: 261

Re: Russians the least happy people in the world

Quote:
Originally posted by spyretto



could it be that the most happy ppl are the most oblivious ones??? just an idea...
Is "oblivious" here just a polite way of saying "stupid". If so, I can well imagine the Russkies being the unhappiest people on earth, because they're deep buggers.

I personally am a miserable f**ker...and I was also a child prodigy...Now I'm just a washed-up ex-child prodigy who delivers post for a living...and dreams of managing Tatu.
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 12:45   #12
parrish122 parrish122 is offline
Участник
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: North Carolina USA
Age: 53
Posts: 786

Sypretto, your saying that maybe the people that are most happy are the ones that are most oblivious reminded me of an old "Calvin and Hobbes" cartoon.

Teacher: Calvin, what state do you live in?

Calvin: Denial. <Wearing a huge smile as he says this>

Teacher: <Sigh> Well, I can't argue with that.

LOL!

Parrish
  Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2003, 14:14   #13
Tom Violence Tom Violence is offline
Just say maybe
 
Tom Violence's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: London
Age: 41
Posts: 573

So this must be the answer to the question 'Why Russia?' that people insist on asking me. It makes sense. Cheerful people make such wearisome company, I'd rather be around as few of them as possible.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Stay in the underworld with me.
  Reply With Quote
Old 06-10-2003, 00:04   #14
guesshoo guesshoo is offline
keep 'em guessing
 
guesshoo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: guesswhere
Age: 37
Posts: 739

forgive me, but i think russians are the coldest of ppl (not in the literal sense, lol). they tend be the ones with the least heart. often bold and they offer no apologies for this. these are the kind of ppl i love (simply b/c i am not able to this myself)!

sorry about the generalization, just my honest opinion.
  Reply With Quote
Old 06-10-2003, 00:50   #15
Lux Lux is offline
kis$ it
 
Lux's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Posts: 5,125

Send a message via AIM to Lux Send a message via MSN to Lux Send a message via Yahoo to Lux Send a message via Skype™ to Lux
interesting thread spyretto!

i couldn't generalize countries' happiness. happiness is too subjective.
~~~~~~~~~~~
The Complete™ forever

I never thought it would be this clear | Lux [ light-ness@hotmail.com ]
  Reply With Quote
Old 06-10-2003, 01:15   #16
goku goku is offline
Moderator
 
goku's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Москва
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Posts: 778

I agree Lux. I'm Russian, born and raised, and I couldn't be happier. Lena Katina herself said Russia is a great place to live, and I totally agree. People tend to generalize and show only the bad things about Russia, but never what's good about living here.
  Reply With Quote
Old 06-10-2003, 02:01   #17
spyretto spyretto is offline
My Waking Hour
 
spyretto's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: in oblivion
Gender: Male
Posts: 5,486

Quote:
Is "oblivious" here just a polite way of saying "stupid". If so, I can well imagine the Russkies being the unhappiest people on earth, because they're deep buggers.
hehe...I don't know about stupid but I have to agree with darje on this one, "happiness" and "living in a world of your own" can't be too far apart. "What you don't know can't hurt you". I bet the Russians would seem "happier" prior to 1991?

I was having a conversation with somebody months ago and we were discussing the same thing, that the people who seem the most happy are the ones who are the poorest, don't expect anything, and live in a world of their own. He mentioned the Brazilians and the Latin Americans in general, Africans, etc. ( The ones who tend to complain the less )

Last edited by spyretto; 06-10-2003 at 02:18.
  Reply With Quote
ReplyPost New Thread

Bookmarks


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Thoughts on religion and it's purpose in life gluttony85 Politics and Science 49 28-09-2006 19:02
Evolutionary Biology replaced by Bible Studies in American Schools. Kate General discussions 124 18-08-2004 20:55
Essay thread (non-fiction) vesica News and Events 14 10-04-2003 14:36
TRANSLATION: In Bulgaria part 2 video yul News and Events 23 13-03-2003 10:38
TRANSLATION: Barpolsat Interviews yul News and Events 17 23-02-2003 10:55



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 14:29.




© 2001-2008 Unofficial site of group TATU

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.