Governments, universities and various institutions spend a lot of time studying and promoting the concept of happiness. Much has been made of Bhutan’s happiness index and Denmark is supposedly home to the happiest people in the world. Whenever these happy-clappy reports come out, I wonder how the fifth-happiest country feels and whether a somewhat happy nation starts to ask itself why it’s not as perky as its high-ranking neighbour. Also, why is so little made about the world’s grumpiest nations? Surely they need as much attention, if not more, than the smilier countries of the world? And who are the grumps anyway? Or do we know already? I certainly have my own shortlist of the unhappier peoples of the planet – most of them passport holders from a clutch of crabby developed nations.
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