Are Americans The World's Most Miserable People?

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13 Feb 2013, 9:18 pm

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I guess it depends on the areas of america I live in silicon valley in the SF bay area and most people seem rather calm happy and relaxed but then again its kind of an international hub many many foreingers so thats probably why

I thought the people of Northern California seemed calm myself, but my brother, who lives there, calls it paddling duck syndrome. They are serene on the outside, and desperate on the inside. With the cutthroat economy there and the traffic, that will drive anyone bananas!



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13 Feb 2013, 9:21 pm

Having been to the US and Cuba, my impression is that Cubans are happier.



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13 Feb 2013, 9:26 pm

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I only have VERY limited experience in the USA (one day in Maine) but I was quite shocked at how miserable everyone I met was. We kept hearing in economics class how the USA is one of the richest (hence happiest) places on earth and I was blown away how bad it was. It's not like I felt unsafe or anything but it was very depressing and conditions were noticeably better on the Canadian side, both with people and infrastructure. Not exactly a full picture but it didn't motivate me to go back.


It reminds me of the horror stories I heard about Washington DC when I lived there. Until very recently, most of Washington was a slum. Even the park immediately in front of the White House, Lafeyette Park, had hypodermic needles and a homeless population. Even 15 years ago, most of the city was a giant open air drug market.

Today, Washington looks very different. It is gentrifying very fast, and the city itself is better off, IMO. But poorer residents and the drug crime have simply been pushed into some of the suburbs.



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14 Feb 2013, 4:41 am

lotuspuppy wrote:
AspieOtaku wrote:
I guess it depends on the areas of america I live in silicon valley in the SF bay area and most people seem rather calm happy and relaxed but then again its kind of an international hub many many foreingers so thats probably why

I thought the people of Northern California seemed calm myself, but my brother, who lives there, calls it paddling duck syndrome. They are serene on the outside, and desperate on the inside. With the cutthroat economy there and the traffic, that will drive anyone bananas!
The the relaxed Marijana laws and plenty of microbreweries helps remedy that!


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