Pinoys among the Top 10 Happiest in the World

[mazdamazda]

Just heard over the radio...

Filipinos ranked #6 among the world's happiest / content people. They are the only Asian country to be included in the Top 10.

The top country is Venezuela... along with Australia, US, etc.

While at the bottom of the list are Eastern European countries like Bulgaria, Russia, etc.

[crazy_chiq]

Way to go PINOYS! Hehehe...

Sanay kasi tayo sa pagiging poor country thats why we have learned to make do with what we have... Sa ox brain nga lang chaka isaw masaya nako eh... hehe...

Namiss ko tuloy kumain sa mr. kabab.... hayyyyy

[silverbx986]

if you're happy, i'm happy!

[yebo]

there are certain mental disorders that are inherited! maybe we filipinos are genetically predisposed to smile even during the hardest of times. that is why westerners can not understand why filipinos (and some south east asians, too) smile when faced with a problem. "you find that funny...?" is their usual query. we have learned to answer "yes, coz you're jumping up and down and i'm not." and guess what happens to their faces when they hear this reply nyahahaha!

[pajerokid]

agree with yebo. San ka nakakita na muntik mo nang masagasaan e naka ngisi pa.

[theveed]

PK: hehehe, onga, lahat na oploks na di marunong tumawid tuwang tuwa...

[empy]

i think the pinoy has a certain 'bahala na' attitude. sucks for progress, but certainly reduces stress levels

[Skywalker]

Basta ako masaya today :jump:

[boydapa]

coping mechanism siguro natin yan... or baka generally disoriented(we tend to manifest the wrong physical signals to a particular stimulus)

di lang yun, ang mga pinoy praning din---praning sa martial law, praning pag naglalakad na para bng tingin nya sa mga tao kundi mandurugas, snatcher eh terorista... etc.

[ILuvDetailing]

Yup agree with M54, its the "bahala na" attitude...

[Rediesel]

happiness = contentment

if you are contented with what you have for now then you will be happy.

even if you are the richest person in the world and you are still not contented, then life SUCKS.

[airshaq20]

agree with yebo. San ka nakakita na muntik mo nang masagasaan e naka ngisi pa.

Thats what you think...di mo alam...mine morize yung license plate mo....and he's coming back at yah.......LOL.......jk

[kyle618]

madaming masaya ... pero happiness shouldnt be a replacement for hardwork ksi madami ako nakikitang squatter na masaya kahit walang makain which is not correct... walang mangyayari sa kakatawa ...

[quiksie]

mabababaw tayong mga pilipino hehe hoorah!!!

[Karding]

mabababaw tayong mga pilipino hehe hoorah!!!

you beat me to it.

[mazdamazda]

happiness = contentment

if you are contented with what you have for now then you will be happy.

even if you are the richest person in the world and you are still not contented, then life SUCKS.

bulls eye. being rich doens't mean being happy.

what's the use of having Ferraris in your garage, a mansion overlooking the city and a huge bank account when you are not happy?

here's the complete article:

‘Filipinos among happiest people’

The Philippine Star 02/24/2005

The trademark Philippine smile has weathered back-to-back calamities, immense external debt, poverty, lack of jobs, credit downgrades and other onslaughts, yet it continues to shine through.

Problems notwithstanding, Filipinos have been rated as among the happiest people in the world — and they are considered the happiest Asians to boot.

This conclusion was based on a study conducted among the peoples of 50 countries by the World Values Survey. The results are contained in a media statement issued by Malacañang yesterday.

In the survey, Filipinos placed sixth among the happiest nations, with Filipinos saying they are "very happy about their lifestyles."

Venezuelans came out the happiest, with a rating of 55 percent, followed by Nigerians with 45 percent, the Irish and Icelanders with 42 percent each and the Dutch with 40 percent.

Filipinos posted a 40 percent happiness rating in the survey, followed by Australians, Americans and natives of Turkey with 39 percent each and the Swiss with 38 percent.

Of the 50 countries surveyed, the Philippines is the only Asian country among the top 10 happiest nations.

According to Malacañang’s statement, "the survey appears to confirm the old adage that money can’t buy happiness." The statement also pointed out that "many of the wealthy countries failed to make it to the top 10."

The World Values Survey researchers also described the desire for material goods as "a happiness suppressant."

"They say happiness levels have remained virtually the same in industrialized countries since World War II, although incomes in those countries have risen considerably," the Palace said.

The exception to this observation is Denmark, where people have become more satisfied with life over the last three decades.

The least happy people seem to be concentrated in Eastern Europe: Bulgarians had a happiness rating of seven percent; the Armenians, Romanians and Russians reported six percent each; the Ukranians and Belarussians had five percent each; natives of Moldovia, Lithuania and Estonia were four percent each; and the Latvians surveyed reported a rating of only three percent.