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To: Ilaine who wrote (66276)	12/20/2004 9:09:26 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 71178

<One of the fascinating things about studying anthropology is how happy people seem to be, in general.> It doesn't seem to be related to GDP per capita. I've made an extensive scientific study of the phenomenon with linear regression analysis of the data over 3 decades with an excellent standard deviation. The executive summary is that India, for all its poverty, has a high rate of happiness per capita. The USA is not bad overall but has a wide spread so heaps of people are in the unhappy department, which keeps the serotonin reuptake inhibitor sales people very happy, not to mention the Ritalin and other psyschotropic drug merchants. China is a happy place. The grumpiest place I've seen is a town in Yugoslavia in 1974 where all faces were sullen. Now I know why [they were planning a civil war]. The most glowering place was South Africa also in 1974 where the melanin-rich scowled and the surly Boers surled. France is fairly balanced, with a chip on both shoulders. Germany isn't a cheerful place - I think they are working up to another war [that's just what Germans do - note that a LOT of Americans are Germans so that explains a lot]. Young guys skulking around in black shirts drinking beer. Japan's a cheerful place. Koreans seem pretty edgy and affectedly happy rather than intrinsically. Kiwis are worriers, walking around with permanent frowns [no wonder with Helengrad on their case all the time - women ruling the world will NOT bring Utopia though wars will perhaps be less frequent]. So, as you say, people are generally happy, but there's plenty of variation across communities. You can buy the full report for $1000. Mqurice