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To: Think4Yourself who wrote (135994)	7/23/2008 4:43:57 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

What a bunch of Whiners...<G> citizensugar.com Are You Satisfied? The World's Most Optimistic Countries Satisfied with the direction your country is headed? The Chinese sure are. The rising nation tops the list of optimistic countries with a glass much more full than those of trailing countries. Eighty-six percent of the Chinese are content with China's direction, compared to 61 percent in second place Australia, according to the Pew Research Center. Eighty-two percent of the Chinese are also happy with their economy. Economic growth and national excitement surrounding the Beijing Olympics seems to be boosting China's civic mood — in 2002, only 48 percent of the Chinese responded positively. But the people still have their concerns, most notably, worries about inflation, rising prices, and environmental degradation burden the Chinese. To see how other countries compare to China, and who makes the list of the top-10 most optimistic countries read more. Who is happy with the direction their country is headed? China — 86 percent content Australia — 61 percent content Russia — 54 percent content Spain — 50 percent content Jordan — 49 percent content Poland — 42 percent content India — 41 percent content Egypt — 40 percent content South Africa — 36 percent content Germany — 34 percent content And some other favorites: France — 29 percent content United States — 23 percent content Lebanon — 6 percent content