tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post7974731785756335964..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: those happy danes and one slightly disgruntled guardian readerjulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-55485283751281001032012-04-13T06:55:53.073+02:002012-04-13T06:55:53.073+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Spilling Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427671883940188334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-81749053267162374102012-04-13T04:33:16.988+02:002012-04-13T04:33:16.988+02:00I'm always disappointed when an "article&...I'm always disappointed when an "article" reads more as a blog post. Yeesh! Maybe you should start selling bagels? Hee-hee! I did recently read a book on happiness. There was an idea that the more homogenous a community was, the happier the community. That said, living in the "happiest" city (san luis obispo) I almost agree.j. wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05123562404940030878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-50310293858867397112012-04-12T22:16:24.723+02:002012-04-12T22:16:24.723+02:00Mmm. I see now why you had to write this one. In m...Mmm. I see now why you had to write this one. In my current level of happiness, I am drinking my 10th cup of coffee, wearing neon socks and continue to lament the disintegration of accurate, unbiased and non-pop culture news writing. I do not care about any Kardashian, the size of their bottoms or who they are currently, whatever. Using quippy little come-on's, even the print media has reduced itself to the lowest common level of comprehension. While the blog-style of writing is appropriate for the blogs, a journalist needs to not personalize, it is not a conversation.... it is news! However, in fairness, if this was a "life-style" piece we may be a wee bit harsh. Maybe a little stay a hotel (not maternity) would soothe my less than perfectly happy soul.celkaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641540970773683454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-21375266366913144592012-04-12T19:47:28.331+02:002012-04-12T19:47:28.331+02:00Great post Julie! It was a terrible personal story...Great post Julie! It was a terrible personal story pretending to be a news article. As you and Extranjera note, it is very unclear how happiness is defined in these surveys. They are usually worded to ask if the person is satisfied with their government, or satisfied that their government is not corrupt etc. So usually they measure satisfaction with social institutions, and to those Danes are very loyal.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285955329715784307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-15371623015507418232012-04-12T19:14:50.211+02:002012-04-12T19:14:50.211+02:00Watch out. Your in-laws might now disown you, or a...Watch out. Your in-laws might now disown you, or at least call you out for saying anything negative about their beloved country. i don't think it's happiness those surveys manifest, I think it's misplaced pride and facade. <br />Although I'm married to an extremely happy Dane, I don't think his happiness is in any way connected to his nationality.Extranjerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972708570414496825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-56394483257897779552012-04-12T17:20:12.730+02:002012-04-12T17:20:12.730+02:00I write magazine articles, seen that tweak from ed...I write magazine articles, seen that tweak from editorial copy to bite-sized and bloggy journalism. Apparently it’s what readers want. Maybe Brit mom/writer sold her idea for the story after seeing too many BBC Coast episodes. (Shame about the Starbucks)Veronica Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288280932510764014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-80906119508260538762012-04-12T17:10:59.887+02:002012-04-12T17:10:59.887+02:00"SEE" in capital says it all.
:))))"SEE" in capital says it all.<br /><br />:))))Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470810820417327936noreply@blogger.com