European Happyness

Celltek · Post by **Celltek** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:22 pm

well didnt you say 7.0 is a bogus statistic?

if you take all the other things into consideration Holland is the best, not the happiest though.

BigPoe · Post by **BigPoe** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:40 pm

I'm a miserable bastard. I reckon London would rate a lot worse than the rest of the UK. Highest crime in Europe blah blah...

Tromczynski · Post by **Tromczynski** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:37 pm

we're so sad we're not even on the list

agodi · Post by **agodi** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:05 am

warren888k wrote:how is ireland high up the list? the country is falling to pieces!

It really is......

A-Dreamer · Post by **A-Dreamer** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:18 pm

why is that ?

agodi · Post by **agodi** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:00 pm

A-Dreamer wrote:why is that ?

For a relatively short period of time Ireland was doing well economically. This was mainly due to tax incentives which encouraged a lot of big American Companies to base their European headquarters in Ireland. Because of the financial crisis and better incentives elsewhere (Eastern Europe and India) some these companies are starting to shut down or move away. On top of this the construction/building industry, which employs a huge amount of Irish people, has slowed down a lot and unemployment is rising quite rapidly

But we're still a happy bunch