China - The happiest place in the world...

ballsymchugh

..... according to North Korea.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/06/01/north-korea-one-of-the-happiest-places-on-earth/

According to a global happiness index released in North Korea, the country and its allies are the most cheerful countries in the world. Naturally, the “American Empire” strikes Pyongyang as just plain sad.
Shanghaiist reports that North Korea's Chosun Central Television recently came out with a happiness index compiled by local researchers. Their findings? China is the happiest place on the planet, earning 100 points (a perfect score!). At number two is none other than North Korea itself. Cuba, Iran and Venezuela (in that order) round out the top five.

The United States places dead last, coming in 203rd. South Korea is nearly just as depressed a nation; it ranks 152nd on the list. Some spots, North Korea's research indicates, are just nowhere near as smiley as the Axis of Evil.
The Chinese net is ablaze with the results, screen grabs of which have been posted to popular sites. Implored one commenter on the Chinese online forum Mop: “Please send me to the U.S. so I can suffer, too.” (via Shanghaiist)


Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/06/01/north-korea-one-of-the-happiest-places-on-earth/#ixzz1O4zup5sV

we'll all get a little bit of happiness when they roll into athlone soon!

Biggins

Read that on journal.ie.

That report wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that North Korea is try to stay political friends with China by any chance would it?
Especially when there is signs that China is now trying to distance itself from North Korea previously in the last few months!

LOL More stupid North Korea rubbish.

Saila

Naturally, the “American Empire” strikes Pyongyang as just plain sad.

thats so much funnier when said in a harsh asian accent! :pac:
he's probably right though

OutlawPete

Well, they do say ignorance is bliss and they have been kept ignorant there for sure.

Kojak

I thought North Korea was the happiest place on earth.

Potential-Monke

Where is Ireland? And does it take into account if we're sober or drunk?

Oranage2

Finally some unbiased research!

Fago!

China stirl coorl.

http://happychineseidahofalls.com/
Happy Chinese...

Kojak

Kojak wrote: »

I thought North Korea was the happiest place on earth.

No, it's the second happiest place on Earth.

Biggins

...And of course their top enemy is of course the worst most depressed place of course!

There you go you poor, starving North Korean peasants, now don't go escaping across the border! LOL

Kylo Ren

The Chinese? Great bunch a lads!

KnifeWRENCH

Kojak wrote: »

I thought North Korea was the happiest place on earth.

Ah now, if they called themselves the happiest it would be a tad suspicious. Placing themselves only second happiest is much more believable....a stroke of genius, if I may say so. The Supreme Leader never lets us down!

Biggins

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

...a stroke of genius, if I may say so. The Supreme Leader never lets us down!

Speaking of strokes and North Korea: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392821/North-Korea-Paranoia-cars-silence-cities.html

Oranage2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20a8QJAe3pU

Some tradition music - Pay respect to our happy chinese brother.

ballsymchugh

Biggins wrote: »

Speaking of strokes and North Korea: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1392821/North-Korea-Paranoia-cars-silence-cities.html

that guy was on moncreiff on newstalk earlier today. probably being repeated about now actually!!
the strange thing about the photos of the guys across the yalu river from dandong is later at night, when it's just pure black. no light at all from north korea, while dandong is a bustling city.

Biggins

ballsymchugh wrote: »

that guy was on moncreiff on newstalk earlier today. probably being repeated about now actually!!
the strange thing about the photos of the guys across the yalu river from dandong is later at night, when it's just pure black. no light at all from north korea, while dandong is a bustling city.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/dprk-dark.htm

...And others: http://www.google.ie/search?q=north+korea+at+night+photo&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

ballsymchugh

ballsymchugh wrote: »

that guy was on moncreiff on newstalk earlier today. probably being repeated about now actually!!
the strange thing about the photos of the guys across the yalu river from dandong is later at night, when it's just pure black. no light at all from north korea, while dandong is a bustling city.

This satellite photo clearly shows that!

http://molivam42.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/koreabynight.jpg

edit: beaten to it..

Biggins

My sister was in North Korea once and brought me back a copy of The Little Red Book.
Its mad, off the head stuff. Still have it.
The 'glorious leader' must have been sniffing something when he wrote it.
Either that or he'd been talking too much to Ron L Hubbard!

Lanaier

I gotta say, I'm pretty happy.

Funglegunk

Lanaier wrote: »

I gotta say, I'm pretty happy.

Me too. Noodles for all!

mconigol

Jesus the poor bastards must think it's pretty **** everywhere else then!

Amhran Nua

Anyone remember when the old Soviet Union and it's satellite states in Eastern Europe used to come out with this stuff on a regular basis? They just don't make communist propaganda like they used to I tells ya, kawallittee.