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Researchers: Irish Ranked 'Most Optimistic' Country in the World

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    #32
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    That's great to hear :D

    You can't bate a bit of positivity to get you through life!


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    #33
    Nailz
    Registered Users Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    Fromthetrees wrote: »
    We have enough food to feed 36 million people.
    We have enough fresh water to bring any country in the world out of drought.
    We have an unlimited supply of Zanax and Viagra.
    Our only neighbour thinks we're just it's small and harmless little brother.
    We have more children per capita than practically every other member of the OECD.
    We have the lowest level of infant mortality in the world.
    We are under populated.
    We have beautiful air and scenery.

    I'm going for pints later in the sun.
    Why the **** shouldn't I be optimistic???
    ****ing right! Great post.


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    #34
    Steve O
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭Steve O


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    That's great to hear :D

    You can't bate a bit of positivity to get you through life!

    Easily pleased aren't ye.


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    #35
    [Deleted User]
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    Steve O wrote: »
    Easily pleased aren't ye.

    I am!

    Smiles and happiness and positive thinking all the way!


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    #36
    Steve O
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭Steve O


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I am!

    Smiles and happiness and positive thinking all the way!

    Bah! Humbug...


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    #37
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Steve O wrote: »
    Bah! Humbug...

    You're right, Christmas is awesome.


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    #38
    Steve O
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭Steve O


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    You're right, Christmas is awesome.

    I have no recollection of the event in question. Kthxbai


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    #39
    Fr_Dougal
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    Fromthetrees wrote: »
    We have enough food to feed 36 million people.
    We have enough fresh water to bring any country in the world out of drought.
    We have an unlimited supply of Zanax and Viagra.
    Our only neighbour thinks we're just it's small and harmless little brother.
    We have more children per capita than practically every other member of the OECD.
    We have the lowest level of infant mortality in the world.
    We are under populated.
    We have beautiful air and scenery.

    I'm going for pints later in the sun.
    Why the **** shouldn't I be optimistic???

    You need to do your research on some of the above, completely misleading.


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    #40
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    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    You need to do your research on some of the above, completely misleading.

    Oh, you're one of them.


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    #41
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Oh, you're one of them.

    Ha! Nah, but I don't believe in bsing people. We aren't even in the top 20 for the lowest infant mortality rate, that's a good bit off having the lowest in the world.


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    #42
    Fromthetrees
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    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Ha! Nah, but I don't believe in bsing people. We aren't even in the top 20 for the lowest infant mortality rate, that's a good bit off having the lowest in the world.

    According to UNICEF:
    Infant mortality rate (under 1), (2010) 3.

    Please don't accuse me of 'bsing' people when my post was sincere and was written from my phone so I was going off memory without being able to double check.
    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    You need to do your research on some of the above, completely misleading.

    Can you point out any discrepancy in what I posted? (outside the fact we're ranked third by UNICEF instead of first)


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    #43
    Iwasfrozen
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    conorhal wrote: »
    That phrase has begun to boil my blood, because the word ‘grand’ has been the ruination of this nation, it truly characterizes our blithe acceptance of the substandard in every institution and every aspect of Irish life!
    We badly need people standing up and demanding more, rather then squabbling over the crumbs off the table and then trying to press them all together into the semblance of a slice of the cake.
    The title of this thread should read, the ‘Ireland the most delusional place in the world’.
    Oh get you.


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    #44
    Smidge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭Smidge


    Optimistic, they say?

    Not me

    I'm a miserable fukcer:(;)


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    #45
    southsiderosie
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    Interesting. When asked about general happiness rather than optimism, the list looks a bit different - Latin American countries come out on top and even poor countries with a lot of social problems do better than wealthy European countries. Ireland is still pretty high on that list though - I've heard from Hispanic friends that Ireland seems the most 'Latin' of the Northern European countries, so I guess that makes sense.

    I was surprised that Singapore did so poorly on the happiness list though!


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    #46
    Smidge
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    southsiderosie wrote: »
    Interesting. When asked about general happiness rather than optimism, the list looks a bit different - Latin American countries come out on top and even poor countries with a lot of social problems do better than wealthy European countries. Ireland is still pretty high on that list though - I've heard from Hispanic friends that Ireland seems the most 'Latin' of the Northern European countries, so I guess that makes sense.

    I was surprised that Singapore did so poorly on the happiness list though!

    Isn't it true though on the "happiness" rating, that countries that have the least disparity between the wealthiest and poorest in their country have the highest happiness quotient?


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    #47
    southsiderosie
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    Smidge wrote: »
    Isn't it true though on the "happiness" rating, that countries that have the least disparity between the wealthiest and poorest in their country have the highest happiness quotient?

    No - Latin America as a region has the highest levels of income inequality in the world, yet they regularly top the happiness ratings. But that also may depend on which ranking - I think there are several.


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    #48
    Wompa1
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    southsiderosie wrote: »
    No - Latin America as a region has the highest levels of income inequality in the world, yet they regularly top the happiness ratings.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUhRKVIjJtw


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