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

Drakares · 23-04-2013 12:49PM #1

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The research which analyzed 150,048 individuals from 142 countries to examine relationships between optimism, subjective well-being, perceived health, and hopes for the future, finds that the Irish and Brazilians are the most hopeful for the future, while people in Egypt and Lebanon are the least.

Sher 'twill all be grand!

Duggy747 · 23-04-2013 12:50PM

A day spent on After Hours would change their tune.....

Sky King · 23-04-2013 12:52PM

Blissful blissful ignorance.

minidazzler · 23-04-2013 12:52PM

I'd believe it. We speak in negatives but tend to be quite positive in general.

WoollyRedHat · 23-04-2013 01:00PM

I have serious misgivings about this.

danniemcq · 23-04-2013 01:07PM

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

I have serious misgivings about this.

I prefer to look on the brightside

Anyone · 23-04-2013 01:09PM

What they dont say is the research was done in a pub, while the Irish person was in between a hot Lebanese and a hot Egyptian.

conorhal · 23-04-2013 01:18PM

Drakares wrote: »

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Sher 'twill all be grand!

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’.

1ZRed · 23-04-2013 01:18PM

Probably true but I think they may be confusing optimism with people having their head in the clouds

humbert · 23-04-2013 01:22PM

I think the Irish are outwardly optimistic but I have my doubts as to whether they are really optimistic at all.

the keen edge · 23-04-2013 01:24PM

Well if you are eternally optimistic nothing will ever get you down.

Rhys Essien · 23-04-2013 01:26PM

Look,we have a school teacher by the name of Edna Kennedy running the country.There will be no fear of us.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 23-04-2013 01:30PM

I think we're just too bloody lazy and laid back to give a bollox about most things tbh.

Mr Benevolent · 23-04-2013 01:32PM

conorhal wrote: »

boil my blood

Hilarious phrase. If your blood was boiling that much you'd be a black pudding.

Corvo · 23-04-2013 01:32PM

WE ALL GONNA DIE

Fromthetrees · 23-04-2013 01:39PM

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???

kowloon · 23-04-2013 01:45PM

Dash Easy Victim wrote: »

I think we're just too bloody lazy and laid back to give a bollox about most things tbh.

This.

Probably for the best.

OldGoat · 23-04-2013 01:48PM

My martini glass is nether half empty nor half full, it's simply got room for more gin. :cool:

Anyone · 23-04-2013 01:54PM

Fromthetrees wrote: »

I'm going for pints later in the sun.

What country are you in?

uch · 23-04-2013 01:55PM

Ah sure that's Grand

OpenYourEyes · 23-04-2013 01:58PM

People ask me "Bill, are you an optimist?"
And I say "I hope so!"

*Bill Bailey joke

Fromthetrees · 23-04-2013 01:58PM

Anyone wrote: »

What country are you in?

The Peoples Republic of Cork my friend.

PizzamanIRL · 23-04-2013 02:04PM

Irish people just hide their true emotions and pretend that everything is 'grand'.

This would explain why we have a high suicide rate.

wolfpawnat · 23-04-2013 02:06PM

Sure fúck it, t'will be grand and it could be worse.

We are not Gaza, we are not in the grasp of a horrific famine, we have a fairly alright (not great, but not the worst) health and education systems. We could be a hell of a lot worse.

trickymicky · 23-04-2013 02:07PM

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???

Its quotes like these that make me feel optimistic about the future and a bit more proud to be irish. I thank you Fromthetrees

Celly Smunt · 23-04-2013 02:09PM

To each other we'll complain and moan and be generally pessimistic.

if an outsider asks however we tend to be all diddly dee and happy.

wolfpawnat · 23-04-2013 02:12PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

Irish people just hide their true emotions and pretend that everything is 'grand'.

This would explain why we have a high suicide rate.

We rate 37th (11.4 per 100,000 in 2011 apparently) on the world for suicide rates. Still too high, but nothing compared to Greenland (108.1 per 100,000) so it could be worse.

Chuck Stone · 23-04-2013 02:34PM

We have some very pretty roundabouts too.

space_man · 23-04-2013 02:56PM

'tis a great little country.

Drakares · 23-04-2013 04:12PM

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’.

I don't know about you, but I've got a well paying job, a healthy lifestyle, renting a nice apartment with the missus and money enough after the bills to do what I like. I've nothing to be delusional about because I'm not as angry as some.

What should I be 'Demanding more' of?

Rented Mule · 23-04-2013 04:22PM

Drakares wrote: »

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Sher 'twill all be grand!

Apparently, all sarcasm was lost on these researchers.

Few naggins they said ....

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

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