The Most Miserable Countries
I found recently a post in Donald Trump’s blog called The World’s Happiest Nations where he provides the results from a research done at the University of Michigan. For me it is not a surprise that among the happiest nations are ones that have a high level of welfare. But one would never predict that people in countries like Puerto Rico and Colombia are so happy.
Here is the full list of the happiest countries:
- Denmark
- Puerto Rico
- Colombia
- Iceland
- N. Ireland
- Republic of Ireland
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- Canada
- Austria
The fact that brought my attention, however, was that my country – Bulgaria – is in the list of the most miserable countries in the world.
My people doesn’t feel happy with its destiny and I can see it in their eyes. Now the whole world knows it. The question is: why? Why are we so unhappy? We tore down the communist regime more than 18 years ago and started to build a democratic society. And still my people is unhappy. It seems that we don’t understand democracy well or we just don’t appreciate it.
I am a happy person. I have a loving family and got on my own way towards professional realization. But you cannot succeed if you live among miserable people. I honestly wish happiness, welfare, “and justice for all”. But how can I help my people feel happier? How can I help them enjoy their lives? I ask these questions but I still haven’t go the answers. Any advice, folks?
Here is the list of the most miserable countries in the world:
- Zimbabwe
- Armenia
- Moldova
- Belarus
- Ukraine
- Albania
- Iraq
- Bulgaria
- Georgia
- Russia
It is interesting to note that most of the countries in this list are from the former Soviet Union or the Socialist Block. Could it be we still love and grieve for the “old times”?
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Hi
I think it’s about feeling in control of your destiny.
Great political turmoil, warfare, famine etc really mess with people.
What can we do at our individual level?
Remind the people around us that they are valued. And do it regularly.
Thanks Craig!
It’s a good advice but I think that we should tech the people around us to do so to people around them so everyone show respect to everyone else. This is the way a nation to change its attitude.
Dear Mr Mike Ram,
Thanks for your web and positive idealogy behind it.I disagree with the result you mentioned for the most happiest or sad countries in the world.The most happiest people in the world are bulgarian people,they are very lovely and you enjoy talking with them,their food,custom,weather and….are wonderful.I love them.
In the list of happy countries (switzerland,Netherland) are the worst countries and sad people in the world,i have been living there for many years and i recommend nobody live or travel there.
How we can help people in Bulgaria and the other countries to live happier is to show their positive part of what they have and destroy the false happy picture of the other so-called democtratic land which is made by media.
First step: dear bulgarian people i love you and you are the greatest nation in the world,please appriciate what you have which others dont
a big big big heart………………..