Chinese Are Happier Than Americans
Sat, 08/02/2008 - 22:23 — Jinghao
According to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project this spring and issued last month, nearly 90% of Chinese said they were "content with their country’s direction," in contrast to America's nearly 20%. Interesting, isn't it?
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would be interesting if we
would be interesting if we had more information
It was just two sentences
It was just two sentences from a NYT article about human rights in China that talked about satisfaction in the country's direction.
well from where it was 50
well from where it was 50 years ago, china is heading in a very happy direction
The poll was somewhat skewed
The poll was somewhat skewed in the fact that they weren't allowed to ask about human rights issues.
The question was happiness,
The question was happiness, not human rights. Huh? Sometimes what you say doesn't make sense.
They didn't just ask about
They didn't just ask about happiness, I believe.
But the question was whether
But the question was whether those polled were content with the direction of their country. How content they are factors in the social and economic elements that define how happy you are, Al.
Of course I understand that.
Of course I understand that.