• Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee
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        4 months ago

        Finland has been selected as the happiest country in the world several years in a row. Suffice to say we Finns aren’t too happy about that.

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          4 months ago

          That’s contentedness, not happiness.

          And it’s reported contetedness.

          So essentially the went around asking people how bad they have it. And it’s in Finnish culture never to complain.

          And since we have good social security etc, people don’t end up homeless and can still eat.

          So… “can’t complain”. And literally, can’t. I’ve tried. Several of the systems we have just ignore the flaws in them as the people they’re mostly for are poor people who have no influence. I was even abused in jail by the police and the guards. Didn’t give me my prescription meds. Watched me go manic three days in a cell, drawing on the walls with my own blood.

          The officers who detained me, for weed, at my home, with a bullshit excuse to come in (and then they backdated the search warrant later) told me that I can take my prescription meds as long as they’re in the original packaging.

          So my meds were even there.

          But they watched me go crazy for 3 days, with no sleep, no food. Even shut off my water at one point.

          So yeah, Finland isn’t perfect and we have a lot of mental health issues.

          Definitely not “the happiest country in the world” despite the somewhat functional social security.

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          4 months ago

          Lol. As a neighbor, I believe you. Grew up around a lot of Finns and all that grumpiness is just an act. You’re all cuddly inside but afraid to show it. Love you all.

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    4 months ago

    Portugal.

    We’ve been doing our own thing since 1143. People are mostly nice, crime is very low, most social unrest culminates in barbecues instead of burning vehicles, like is usual in France or Spain.

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    4 months ago

    Peaceful and safest? It’s Iceland. For 14 years in a row as of 2024. It is also one of the most homogenous and isolated.

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      4 months ago

      Agreed. Sometimes I imagine living in Montreal where I can learn French there and because of the National Film Board located over there. Sometimes I want to be American instead.

      It just depends on where I feel like living in.

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      4 months ago

      Sealand actually has actually been involved in some crazy shit during its history.

      Particularly if you want to look at stuff per capita

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    4 months ago

    Japan has to be a strong contender, if you are looking for peacefulness in your day to day life

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    4 months ago

    Saw a movie many years ago about…Taiwan, I think. The people were worried about hurting the WORMS when building a temple.

    So I would say Taiwan if you mean “not bellicose”. Or do you mean serene?