Happy land

Here is the 60 Minutes piece on Denmark, the happiest country in the world.  I like the professor in the beginning who says Danes are happy because they have such a glum outlook on life, so when things actually turn out ok they're thrilled. I think the 4 students in the end are probably closer to the truth - Danes measure happiness a bit differently.  Free time is really important to them, so with a guaranteed 6 weeks vacation people ought to be happy. But it's true, Danes don't smile much - Mathilde is campaigning hard to change that though, saying hi and smiling at people even when they pretend not to see her.