North Korea second happiest country in the world, China's #1

[Risottia]

North Korea has all of those educational camps, that's why! They find the people who aren't happy, take them there, and make them not not happy!

Reminds me strangely of this thread.
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=115608

[Radictistan]

Considering the suicide rate in South Korea, I'm not at all surprised that it's no. 152.

[Suckeryou]

This isn't a surprise. It has been scientifically proven by the best researchers in Pyongyang that imperialism causes suicidal tendencies, so while South Korea is a Puppet Government of the Imperialist US regime, the US must be even more unhappy, as everyone and everything American is imperialist.

One day the light of eternal Leader Kim Il-Sung shall shine over the entire peninsula.

(Quickly checks to see if Life Insurance policies cover suicides....)

Nope! If it's a suicide Our Insurance Companies don't have to pay out a single penny, sorry, Won ( ₩ ) to the surviving family member(s), or whoever is listed for the payout.

Now let's see....What is the average life expectancy of the "Average" North Korean.... And their "Average" annual income...

OK, now to get the researchers find what makes North Koreans so happy..... .....They don't have the equivalent of a Michael Moore or Rosie O'Donnell

[Syvorji]

This isn't a surprise. It has been scientifically proven by the best researchers in Pyongyang that imperialism causes suicidal tendencies, so while South Korea is a Puppet Government of the Imperialist US regime, the US must be even more unhappy, as everyone and everything American is imperialist.

One day the light of eternal Leader Kim Il-Sung shall shine over the entire peninsula.

(Quickly checks to see if Life Insurance policies cover suicides....)

Nope! If it's a suicide Our Insurance Companies don't have to pay out a single penny, sorry, Won ( ₩ ) to the surviving family member(s), or whoever is listed for the payout.

Now let's see....What is the average life expectancy of the "Average" North Korean.... And their "Average" annual income...

OK, now to get the researchers find what makes North Koreans so happy..... .....They don't have the equivalent of a Michael Moore or Rosie O'Donnell

What makes North Koreans happy is Kim il-Sung, myself and socialism.

[Cameroi]

politicians will say almost anything. after all, america claims to be the most moral and most free, neither of which it comes close to being either.

happiest might be someplace like the maldives and most free might be someplace like sweeden. morality might be in how one defines it. maybe canada or new zealand. hard to say.

[Lordieth]

Not surprising at all.

Imagine you were locked up in a room from birth, given food, and constantly bombarded by the "truth" that in outer world people kill each other for food, people are starving, etc. Wouldn't you be happy to be safe?

Imagine you were locked up in a suburb from birth, given fastfood, and constantly bombarded by the "truth" that in UnAmerica people are out to kill americans and destroy Jesus etc. Wouldn't you be happy to be safe?

What possible benefit does the government have to institutionalise us?

...

Oh, right.

[Frisivisia]

Not surprising at all.

Imagine you were locked up in a room from birth, given food, and constantly bombarded by the "truth" that in outer world people kill each other for food, people are starving, etc. Wouldn't you be happy to be safe?

Imagine you were locked up in a suburb from birth, given fastfood, and constantly bombarded by the "truth" that in UnAmerica people are out to kill americans and destroy Jesus etc. Wouldn't you be happy to be safe?

Imagine you were locked up in a jet from birth, given astrofood, and constantly bombarded by the "truth" about how if you did not change altitude, you wouuld crash into the sea. Wouldn't you be happy to be safe?

[Andaluciae]

North Korea has all of those educational camps, that's why! They find the people who aren't happy, take them there, and make them not not happy!

Reminds me strangely of this thread.
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=115608

Ewwwww...that's fucking creepy. Someone should probably call child protective services about that place.

[Grenartia]

For your information, I, Kim Jong-il was the one who conducted the survey, and yes, it is true. It is not propaganda, it is the real truth. The capitalists brainwashed themselves, into believing they're happy, when they are not. Why? Take a look at the goddamn American advertisement for Easy-Feet, for example. It claims to improve things when in reality, makes people sad. If any results are from me, it is true. Ergo, the DPRK is better than the USA.

Well, if gay teens getting kidnapped by assholes hired by their parents, then sent to basically the capitalist version of re-education camp; my family's currrent predicament; and the general state of the world today are good indictators, I can genuinely believe that the US definitely isn't in the Top 5 Happiest countries, but I'm not gonna believe its dead last. We have too many good things that other nations dont have to be dead last in happiness. Where did Libya fall on the list?

[Maddtopia]

I think North Korea is awesome...not just because I had to do a project where i was North Korea but....yeah it seems awesome

[Herrebrugh]

For your information, I, Kim Jong-il was the one who conducted the survey, and yes, it is true. It is not propaganda, it is the real truth. The capitalists brainwashed themselves, into believing they're happy, when they are not. Why? Take a look at the goddamn American advertisement for Easy-Feet, for example. It claims to improve things when in reality, makes people sad. If any results are from me, it is true. Ergo, the DPRK is better than the USA.

Well, if gay teens getting kidnapped by assholes hired by their parents, then sent to basically the capitalist version of re-education camp; my family's currrent predicament; and the general state of the world today are good indictators, I can genuinely believe that the US definitely isn't in the Top 5 Happiest countries, but I'm not gonna believe its dead last. We have too many good things that other nations dont have to be dead last in happiness. Where did Libya fall on the list?

You want the list? This is all that's known:

[Menta Lee-IL]

I HIGHLY APPROVE OF THIS SCIENTIFICALLY BASED STUDY!!
IT MUST BE TRUE!

[Lydenburg]

This business about China being the happiest country in the world and North Korea being second is all Communist propaganda. The state-controlled media released it.

I'm convinced that some North Koreans are the second happiest people in the world.....the government officials and quite likely nobody else.

[Sibirsky]

[Herrebrugh]

This business about China being the happiest country in the world and North Korea being second is all Communist propaganda. The state-controlled media released it.

I'm convinced that some North Koreans are the second happiest people in the world.....the government officials and quite likely nobody else.

Pgg. The capitalist propaganda just got to you. You aren't happy, the state made you think you're happy so they can make you sad and sell your tears. Think about that!

[ArghNeedAName]

So it's done by the Chinese media and it puts China first and their allies near the top and their rivals at the bottom. Yeah that puts Fox News into perspective.

Iran certainly hasn't been a happy place ("WHERE IS MY VOTE?") in the last two years. Venezuala is alright though. In a more accurate poll, it was actually rated one of the top 10 happiest countries. But I wouldn't trust any poll that was done in North Korea. And since China is doing pretty well, I wouldn't be surprised if citizens are happy right now, but first place is unrealistic.

I read the book "Nothing to Envy", a story of life in the DPRK, told by several escapees from it. People living there aren't in a state of euphoria. One said something like "We knew our life was hard but we assumed it was like that in other countries. And after seeing in the cinema what life was supposedly like in the US puppet state South Korea, we concluded that we were actually pretty lucky and our leader was doing a good job."

[Lydenburg]

This business about China being the happiest country in the world and North Korea being second is all Communist propaganda. The state-controlled media released it.

I'm convinced that some North Koreans are the second happiest people in the world.....the government officials and quite likely nobody else.

Pgg. The capitalist propaganda just got to you. You aren't happy, the state made you think you're happy so they can make you sad and sell your tears. Think about that!

I've been to North Korea.

[Churchilland]

Maybe this is just propaganda, I mean, Chinese people always look really unhappy when they appear on telly, and N. Koreans don't even go on telly.....

[LongestLongestLongestLongestNameNameName]

Sounds totally legit.

[Anime Daisuki]

A Chinese media, Chaoxian.com.cn, reported on Thursday that

You're not totally correct there. Chaoxian.com.cn is a North Korean website with Chinese translation. Not a "real" chinese news source. Most of the content on that site concerns North Korea, not China.
Anyone with knowledge of Chinese can see it.

ED: One more point. Just because a webpage displays Chinese characters does not mean its China. This particular site's name reads "Korean China Web" and the URL translates as "North Korea.com.cn". It is probably created by North koreans for propaganda purposes. Not a real China site.

[Risottia]

:rofl:

See, you capitalist unbeliever? You've just been made happy by Dear Leader!

[Samuraikoku]

If the Chinese or North Korean governments tell their citizens they are happy, then they are happy.
(Notice the irony on that).

[Risottia]

Imagine you were locked up in a suburb from birth, given fastfood, and constantly bombarded by the "truth" that in UnAmerica people are out to kill americans and destroy Jesus etc. Wouldn't you be happy to be safe?

Imagine you were locked up in a jet from birth, given astrofood, and constantly bombarded by the "truth" about how if you did not change altitude, you wouuld crash into the sea. Wouldn't you be happy to be safe?

As long as there are no mothafuckin' snakes...

[CTALNH]

I prefer communism beacuse someone that is gonna steal from me and dictate over me my whole life telling me that infront of my face and telling me that I am not allowed to do some things.In Capitalism he will be lieing infront of me telling me we are spreading democrashy and those kind of things hit,well I don't give a shit if america has everything I would prefer living in North korea

[Herrebrugh]

You're not totally correct there. Chaoxian.com.cn is a North Korean website with Chinese translation. Not a "real" chinese news source. Most of the content on that site concerns North Korea, not China.
Anyone with knowledge of Chinese can see it.

I didn't write the article, ibtimes ore something did. I will change it though, and I will put up the original link to the article.