rooster59 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Thai people are less happy than last year, says the UN People in Thailand aren’t as happy as they were last year, a new report has revealed. According to the latest edition of the World Happiness Report, which was released earlier this week, Thailand ranked in 52nd place out of 156 countries. The World Happiness Report, produced by the U.N Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranks countries by how happy their citizens see themselves as being. It’s based on a number of different factors such as economic wealth, life expectancy, social support, freedom to make life choices and levels of corruption in both public and private sector. This years rankings saw Thailand drop six places compared to 2018, and twenty places from its ranking in 32nd place in 2017. It was also the lowest ranking Thailand has received since it was first featured in the report in 2012, when it ranked in 18th place. Despite its lowly position this year, the report actually ranked Thailand as the second happiest country in Southeast Asia, behind Singapore which ranked in 32nd place. The report ranked Thailand as the second most corrupt country in Southeast Asia behind Malaysia, while it also found that Thailand was third when it came to generosity behind Myanmar and Indonesia. Globally, the report found that Nordic countries are the place to be, with Finland topping the happiness rankings for the second consecutive year, with researchers saying the country has the ideal mix of a balanced life that is not dependent on economic or material wealth. Denmark, Norway and Iceland took the next spots, with the rest of the top ten made up of The Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada and Austria. The United States dropped from the 18th to 19th place, while the UK moved up four places to 15th. South Sudan was found to be the least happy country, followed by the Central African Republic and Afghanistan. You can read the report in full here: http://worldhappiness.report/ed/2019/ -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-03-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 11 hours ago, rooster59 said: People in Thailand aren’t as happy as they were last year, a new report has revealed. You could probably have said the same thing every year since 2014, and it won't get better if he stays in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Looks like the lady standard has dropped a bit down at the karaoke???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Returning unhappiness to the people. Great job boys , another successful coup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowerboy Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 This report and the concept behind it are complete and utter nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 This report and the figures are garbage .. but I would agree South Sudan as a shithole .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Not only less happy,but a lot more angry. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 14 hours ago, rooster59 said: The report ranked Thailand as the second most corrupt country in Southeast Asia Could happiness and corruption affect each other inversely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 14 hours ago, rooster59 said: The report ranked Thailand as the second most corrupt country in Southeast Asia behind Malaysia, come on team Thailand, you can do it! number one in transportation deaths and number one in corruption! go team Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I bet there are more than a few thousand Thais who would disagree with the UNs findings thanks to the Junta's hard work in ensuring that they have "returned happiness to the Thais" as they promised. Of course when the Junta made that statement they did not specify exactly how many and whom of their backers and supporters that they would be returning happiness to. Guess the more those people have accrued, then the happier they are ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimSaints Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Poor people working (and starving) for 300b per day - who can be happy then … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Why would anyone be happy in Thailand? Can't make and sell beer. Can't get a good education. Can't breath the air. Have very little to look forward to. Kannot is something you hear everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonymous Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 18 hours ago, rooster59 said: The United States dropped from the 18th to 19th place, while the UK moved up four places to 15th. Yeah, we Brits just love a good Brexit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virt Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 It's weird. I live in Denmark which is ranked 2nd most happy country, but i'm happier when i'm in Thailand. Go figure ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 While it's a decent guideline, anybody who's paid extortionate income taxes in Finland might have a different opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 What does the UN know about anything...thinks the first day of the week is Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, yellowboat said: Why would anyone be happy in Thailand? Can't make and sell beer. Can't get a good education. Can't breath the air. Have very little to look forward to. Kannot is something you hear everyday. When I hear "cannot", I think of a way to make it possible. Except of beer on election day, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugocnx Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Why believe the UN. I think they are a globalist organisation. Many people just want to believe anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, micmichd said: When I hear "cannot", I think of a way to make it possible. Except of beer on election day, of course. The Thai people are resourceful, patient and wanting change. Many times I get under charged in Thailand, as the work I provide is fun and I do not push that hard. The military, on the other hand, likes shopping overseas rather than spur industry in Thailand. Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, yellowboat said: The Thai people are resourceful, patient and wanting change. Many times I get under charged in Thailand, as the work I provide is fun and I do not push that hard. The military, on the other hand, likes shopping overseas rather than spur industry in Thailand. Why is that? Yes sure of course they want change. They have shown this through there pro-activity against the Junta over the last 5 years!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 8 hours ago, JimSaints said: Poor people working (and starving) for 300b per day - who can be happy then … Some new shops are being built next to me right now, 4 floors with an open floor on the bottom for a shop outlet. Myanmarese workers being paid 240 baht per day for a 10 hour shift ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 24 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Myanmarese workers being paid 240 baht per day for a 10 hour shift ! That's generous, The Lao girls my BiL employs in his restaurant only get 100bht/day. And the Burmese builders in my moobaan only make 150bht/day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 11 hours ago, bowerboy said: This report and the concept behind it are complete and utter nonsense. Do you have any concept or report that measures disbelievers and experts on nonsense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Some troll posts have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 6:05 PM, rooster59 said: Thai people are less happy than last year, says the UN Well dear, UN, a lot of Thai people are dead because of car accidents, domestic violence, corruption and etc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 7:05 AM, rooster59 said: The report ranked Thailand as the second most corrupt country in Southeast Asia I'm shocked! Well maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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