Goodbye to, page-23

now how about you stop the whingeing about how bad we are and recognise we're pretty good.

As a land of ex convicts - we could be a lot worse but we are still up there as one of the best places on this earth to live - despite our shortcomings. We are also third on the medals table at the Paris Olympics but I'm sure Pinhead will see that as a massive failure.

The 30 happiest countries in the world in 2024 (not necessarily the hardest working)

These are the 30 happiest countries in the world, according to the 2024 World Happiness Report.

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Sweden
5. Israel
6. Netherlands
7. Norway
8. Luxembourg
9. Switzerland
10. Australia
11. New Zealand
12. Costa Rica
13. Kuwait
14. Austria
15. Canada
16. Belgium
17. Ireland
18. Czechia
19. Lithuania
20. United Kingdom
21. Slovenia
22. United Arab Emirates
23. United States
24. Germany
25. Mexico
26. Uruguay
27. France
28. Saudi Arabia
29. Kosovo
30. Singapore

I think you can take Israel off the list for the time being.

Unlike pinto - we aren't perfect but we are much happier.

https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-worlds-happiest-country-is-all-about-reading-coffee-and-saunas