For us repressed, awkward Norwegians, happiness is a weekend thing | Daniel Simonsen
(The Guardian Denmark)

The judges who rated Norway as better even than Denmark must have visited on a Saturday night. It´s the only time we break our `law of Jante´It´s always strange to live in a country that is listed as being one of the very best. When you have everything outwardly, it can make you look inwards. That´s when you sit down and think: `I wonder what Ryan Gosling is doing right now.` People in Syria do not worry about that stuff, for them happiness is something as simple as peace. But if you´re from safe little Norway, you´ve got loads of time to imagine what Ryan is up to. He´s probably eating lunch with Eminem and Benicio Del Toro. You know, just catching up with two old friends. Or maybe he´s just at home feeling kind of down, wondering what´s going on in Leonardo DiCaprio´s life? I´m sure Ryan has things he struggles with too.Norwegians don´t have the same social training as, say, the Greeks Related: Happiness is on the wane in the US, UN global report finds Continue reading...