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"Costa Ricans report the highest life satisfaction in the world and have the second-highest average life expectancy of the new world (second to Canada)," the organization said in a statement.

They "also have an ecological footprint that means that the country only narrowly fails to achieve the goal of ... consuming its fair share of the Earth's natural resources."

I do know this a question like this brings out the clowns on this board :shock:

NYG

NYG wrote:

I do know this a question like this brings out the clowns on this board :shock:

NYG

Then why ask it :?:

Peter-Blastinoff wrote:

NYG wrote:

I do know this a question like this brings out the clowns on this board :shock:

NYG

Then why ask it :?:

To find out who the clowns are :lol:

NYG

OK as zippy would say
Tico time !!!!
It will get done when its done

You get outside SJ you find just a cluster of houses and a bar/ rest
That is all they got and they make best of it
I have even stoped at places that said closed but open up for us
We all see the muy tico from time to time That is part of it
Plus there is a village up by nicaland that people live very long
That is all about the food they eat the air and no stress

Pura Vida that too

Think about it NYG mi amigo
What is the flight # of your favorite ride
I now need to go to what are drinking post

Author:	NYG [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:13 am ]
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Costa Rica listed as the happiest nation Why is that? NYG

Author:	TexasNVegas [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:25 am ]
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Because some group we never heard of says so? Maybe because they don't currently have a war? Because they host CRT? Me?

Author:	Prolijo [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:30 am ]
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Lists like this are so much bullshit. How can you ever rank such a subjective thing? The way these lists TRY to do it is by asking a selective series of questions and assigning weights to each one. This particular list was created by a British group in Britain with the goal of building a new economy, "centered on people and the environment." In addition to simple reported "satisfaction", the group considered the ecological footprint and life expectancy of countries. Quote: "Costa Ricans report the highest life satisfaction in the world and have the second-highest average life expectancy of the new world (second to Canada)," the organization said in a statement. They "also have an ecological footprint that means that the country only narrowly fails to achieve the goal of ... consuming its fair share of the Earth's natural resources." In fact, Latin American countries snared 9 out of the 10 top spots on this list and most developed nations lagged far behind. The USA came out at only 114th, because of its hefty consumption and massive ecological footprint. I won't dispute the ethics, efficiency or sustainability of the US's high consumption model, but in terms of happiness I WOULD dispute what seems to be this study's central premise, that the more a nation consumes relative to its natural resources the less "happy" that nation is. For example, my A/C broke down yesterday and I can tell you I was a LOT happier last week burning electricity than I am today and I'm a LOT happier dining on steak rather than a monotonous diet of beans and rice even though my life expectancy may be shorter because of it and I give very little thought that it took so many more acres, fertilizers, water and other natural resources to grow the grain to feed the cattle to enable me to eat that meat then would have been needed to grow the beans and rice. (Actually, I DO give that a little thought and have shifted to a much more heavily vegetarian diet than I used to have primarily for environmental and health reasons but most other Americans are much happier with their high protein diets and I'd bet most Ticos would be too if they had the choice)

Author:	Californicationdude [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:41 am ]
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I'm also curious as to why the runner-up was the Dominican Republic. is it because of those smoking hot dominicana asses?

Author:	NYG [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:43 am ]
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I do know this a question like this brings out the clowns on this board NYG

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Author:	Peter-Blastinoff [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:01 am ]
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NYG wrote: I do know this a question like this brings out the clowns on this board NYG Then why ask it PB

Author:	NYG [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:44 am ]
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Peter-Blastinoff wrote: NYG wrote: I do know this a question like this brings out the clowns on this board NYG Then why ask it PB To find out who the clowns are NYG

Author:	Western [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:08 am ]
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NYG wrote: Peter-Blastinoff wrote: NYG wrote: I do know this a question like this brings out the clowns on this board NYG Then why ask it PB To find out who the clowns are NYG Prolijo a clown? That's a new one! But I think that he is right. Most of these surveys are are a load of crap. I'll bet that I could devise a survey that would rank Ethiopia as the best place in the world to live. Like usual, you have to consider the source, motive and method of the survey in order to qualify the results.

Author:	HikerTom [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:59 am ]
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Yup, whoever made this list had an agenda and an axe to grind. "Ecological footprint"?! Yeah, really...

Author:	JazzboCR [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:27 pm ]
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Now why exactly are clowns being picked-on once again? They bring a lot of joy to a lot of people and, in the case of rodeo clowns, help rodeo riders escape injury or death, at considerable peril to themselves.

Author:	Puro Party [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:04 pm ]
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All I know is that I do want to come back muy pronto! I might even try and get me a pregger girl this time (not more than a few months though). hehehehehe

Author:	Nhhank [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:24 pm ]
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OK as zippy would say Tico time !!!! It will get done when its done or You get outside SJ you find just a cluster of houses and a bar/ rest That is all they got and they make best of it I have even stoped at places that said closed but open up for us We all see the muy tico from time to time That is part of it Plus there is a village up by nicaland that people live very long That is all about the food they eat the air and no stress Pura Vida that too Think about it NYG mi amigo What is the flight # of your favorite ride I now need to go to what are drinking post

Author:	NYG [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:34 pm ]
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Nhhank wrote: OK as zippy would say Tico time !!!! It will get done when its done or You get outside SJ you find just a cluster of houses and a bar/ rest That is all they got and they make best of it I have even stoped at places that said closed but open up for us We all see the muy tico from time to time That is part of it Plus there is a village up by nicaland that people live very long That is all about the food they eat the air and no stress Pura Vida that too Think about it NYG mi amigo What is the flight # of your favorite ride I now need to go to what are drinking post You nailed it partner NYG

Author:	Seahawk [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:36 pm ]
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Being happy is pu*sy. The clowns are in the USA, chocking their chickens and very unhappy.

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