On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 09:35 -0300, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> Russell McMahon wrote:
> 
> > I'm not happy that a lot of the data appears to be inaccessible!
> 
> While some general tendencies may reflect a reality, this list is rather
> questionable, IMO. 
> 
> First the fact that "happiness" means something different to every person,
> in every culture, and terms like these are notoriously difficult to
> translate "culture-neutrally".
> 
> Then the questions... the same problems, but multiplied. And added the
> issue that in some cultures exists a certain pressure to not talk about
> anything problematic and presenting an always "happy" image, whereas other
> cultures cultivate criticism and talking about problems. Who's to say who's
> happier?

Agreed, and even worse then that, look at the sample sizes! How can a
sample size of 3 (for Denmark) convey ANY meaning?

TTYL

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