Wednesday, 20 August 2014

In Europe, knowing your neighbour doesn't necessarily make you happy

For Jean-Paul Sartre, hell was other people. Many in Europe seem to share the French philosopher’s view.

The UK’s Office for National Statistics recently published the results of a pan-European survey on happiness. Thousands of Europeans were asked a range of questions about their relationships, work, health, finances, and much else besides.

As is usually the case, in terms of overall life satisfaction, Scandinavians top the list, while Eastern Europeans are the gloomiest. But things get more interesting when you dig into the details:


Read more at Citylab

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