5 ms·
Yet surveys put them in the top happiest countries in the world. I have to refrain myself from saying something overly generic here, but do notice the big contr
by kfk 10y ago
Yet surveys put them in the top happiest countries in the world. I have to refrain myself from saying something overly generic here, but do notice the big contradiction between what you just said (which I believe is really true) and what I just said. Let's say that people up there tend to hide themselves from their true opinions sometimes.
- atemerev 10y agoWell, technically, there are few reasons for Danes to be unhappy. High salaries, low workloads, free healthcare and education, somewhat efficient government services and low bureaucratic load. I spent there about 6 months, so I don't exactly know. But there's some dystopian feeling about all this. All Danes have social security numbers which are deeply integrated into all government services; all information (including healthcare, bank accounts, childcare services etc.) are accessible online by it (using MFA). To "fit in" and not being heroic is the general theme of Danish culture, something that they teach their children. "See these identical Lego blocks? They are essentially the same, and don't do much on their own, but you can build different things from them, to be fit for different purposes. This is how society works." — a Dane might explain. Lego is Danish invention; it is an acronym for "play well together". No wonder quite a few people are depressed there.
- throwaway049 10y agoI agree with your point, but Lego is not an acronym and 'together' is not part of it. From their website "The name 'LEGO' is an abbreviation of the two Danish words "leg godt", meaning "play well"" http://www.lego.com/en-gb/aboutus/lego-group/the_lego_history http://www.lego.com/en-gb/aboutus/lego-group/the_lego_histor...