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This appears on HN coincidentally after the discussion on rating differences between cultures[1], so that different countries may have different views about wha
by beering 13y ago
This appears on HN coincidentally after the discussion on rating differences between cultures[1], so that different countries may have different views about what a scale of 1-10 means.
A 7 in Brazil might not be a 7 in India, for example.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7044833 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7044833
- rtpg 13y agoThis is by far the biggest issue I have with any sort of international "happiness" scale. Some people like to complain a lot more than others, and culture-wide differences can be huge. For example, the Economist had an article on the general malaise that hits the French (http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21591749-bleak-chic?zid=307&ah=5e80419d1bc9821ebe173f4f0f060a07 http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21591749-bl...).
- bryanlarsen 13y agoThe graph in the linked article uses separate lines for each country. The position of each line is different but the slope is surprisingly similar.
- alextingle 13y agoIt would be nice to see the "income" axis adjusted for cost of living.