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steve2470

(37,481 posts) Tue May 28, 2013, 10:24 AM May 2013

Cheer up! Britain is tenth happiest country in the world… with Australia in the top spot [View all]

(yes original headline)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2332085/Britain-tenth-happiest-country-world--Australia-spot.html

Australia has emerged as the best place in the world to live and work for the third year running.

Britain did scrap into the top ten in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Better Life Index, but it fell behind the US, Canada and the Scandinavian countries.

But it did come higher than European neighbours Germany and France, which were ranked 17th and 18th respectively - the shortlist included 36 countries.

The criteria had 11 topics which included income, jobs, housing and health.

*much more at link above*

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Cheer up! Britain is tenth happiest country in the world… with Australia in the top spot [View all] steve2470 May 2013 OP

"We'll save Australia" longship May 2013 #1

With the most poisonous snakes and spiders, salt water crocks and fire breathing mice, brewens May 2013 #2

australians just dont give a four xxxx loli phabay May 2013 #4

I think it's because they grew up eating Vegemite. Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #8

Eewww - looks nasty - just looked it up LeftInTX May 2013 #10

I'm going to order a jar (a SMALL jar) next time I get some money. Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #11

You know, I don't think I've ever met an Aussie who LuvNewcastle May 2013 #3

Yeah, but he was born in the USA, so there you go. Arugula Latte May 2013 #5

well there is his even assholier dad arely staircase May 2013 #9

Mel was born in Peekskill, New York; his lunatic dad is American, his mom was Irish... VOX May 2013 #13

The US is at No. 6? Floyd_Gondolli May 2013 #6

Yeah, that shocked me too. smirkymonkey May 2013 #7

I think it may be 6th *among OECD countries*, Art_from_Ark May 2013 #12

You mean Australia is # 1? nt raccoon May 2013 #14