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They've Dane it!; The Danes that is...
Topic Started: Jul 3 2008, 01:34 PM (58 Views)
Niongor
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The happiest country in the world is apparently Denmark!

Who'd have thought it...apart from the Danes of course...
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Jack Tarr
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Isn't Whacki Tobacci legal there? Could that help explain it?
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Niongor
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No cannabis isn't legal in Denmark. I think you're thinking of the Netherlands (also known as Holland). It's a misconception that cannabis is "legal" in the Netherlands, it's not legal, there's no nation on earth where it's strictly legal (yet anyway).

The Dutch government "tolerates" cannabis, that is, so long as you are smoking cannabis on a pre-allocated premsise then your smoking cannabis is "tolerated". If you're found carrying it on the street or selling it on the street then you'll be arrested. Recently, coffee shops (where you would theoretically buy your cannabis from) have been made exempt from a public smoking ban in the Netherlands.

This survey actually shows that personal freedoms are the highest factors in making people happy. Denmark is one of the free-est nations on earth, which one of the best welfar systems in europe and one of the healthiest populations, so it's no wonder people are happy there.

In contrast to that, the UK is now the most watched nation in the world. 1 in every 5 security cameras in the world are thought to be in the UK. Lazy police don't bother patrolling the streets, because a security camera can do it for them. Supporters of the system say "only wrong-doers need be worried" - FUCKING BULLSHIT!! Plus with this make-shift self-serving downright immoral government, it's no wonder the UK aren't the happiest nation. <_<

South Africa has the highest rape rate on earth and in terms of murder rates is only outdone by Colombia. Australia on the other hand - generally a very happy and contented nation. Strange how things pan out.
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