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10-03-2008 08:28 PM |
Brits are glad to be grumpy... yeahs read on lol
what do you guys think of this article written by an american who travelled around the world to compile a list of the happyest nationi, after coming to england.
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“I feel sorry for the Brits; they don’t merely enjoy misery, they get off on it.”
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“The colours range from deeper to lighter shades of grey. The people seem grey too, and slightly dishevelled.
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Both nations, the researchers found, liked positive humour, but only the British appreciated sarcasm, self-deprecation, teasing and ridicule, and the less pleasing aspects of racist or sexist humour.
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“Self-defeating humour tends to be highly correlated with neuroticism. People who tend to be more negative, depressed and anxious tend to use that kind of humour,” Dr Martin said.
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What do you english people think?
link: http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle3516969.ece |
