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A True gauge of Happiness

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This article has been written having just read this news article . - BREAK FOR READING FULL ARTICLE OR ENOUGH TO GET THE GENERAL GIST.- This article amuses me. I'm curious how this survey of 1,000 people in each country can declare Norway remarkably perky and the Central African Republic down. It's certainly not wealth although it's easy to think so. The Danes pay ridiculous taxes with the wealthy paying up to 52% on their income. Mali meanwhile offers a choice of 30% or 3%. This rather bizarre system doesn't count for happiness though as they continue struggle on the happiness list. Instead it must stem from emotional feelings of satisfaction. This is Hygge. I'm not going to tell you how to pronounce as despite much debate, this is a blog not a vlog instead. Instead you can look at the picture. The point is if we all look after ourselves with small acts of self satisfaction, we would be better in the long term. Or at least happier. On the other hand

How Totalitarian is North Korea?

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Now I've grabbed your attention with my clickbait, let me begin: I'm curious about North Korea  the ' Democratic ' People's Republic of Korea. Not because I believe in their policies or because I am an advocate of   Juche . No I'm curious because of a hunger. A hunger for knowledge We live in a land of luxury where interweb software means we can communicate with texts and e-mails and phone calls. Sometimes only one at a time... But if there's is anything in this world which we don't know about, it is the 'D'PRK. There's a reason for that: They don't want anyone to know. The best example of  this is epitomised with North Korean tourism. The legend that is Alan Sugar once remarked at a health food saying that it's list of ingredients had  'as much information on it as a North Korean tour guide.'  As far as I am aware you can visit North Korea, with a selected tour company. With a strict presence of army guards. At  AL

Lalalalalalalalalalalala... wait, what?

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You may have noticed something happen at the Oscars... Therefore I'm not going to tell you what happened and instead give my opinion on the matter and my opinion is this: A fun anecdote missed. The important thing to remember about any event is the feelings of those involved in this case the cast and crew of the two respective films. Now anyone would be shocked when something unexpected happening (Brexit, Trump, Hereford United disbanding, Ranieri, draws to Santiago Colts U15 etcetera) however it is about the aftermath and their thoughts looking back in hindsight appeared to be tongue-in-cheek humour. Both Emma Stone and Moonlight director Barry Jenkins seemed more focused on the eventual result and were happy to laugh off the 'misunderstanding'. But surely things have become out of hand. Over the following decades this could've become a funny story. This could've become an 'I was [insert location here] when they messed up the 89th Oscars (academy award