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Why are Latin American countries so happy?
People who are happy with their jobs value flexibility, autonomy, respect, and opportunities for personal growth. A surprising contrast is also found in education. Despite the region’s poor performance in international tests, most Latin Americans say they’re satisfied with the schools their children attend.
Why are poorer countries happier?
“Also, this correlation is particularly high for people in poor countries.” In other words, economists believe the poorer the people, the happier wealth makes them, as wealth for those who have little translates into covering more of the basic survival needs, such as food or shelter.
Why are Latin Americans so happy?
Most folks we know in Latin America don’t expect their governments or their jobs or their status or their possessions to make them happy. They don’t expect anything to “make” them happy. They simply are happy… because they have family, friends, and the basic needs of life.
What is it like to live in Latin America?
The baseline for basic survival is pretty easy to meet throughout much of Latin America, which generally makes people far more easygoing. It also means that many can get by in some extremely basic shelter and eat an incredibly boring diet by North American standards. But they’re not living by North American standards.
Are Latin Americans living by their own healthcare?
They’re living by their own. Now add in the fact that, throughout most of Latin America, healthcare is considered a basic human right and is supplied free or at a greatly subsidized cost by almost every government, no matter where that government happens to sit on the socialist-capitalist spectrum.
Where are the happiest countries in the world?
The 10 happiest countries on earth are all in Latin America. And the happiest country on the planet is Paraguay. From a North American political and financial point of view, most of these countries have absolutely no right to be so happy.
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