Moldova as world's unhappiest country

#0 by Angie (Power User) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-23 04:29:18 (907 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

If you are looking for happiness, don't make a detour to Moldova. The country, which holds the dubious honor of being the poorest in Europe, is now officially also the unhappiest.

A new book by American author and journalist Eric Weiner categorizes Moldova at the least happy place on the face of the planet. The book, The Geography of Bliss, surveys countries around the globe with happy populations. For comparison, it also includes the most miserable country in the world: Moldova.

" - Moldovans are truly miserable," says the book's author, Eric Weiner. "It's a relatively poor country on the edge of a rich neighborhood, and that's Europe. Once they had the pride of being part of the Soviet empire, and now they're not part of anything."

Mark Ames, another American journalist, agrees.
" - Moldova is not only the poorest nation in Europe - it is also the most miserable place I have ever visited," says Ames.

Based on first hand experience, awardwinning journalist Eric Weiner confirms in his latest book that Moldova is the unhappiest place on the face of the earth.
Weiner says that Moldovans appear stuck in a posture of "learned hopelessness," which according to the book is a way of thinking that suggests things will never improve. That is the dominant mind-set in Moldova, the former Soviet republic which Weiner visited as a point of comparison after checking out some of the happiest countries in the world.

" - The Moldovans, who live in the least-happy place in the world, are poor and miserable, but there are poorer countries that are happier. Moldovans drink a lot and are perpetually nasty to each other," says Eric Weiner.

Fittingly, the book's chapter on Moldova is titled "Happiness is Somewhere Else."

Happier in Transdniester
In contrast to Moldova, neighboring Transdniester (official name: Pridnestrovie) is a much happier place. They continue to feel the brunt of Moldova's "perpetual nastiness", in the words of Weiner. But why are the Transdniestrians nevertheless so happy? One reason is the country is small. The entire population is around 550,000, and in the capital, Tiraspol, you can walk just about anywhere in 15 minutes.

Smallness facilitates cooperation, because if one segment of the population suffers it's not long before everyone feels the effects. Smallness creates a sense of cohesion, because most everyone knows everyone else, through friends, family or co-workers. There's also a feeling, due to the republic's currently unrecognized status, of being shunned by the world. This fosters an atmosphere of independence and solidarity.

" - In a way, we feel like this is World War II and Churchill is urging everyone to stick together," says one resident. "That is what we do here: We stick together, regardless of ethnic lines."

Nearly 18 years of building their own state in the face of adversity and nonrecognition has given the Transdniestrians a strong sense of who they are. This sense of national identity and purpose is lacking in Moldova. In his book, Eric Weiner points out that Moldovans lack a coherent national identity, a functioning economy and a culture that rewards hard work.

Transdniester's economy, unlike Moldova's, is highly industrialized and export-oriented. It is well-functioning despite a blockade and other attempts by Moldova to subdue it. Moldova will not allow Transdniestria to obtain success on its own, and prefers to drag the freedom-seeking territory down into misery along with Moldova itself.

" - In Moldova, the most unhappy country in the world, the people relish envy and so they are unhappy," says Eric Weiner, as way of explanation. "Moldovans derive more pleasure from their neighbor’s failure than their own success," he adds.

Strong desire for independence
Without an “abiding faith or culture on which to rely,” Moldovans, Weiner writes, harbor a superstition that is “free-floating, anchored to nothing but the cloud of pessimism that hovers over this sad land.” Hopping aboard a crowded bus, he observes, “Every face is frozen in an expression that is simultaneously vacant” and vaguely teed off — “an expression I came to identify as the Moldovan Scowl.”

The sense of a shared destiny is much more apparent in Transdniester, on the other side of the Dniester river which has historically been Moldova's easternmost border.
Transdniester declared independence in 1990 and has no desire to join Moldova. An overwhelming majority of its population shares a strong desire for independence. Sovereign statehood for Transdniester is even supported by the country's Moldovan minority (who call it Transnistria, its name in the Romanian language).

" - We don't want to be part of the unhappiest country in the world," says Lucia Sarbu, 24, from Tiraspol, the capital of Transdniester. "We prefer independence. There can be no other future for us."

On the face of it, Moldova's own population also has no desire to be part of Moldova any longer. Worldwide, the country has the highest number of emigrants per capita. To date, nearly one-third of Moldova's entire population has left the country. When measured strictly on the basis of working age adults (the economically active segment of the population), half of all Moldovans have already left.

With Moldovans leaving and Transdniestrians having no desire to join, the future of Moldova is uncertain. For Moldova, there is no happiness in sight. But for Transdniester, the future is optimistic: The new and emerging country has rejected a proposal to merge with Moldova, and continues its quest for international recognition and diplomatic relations with other countries.

Eric Weiner is a national correspondent for the U.S. National Public Radio (NPR), based in Washington DC. He is a veteran foreign correspondent for NPR, with postings in New Delhi, Jerusalem, and Tokyo. Weiner has worked for both the NPR Foreign Desk and its Washington Bureau. Prior to joining radio, Weiner worked at The New York Times.

Any last hints at why Transdniestria is a happier place than Moldova? The need to stick together creates unity, and Transdniestria has a lot more of that than Moldova.

" - Necessity may be the mother of invention, but interdependence is the mother of affection," says Weiner. "We humans need one another, so we cooperate — for purely selfish reasons at first. At some point, though, the needing fades and all that remains is the cooperation. We help other people because we can, or because it makes us feel good, not because we're counting on some future payback. There is a word for this: love."

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#151 by Logust (Power User) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 18:29:54 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

nu ne mai trebu noua milioane, nu trebu nica de construit. I aducem pe americani i suim in nishte ziluri shi i ducem pe un deal la pazit papushoi, i incaltam in nishte kaloshi shi le dam cate un ciocalau in mana shi le spunem daca vedeti vreo vorona aruncati ciocalau intr-ansa. o aruncare 50 $

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#152 by andrei2115 (Power User) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 18:44:03 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

Acest mesaj nu respecta eticheta de comunicare și a fost ascuns. Click dacă oricum dorești să-l vezi.

#153 by Влад (Uploader) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 18:45:43 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

Acest mesaj nu respecta eticheta de comunicare și a fost ascuns. Click dacă oricum dorești să-l vezi.

#154 by Logust (Power User) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 18:48:40 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#152 andrei2115, mai devreme in forum era vorba de facut atractii turistice in Moldova, da problema ca nimeni nu vre sa investeasca.

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#155 by andrei2115 (Power User) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 18:55:59 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#154 Logust, a, inteleg

Dap shi de lucru taman a sa fie pentru ei - la prashit, la strins popshoi. O sa imbine placutul cu utilul.
Apropo de 'vorona' - ar fi bine ca vreo doi sa fie pusi si in fata presedentiei sa arunce cu popshoi in vorone, ca acolo una tare mare sta - batrina shi hapsina care o carat tot urojaiu tarii. Cine ocheste o sa fie declarat erou national.

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#156 by Logust (Power User) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 19:07:09 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#155 andrei2115, asta in primu rand tre de facut

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#157 by Iulik Drivers Club

(Жицыкэ) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 19:52:59 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

Acest mesaj nu respecta eticheta de comunicare și a fost ascuns. Click dacă oricum dorești să-l vezi.

#158 by vortex7gl (drum'n'bass assault) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 20:02:54 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#151 Logust, ei sh shi vrei sa spui cu asta.. ca in USA nu s creshte popshoi sau nu-s fermieri? sint sh acolo.. numak ei shtiu sa-sh faca treaba lor.. nu ca noi, ne pune in scoala sa inavtzam tat de la olalta.. sh pin la urma ieshim aproape cu nica.. da acolo fiecare ishi alege domeniul inca din scoala.. sh daca nu vrei geografie da vrei chimie.. atunci asta vei invatza..
deatita shi-i levaia moldova asta.. sani bag shiotka nna :angry:

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#159 by Hm (Adevarul se masoara in actiuni si nu in cuvinte) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 22:05:01 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#158 vortex7gl, De aceea cand moldovenii se duca in America ei isi iau cateva facultati pentru ca pentru ei e foarete usor sa invete? De aceea la noi cei care nu vor sa invete nu invata nimic, nici fizica , nici chimie, alta e mentalitatea elevului moldovean.

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#160 by Lame (Big Dick) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 22:05:28 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

''.....Publicat pe site-ul tiraspoltimes.com. Poate ii scriem asa zisului autor un e-mail cu tema: America - the country with the lowest brain ration in the world.....''
SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

#158 by vortex7gl despre materia de invatatura ai putina dreptate avem prea multe lectii ...tema dupa tema... Orar de Tipul Asta:
-Algebra
-Geometrie
-L. Rom
-L. Rom
-Chimie
-Fizica
-Istorie

Poti Nebuni!!! :-(

Ce e rau e ca Ministerul Invatamintului vrea sa invatam mult dar depasheste limita atunci multi renunta la invatatura si pleaca Ilegal poate peste hotare la cele mai Murdare Locuri De munca :-(

.
ITS FLOOD!!!

USA as worlds hugest Fat Population Country!!!

USA as worlds Fat Population Country!!!

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#161 by TranceD

(Highly Electrified) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 22:24:36 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

hmmm, din start numele de "Weiner" nu-mi inspira incredere, ba chiar ma amuza

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#162 by Hm (Adevarul se masoara in actiuni si nu in cuvinte) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-25 23:19:48 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#160 Lame, Daca nu vrei sa inveti atunci e mult. Sau poate nu invatam deoarece e mult?

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#163 by Nikole (Knight of TMD) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-26 14:07:47 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#155 andrei2115, +1. :submasa:

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#164 by blacklight (Power User) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-27 16:25:35 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

"#144" iulik...
vad ce scrii si tare rau e ca inca crezi in ceea ce scrii.. macar unele din prostiile spuse sa le mai tii pentru tine da nu sa le publici sa se ingrozeasca si altii.. si pacat ca is mai multi de alde tine.. sorry.. multe...
nu ti-ar strica oleaca de optimism ca cu "realismu" asta al tau negativist apoi tare repede in mormint ajungi..
eu spre exemplu ma mindresc ca anume in Moldova m-am nascut si nu oriunde in alta parte a globului.. de aia si nu vreau in america sa ramin.. ma tem ca daca copii mei vor creste intr-o societate ca a lor apoi nimic nu-i va mai salva... dar la noi anume daca supravietuiesti greutatilor devii cineva din punct de vedere intelectual si nu numai.. da faptul ca avem si multi modoveni timpiti la cap si egoishti si invidiosi te invata sa apreciezi frumosul.. ca slava Domnului mai avem si oameni cum sanatosi la cap in tarishoara asta..
de noi depinde viitorul... si anume noi, tinerii, tre sa avem mai multe initiativa si optimism.. de la "a vrea" si de la "vointa" se trage succesul..
"Hm" +100 ma bucur ca mai sint oameni ce gindesc ca mine..

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#165 by Hm (Adevarul se masoara in actiuni si nu in cuvinte) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-27 17:03:23 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#164 blacklight, :drinks:

sunt, da putini, nu vezi ca le e rusine ca sunt moldoveni.

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#166 by vortex7gl (drum'n'bass assault) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-27 17:56:31 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#164 blacklight, eu am asha o impresie ca optimismul tau este "simte-te bine cu deasila in moldova "

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#167 by System at 2008-02-28 15:20:53 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

#166 vortex7gl, +1

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#168 by Zuker (Poliglot) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-28 15:34:12 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

Matincă tema deja a murit.

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#169 by HP (Selfish) (0 mesaje) at 2008-02-29 10:09:32 (906 săptămâni în urmă) - [Link]

nu., da dacă ne uităm din alt punct de vedere... 75% din cele scrise pot fi adevărate...

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