North Korea Is One of the Happiest Places on Earth (… According to North Korea)

This is just plain hilarious:

According to a global happiness index released in North Korea, the country and its allies are the most cheerful countries in the world. Naturally, the “American Empire” strikes Pyongyang as just plain sad.

Shanghaiist reports that North Korea’s Chosun Central Television recently came out with a happiness index compiled by local researchers. Their findings? China is the happiest place on the planet, earning 100 points (a perfect score!). Right behind it, at number two, is none other than North Korea itself. Cuba, Iran and Venezuela (in that order) round out the top five.

Thank god we finally cleared that up. More via Time.

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  1. Coming from someone who taught English in South Korea about 2km from the North Korean border I can tell you that before I went it seemed bad from everything I had heard on the news. When I went there though it was 10x as bad. Some of the most rural areas with some of the worse city maintenance I have ever seen.

    If it’s that bad that close to the border I can’t even imagine how bad it is in the country. I’m sure pictures and words don’t do it justice.

    In your travels have you ever been to South Korea?

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