Singapore the ‘least positive’ country in the world: survey
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Singapore the ‘least positive’ country in the world: survey
By Daniel Teo | Yahoo! Newsroom – 5 hours ago
A month after being ranked the most emotionless country in the world, Singapore now has another unwanted title to its name – the least positive country.
According to a Gallup poll released on Wednesday – the same poll that ranked countries with the most and least emotions – residents of Singapore are the least likely to feel positive alongside war torn countries such as Iraq and Armenia.
The well respected polling company measured positive emotions by asking 1,000 people in each of 148 countries five questions such as whether they experienced a lot of enjoyment the day before the survey and whether they felt respected, well-rested, laughed and smiled a lot, and did or learned something interesting.
Singapore, which ranks fifth in the world in terms of GDP per capita, is known to be an orderly city-state and is among the most developed in the world.
Some Singaporeans believe success has came at a price as work pressure, competition, rising cost of living and the recent influx of foreigners have caused a sense of unhappiness among its people.
Jonathan Lee, 31, a Singaporean banker, said, “I am not surprised by the ranking. Singapore is likened to a powerful machine with its people working hard to make it work – at the expense of their own happiness.
“The competitive culture, work pressure and rising cost of living in Singapore gives us little reason to be positive,” he added.
Ulynn Lee, 26, a senior public relations executive, said, “I wouldn't agree entirely with the poll but I wasn’t surprised by the results. It shows that a strong economy and even good income might not guarantee positivity or even happiness.
“While Singapore’s economy is doing well, it also means the rise in cost of living and working hours are increasing,” she added.
Joshua Tan, 26, a digital strategist, said, “The reason why we are not positive is because we Singaporeans have much more to lose than the rest of the countries.
“We find ourselves worrying and fearing for our future instead of looking ahead in hope. There’s always this mentality of ‘What will happen if I fail?’” he added.
Jon Clifton, a partner at Gallup, has urged developed societies such as Singapore not to neglect the people’s well-being for economic success.
He said, “Leaders who are looking for ways to further improve the human condition in their countries -- especially those societies such as Singapore that are doing well on traditional economic indicators, but not necessarily behavioral metrics -- need to do more to incorporate wellbeing into their leadership strategies.”
On the opposite end, Latin Americans are the most positive people in the world, with their region being home to eight of the top 10 countries for positive emotions worldwide.
Panama is the most positive country with Paraguay coming in second while Thailand and Philippines came in sixth and eighth, respectively.______
Is the writer the same Daniel that posted "
"Do you hate things about Singapore so much that you’ll never migrate?"
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Hhahaaha, even in the Entertainment news in Hong KOng, the host said that the survey showed that Singaporeans are the most unhappy. urmmmmm......... what to do, the whole country is treated like a business/. People are the customers of the business men. money money money, people struggling to make ends meet and at the same time they continue to increase prices and fares to fatten .....................
People in sg are always concern about the butter and bread issues. With constant worries on their mind for themselves , kids, parents and their future make people less positive.
Jon Clifton, a partner at Gallup, has urged developed societies such as Singapore not to neglect the people’s well-being for economic success.
He said, “Leaders who are looking for ways to further improve the human condition in their countries -- especially those societies such as Singapore that are doing well on traditional economic indicators, but not necessarily behavioral metrics -- need to do more to incorporate wellbeing into their leadership strategies.” -
If tomorrow PAP steps down, I think the mood of entire country will change.
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true, at the spur of the moment people will be very happy. The Change... yeah ha ... but if another party takes over may also be same as pay and pay.
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If PAP steps down, many people will scream with ecstasy and feel that there is hope in the future.
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Whether there is hope in the future or not depends on how the party takes over run the country.
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when polite English speaking old Chinese man must eat left ( two fish balls and kway teow) in a hawker centre.....something is very wrong in the richest country in the world...... and the "topic is closed You can close the topic abruptly but you can stop the old folks from eating left overs at hawker centres and my friend from Geneva saw it too!
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Depends on who you poll.
The elites or the peasants.
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Sg is the unhappiest place on earth.
now like 711, must
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EOTW le~
everyone bery negetave
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Singaporeans are so negative that when news that the end of the world was coming, optimism rose.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Singaporeans are so negative that when news that the end of the world was coming, optimism rose.
haahahhaha, u observe that, too. hahahahha. We are still alive ! hahahah no doomsday.....
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Singaporeans worry so much ..... influx of foreigners, MRT breakdown, apply schools for the kids, results of kids, health, enough money to buy HDB flat, increase of utilities supply, transport, food, ageing .... not enough money for retirement, employment ........ the list goes on.
Sigh@!
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being positive is just make believing. so what if we negative? cannot meh?
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a false image of happiness has to be maintained for everyone to see and believe in
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Singaporeans are always conditioned in fear and with feeling of lack.
Even with some comfort, they would want more.
In some aspect, it is good as we strive for more.
But, we are seriously lacking in spirit and soul as we persued for endless material want.
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Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
being positive is just make believing. so what if we negative? cannot meh?
Depends what they refer to as negative. If situation is negative, if facts are negative, they are negative, nothing wrong to talk about it to admit the reality of it.
When a person has the skill to do something but has no confidence and keep thinking he cannot make it to do it well, this is negative. This sort of negative thinking is not enouraging.
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change yr own mindset and manage yr expectations first
everybody is waiting for everybody to do somethin
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If people ask you to be positive and not negative, ask them why not.
It's like when you are painting, you can only use white and not black colour.
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Lack of natural disasters. Constant politics of fear...how to feel positive?
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Originally posted by charlize:
If people ask you to be positive and not negative, ask them why not.
It's like when you are painting, you can only use white and not black colour.
A painting in white? What colour is the canvas?
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Yo
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
A painting in white? What colour is the canvas?
Gray.
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seriously singaporeans, wake up ur idea.
u have a "first world" transportation system and "corruption free" government here.
has a swiss living standard, "own" a HDB with $1000/mth and start a company with $2 start up capital
what more do u want?
