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This was doing the news rounds recently 'UK second most miserable country' so surely something doesnt add up.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/uk-i...

John Oliver would very likely comment that the British are truly happy being miserable.

I can confirm that us Brits do like to have a good old whinge ;) A national trait that's for sure. Personally, I don't notice people whinging quite as much as they did as when I was younger, I feel possibly we've absorbed a bit of the American positive thinking mentality. But certainly wonder how this shows itself on surveys. Its quite possible that Brits when asked in a survey, say their life is "s**" then having had the fantastic privilege that day, of whinge-ing in a survey as well as to anyone around them who fancies listening, they go on their merry way, quite cheerful for having told someone extra how terrible everything is. ;)

Yeah, there was a reason you lot got dubbed whinging poms ;)

It's endearing.

Slice of history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXfq1zCVhA0

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