But did you know that those countries are ACKSHULLY happier according to a study? I always laugh at that.
I lived in Sweden for a bit, they are not happy. It's just not a Swedish thing to complain. So many of them are hella depressed. Sure, they have a bunch of "free this" and "free that" that sound appealing to your average dull lib, but that doesn't make them content or happy with themselves and their lives.
A bunch of people I met there have alcohol or other substance issues. They are aimless, feel like there is no way to motivate themselves. Their relationships are not doing great. They seem to be doing great financially because they have the typical consoomer goods you associate with a good life, but they have no savings and basically they are right on the verge of financial ruin if just one thing goes wrong. Things like that.