It wasn't until when I'm back in Taiwan. I found out Via Wikipedia
Norway is the happiest country in 2017
It's plainly my observation, and it shouldn't count for anything
but here are the four reasons, factors that I think
contribute to Norway Norwegians being the happiest
number one, healthy foods
I didn't know what their cuisines are about
I thought probably salmon salmon and more salmon, but how they prepare the dishes
It's either
lightly
lightly poached
boiled
smoked
There's nothing really fried
Throughout the whole trip. Ten day trip. The only thing I see fried was fries
potato fries
when you go into a grocery store where yogurt is more popular, has more variety than ice cream
You know you're in the right place
Number two, free from material desires
In the city of Oslo, and that's their capital city
I walked around
Metro around, train around, ferry around
I've only spotted three malls
and when I went on Google reviews
about this mall called Oslo city
One of the commenters said this is the biggest mall in Oslo
and when I went
I was thinking... this is the biggest mall you got?
They're not like super high-end brands
or trendy brands that you see around the world
They're mostly just individual shops
It got me thinking that
Perhaps
they don't desire material goods
as much as the rest of the world
number three, economic equality
You see people
treating
everybody
whether you're an artist or a salesperson
or a big shot in the corporate
and maybe there is not a huge gap between their salaries
when I was in a department store
We were there getting our tax refund on the products that we bought
we're at this tax refund counter
the person
the Norwegian person actually spoke Mandarin Chinese
fluently
I was thinking... Oh wow
because you know in one of those department stores
You don't expect people to speak your language
he actually told us that he learned Mandarin Chinese in Denmark
And he also speaks perfect English and Norwegian
and also, I think some french
but I realized people
However capable you are, you choose your own career that you're passionate about
you determine what you want to do not because of salary
the last one, faith in humanity
When I was at a metro station in Oslo, I was so surprised to find that there was no physical gate
Where you insert or beep your ticket onto the platform
I just got this knock in my head that, whoa
People must be really trusting in this country or the government
the person who manages the public transit
must be
have so much faith
So yeah, these are my four understandings that Norwegians are the happiest in the world
freedom, faith, equality and staying healthy and maybe their sceneries