By the third chapter this feels like a high school journalism class assignment gone bad. he then finds some citizens that fit his stereotype, and asks them, "are you happy?". He sketches out some broad stereotypes - the Swiss are serious the, Moldavians are depressed, the Thais are laid back ect. Weiner's approach is interesting at first but then grows tiresome as he predictably travels from county to country. Instead of digging deep into the history of the different cultures and the socioeconomic and political factors at play, Wiener spends most his book just relaying conversations he has had with a few random citizens of each country. Much of the book is simply a string of anecdotes about Weiner's travels, and the people he meets along the way. Wiener's end result though, is disappointing and strangely depressing. I found the premises of Weiner's book very intriguing - travel the world to find out why certain countries are happier than others.
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