I assume they base this on standard of living, income, health care, educational opportunities?
As far as the top 5 go, France, Australia and New Zealand are three of the most secular and non-Christian countries that exist (and they all 3 have lots of New Age and Neopagan followers). In France, Christian evanglical groups are frowned on; it's one of the darkest countries spiritually - something like 1% or less of born-again believers.
I have everything here in England. You Canadians can teach us something. For here the first wisp of snow and all the schools close.:laugh:
My brother used to live in Canada. One winter he was out taking photos and fell through the ice of a frozen lake. He had to run home fast before he changed into an ice statue.
Best thing that I did was to move here.
Ripe harvest as well, very easy to talk about God here without people thinking your nuts.
If you speak French that is.
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I wish people would stop knocking France.
The people are great.
The culture is relaxed and the food and wine is second to none.
Maybe too good actually.
I see no problem with having issues with another country concerning its politics and/or its foreign policy. However, judging the quality of life in another country as good or bad by whether I agree or disagree with its politics tempting, but short-sighted IMHO.
I am quite happy here and I have issues with our political stances and with a number of things our government has done since WW II [that might make an interesting thread] ... but that is separate from my quality of life here.
Most Americans do not know that without France the US would never have won the Revolutionary War. Maybe we have a good life because the French threw out the British here. :laugh:
Actually the boss here Mr Sarkozy is trying to implement a new thought that proof of a governments achievements will be seen in the happiness of people lives.
France is heading for another revolution.
He wants us to work more than 35 hrs a week though and retire at an older age.
:)
It's possible at 55 here, not all though.