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Ocelot II

(121,247 posts)
Thu Jun 20, 2024, 10:44 PM Jun 2024

Minneapolis is the only city in the US to make the top 37 "Golden" happiest cities list

as determined by the Institute of the Quality of Life. https://happy-city-index.com/ Most of the others are in Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK.

A city of happy people will always mean something different to a five-year-old expecting places to play and the opportunity to build relationships with parents as part of quality time spent together, where a quick return home from the workplace will be crucial. Other expectations would be defined by students, corporate professionals, senior citizens and every other group of people with specific needs.
Therefore, it is not fair to establish a single city-leader. It is most appropriate to establish a group of cities committed to happiness cultivation and growth, where education, inclusive policies, economy, mobility, environmental protection, access to green areas or innovation are not only important components of the official policies created, but are also visible in the implemented solutions, tangible for the residents and have a direct impact on their quality of life.
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Minneapolis is the only city in the US to make the top 37 "Golden" happiest cities list (Original Post) Ocelot II Jun 2024 OP
Well done. Minneapolis! OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2024 #1
I looked through all 250 and found LakeVermilion Jun 2024 #2
"I doubt that MAGATs would even try to understand the concept of a happy city."Well if you base everything on mitch96 Jun 2024 #7
They have nice lakes. And nice people. SarahD Jun 2024 #3
Nice. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2024 #4
So many of these happy cities have cold weather. viva la Jun 2024 #5
Finding a winter sport to enjoy Hieronymus Phact Jun 2024 #6

LakeVermilion

(1,206 posts)
2. I looked through all 250 and found
Thu Jun 20, 2024, 11:23 PM
Jun 2024

only one city in a Red area: Salt Lake City. The rest of the list features Boston, Baltimore, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Madison, Portland and Rochester, MN.

I doubt that MAGATs would even try to understand the concept of a happy city.

mitch96

(14,725 posts)
7. "I doubt that MAGATs would even try to understand the concept of a happy city."Well if you base everything on
Fri Jun 21, 2024, 10:47 AM
Jun 2024

hate, revenge and "owning the libs" ..Yeah that concept is beyond them...
"A City is what it is because the citizens are what they are"
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PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,773 posts)
4. Nice.
Thu Jun 20, 2024, 11:49 PM
Jun 2024

I lived in Minneapolis for far too short a time, more than 40 years ago. I loved living there. I am very sorry I am not still there.

viva la

(3,822 posts)
5. So many of these happy cities have cold weather.
Fri Jun 21, 2024, 07:19 AM
Jun 2024

I wonder if winter makes you happier about spring.

Hieronymus Phact

(511 posts)
6. Finding a winter sport to enjoy
Fri Jun 21, 2024, 08:00 AM
Jun 2024

Makes winter more fun.
Learning to dress for the cold is an underappreciated art form.

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