Happiest Countries in the World

It is frikin miserable here in Canada today (yes every square inch of it), but other than that, I'm pretty happy.

 

The grass always looks greener on the other side. Our NHS has it's problems but I have always found it good. There are many people in my country that criticise it and only talk about its problems and never talk about the thousands of people that are successfully treated at GP surgery's, NHS clinics and hospitals. Week in and week out.

As I said the human being never satisfies
Michael

 

I would gladly take NHS

 

I agree with you. I wouldn't swap it for all the tea in china. I have had very good treatment for 22 years with my tinnitus under the NHS. You wouldn't believe the amount of ungrateful people there are that haven't got a good word to say about it. When everything runs smoothly it's great, one little hiccup or problem then the first people to blame are the immigrants and it doesn't stop there. It spreads into blaming them for the shortage of housing and taking our jobs. As I said the human being never satisfies and that will never change. They are always looking for someone to blame for their misfortune in life.

Michael

 

Stop overthinking,

Just come to México, we can buy a resort complex in Los Cabos. Lying by the beach all day (the sea is an excellent masker), and drinking Margaritas. We have sun 360 out of 365 days a year.

Full of nice people, beautiful señoritas, handsome guys... it's a no brainer.

 

Mexico is a beautiful place, I’ve only been twice but I can honestly say it was so peaceful and relaxing... the views and people were absolutely lovely.

 

We here in the USA would be happy to have something like the NHS. It is very easy to go bankrupt here due to medical costs.

 

I know this to be true and it is very sad.....

 

Well that is the USA for you.

 

I been looking for jobs back in Europe ( I come from Europe). Would gladly move to the UK if I had the chance to. I love the history and culture. I also really admire BBC

 

Try and concentrate on your tinnitus getting better by getting some help if possible....

 

In a couple of months it will be a year for me with T.

 

Count me in!

 

Sounds good.

 

Six months is not a couple of months...

 

Damn - I meant to write "as far as the Outdoors is concerned". This sleep deprivation is really getting to me...

 

Just to say I'm happy in NY and I have good healthcare. Just because I went to handful of doctors that didn't help with T. They are great in alot of other areas.

 

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You are lucky here in the USA TRT costs a fortune, only a selected few can do it. I dont have the financial means to do it.

 

Canada is a nice place to be guys! Also, Quebec is nice though not my favourite part of Canada. The east coast is gorgeous if you can handle the severity of the different seasons.

But to touch on healthcare, while free for a lot of things, our wait times are insane.
I had to wait 3 months to see an ENT about my tinnitus who literally told me "If you have bilateral tinnitus, it's just hearing loss" and spent about 26 seconds of her day with me.
ER wait times can be upwards of 5 hours unless you're having a stroke or heart attack. Some patients have to spend 3 days on a stretcher in Emergency before they can get a proper bed on a ward. I'm a nurse in a hospital near Toronto, I have a love/hate relationship with our healthcare system. It's also severely failing our aging population. We've known the baby boomers are becoming seniors for a long ass time now but the government has done nothing to prepare for it. We now have hundreds of seniors taking up acute patient space while they wait to go to a nursing home. the MINIMUM wait for a nursing home in my area is 3-6 months and that is if they are on a crisis placement. I'd say the average person in the community is waiting 2-3 years. So both systems have good and bad sides for sure.

Scandinavia is definitely on my bucket list. I don't care which country, LETS GO!

 

You don't have to have TRT. I suggested counselling to help with your stress and anxiety.

 

What i want is to have lower Tinnitus and no H, no hearing loss, etc. I want to go back to where I was.

 

I like Quebec because they speak French there lol
I would love to move to Iceland. Seems like an ideal place to be.

 

I know you want to be back where you were @dpdx but you are going the wrong way about it. Many people have given you advice but you are not taking it. I meant no disrespect by my comments about you as I understand your situation. Constantly worrying and negative postings is not the way to achieve what you so desperately yearn, believe me I know.

Michael

 

One possible problem is that during the winter they get something like 3 hours of sunlight. Of course the other side of the coin are their short nights during the winter. It is my understanding that it is not even that cold during the winter there. Fresh fruit and vegetables are expensive there. Otherwise it is as good as it gets - low crime rates, spectacular outdoors, clean environment, close to Europe and to North America.

 

Yeah, it is spectacular.

 

This is a very subjective assessment, of course.

In Finland, not bad - but the winter is also long enough, as in Russia. This is not encouraging. Also there is cheap alcohol.

My own subjective rating -
1) Singapore
2) Italy
3) Spain
4) Australia
5) Sweden
6) USA
7) France
8) Brazil
There it is warm, there high incomes of the population, there the developed social infrastructure, a level of freedom. In Brazil, the eternal summer, great beaches and stunning women.

 

Where would you recommend to go in Canada for a holiday?

 

I am ashamed to say it, but... I have not seen any of Eastern Canada so I cannot say with any kind of certainty.

• I hear Toronto is nice if you like big cities.
• Montreal and Quebec city are beautiful. (I'm going to there this summer)
• Maritimes have a very unique Canadian culture.
• Prairies... They have their own charm, but I wouldn't make it a destination. I lived there for my first 18 years and have never been back since I left.

British columbia is what I know the best and it all depends on what you are looking for.

• Unless you are a skier, come in the summer months.
• Vancouver is beautiful but expensive and can be a bear to get around. 2 nights is all you need to hit the usual spots.
• My personal favourite is Vancouver island. Victoria is a huge tourist trap in summer, but it is a beautiful city with lots to do. It is expensive too.
• If you want wilderness, head to Tofino on the west side of the island. It is still the wild west coast with some amenities. The drive can be sketchy but worth it.
• Whistler is another tourist trap, but again... There is a ton to do and worth a couple nights.
• The interior of BC is also worth seeing, but vastly different than the coast. What I might suggest is flying into Calgary and driving to the coast with a stop at a bed and breakfast in Naramata. Do some wine tasting and soak in the views. The drive alone has lots to see and marvel at.
• If you want to make it an epic trip, do the drive from calgary to Vancouver, book an Alaskan cruise out of Vancouver to Juno then you can fly out of Vancouver back home. I have never taken the cruise but family members have and loved it, but they are of the generation that likes cruises.

Cheers!

 

Vancouver Island is my least favorite place in British Columbia. The mountains suck (compared to the rest of BC and to Alberta), and so does a lot of the coast, except in a few places around Ucluelet. Having said this, you can reliably see lots of black bears in northern Vancouver Island (around Port Hardy), and of course that's pretty cool. One June, I saw 4 bears grazing by the side of the road on 4 separate occasions in one or two hours there.