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A bestselling book in America has
labelled Britain a nation that is not only unable to experience
happiness, but positively relishes being miserable. In The Geography
of Bliss, Eric Weiner writes: 'I feel sorry for the Brits. The Brits
don't merely enjoy misery, they get off on it.' The former New York Times journalist adds: 'In Britain, the happy are few and suspect. For the British, happiness is a transatlantic import.And by transatlantic,they mean American. And by American they mean silly, infantile drivel. Britain is a great place for grumps and most Brits, I suspect, derive a perverse pleasure from their grumpiness.' Why Brits Moan |
