Recently, global analysis and consulting firm Gallup collected the emotional state of people in more than 100 countries and regions through an extensive survey, and in a survey conducted from 2021 to early 2022, the global analysis company recorded the answers of respondents aged 15 and above. According to the survey, Gallup found that Cambodia is the saddest country in Southeast Asia, with 42 percent of respondents saying they had experienced grief.
The Philippines, on the other hand, came in second, with 35 percent of respondents answering sad, while Vietnam ranked third with 27 percent.
In terms of pressure, four adults in Cambodia feel the pressure, but only rank third in Southeast Asia, and more than 48% of respondents in the Philippines said they were stressed, accounting for the highest proportion.
In addition, the global analytics firm aggregates results from each country and region to create a Positive Index (PEI) and a Negative Experience Index (NEI).
According to Gallup, the Positive Index (PEI) score was associated with respondents' perceptions of living standards, personal freedom and the existence of social networks, while the Negative Experience Index (NEI) results were related to people's health problems and ability to afford food.
Subsequently, the news that "more than 40% of Cambodian people feel unhappy" spread rapidly and caused a heated discussion among netizens, and many Chinese living in Cambodia expressed shock.
More netizens directly commented: "The happiness of Cambodians, I feel that we can't catch up with the shoes of size 42." Some people agree with this view.
A person who has lived in Cambodia for a long time expressed shock at the results of the survey, because in her daily life, she saw the pure Khmer smiles of Cambodians, and the pace of life was very slow and leisurely.
Walking through the streets of Cambodia on weekdays is often cured by locals who lie leisurely in hammocks on the side of the road. The unhurried attitude they exude often becomes a point of envy for us.
Many people have doubts about the unhappiness of Cambodians, after all, in the eyes of Cambodian Chinese, Cambodians are obviously very happy, they will not carry too much pressure on life, advocate timely fun, and have great flexibility for work, life is more casual. "As soon as the beer is opened, the music is played, and the dance is danced, the happiness of the Cambodians comes, and it can completely infect the people around them."
Some netizens even said that you don't understand the happiness of Cambodians eating green mangoes, or invite Gallup's people to Cambodia to eat green mangoes.
Previously, the United Nations also released the "World Happiness Report 2022", of the 146 countries evaluated, Cambodia ranked 114th, out of 8 Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia also ranked second-to-last, only better than Myanmar (126th).
But in fact, happiness itself is a very subjective factor, and the time of the survey and the situation that the individual is in when he is surveyed will also have a great influence and influence on the results.
During the period from 2021 to 2022, Cambodia is experiencing the impact of the epidemic, the people have experienced the impact of the epidemic, and the original order of life has been disrupted, but the government has quickly taken effective measures to control the epidemic. In November 2021, Cambodia was fully opened, and now people have returned to normal life.
At present, Cambodia's political situation is stable, and local young people have great confidence in the future development of the country and individuals, and they believe that there are many opportunities and hopes in the process of development. In daily life, cambodians can always be seen smiling.
Sometimes, happiness is simply a state of mind that is difficult to evaluate. Sometimes there is a sudden heavy rainstorm, part of the road in Phnom Penh instantly becomes a river, many people express depression, but for children, it is a rare happiness, he plays in the water bare-chested, and even has children make their own boats to row, such a happiness may not be able to many people can have. #柬埔寨 #