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fern
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 Posted - Oct 28 2009 : 5:31:14 PM
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Tenn Gal
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Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 10:47:44 AM
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notaclam
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Posted - Nov 02 2009 : 09:20:36 AM
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Way to large.
I mean the house.
However, I do not have 3 kids.
BTW isn't that way to many kids? ... Global warming producers!
Anyhow,Oprah's head would explode if she saw how minimal I live.
If Oprah had to live simple it would kill her.
She is use to going to Auctions in Pa and buying 130k in shaker furniture..she is so simplistic don't ya know.
Even with a personal trainer and nutritionist she can not maintain her weight? But,I digress.
Thats entertainment!
Ahyhow,I must be happier than the Danish...?
Although,I am quite contented.
Mostly because I don't watch Oprah.
I digress, again.
I know a lot of people who live in freakishly large houses, with junk everywhere, who are quite happy...? How can that be they must be insane..they can't be happy...?
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rebecca31
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Posted - Nov 03 2009 : 03:17:02 AM
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We visited Legoland in Denmark six years ago. People did not worry about the safety of their children. The hotel had unsupervised play areas all around, the children were labeled with their room code in case they got lost in the hotel. Our daughter was fussed at by the front desk because she didn't put anything but her first name on a picture she did. It was posted in the lobby. I told the woman we would never identify in the US because of security reasons. The children were fed quickly in the hotel and mom and dad had a relaxing dinner while the children left to play.
Our other experience there was on an island. It was beautiful and energy independent. We were not allowed to run the water in the shower, leave even a night light on, or do anything else that would use a speck of extra energy because it is so expensive. They have mostly taxed there way to energy independence. I don't know about most Danes, but out landlady was not a happy person. |
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matty471
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Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 10:43:38 AM
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hapathy
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Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 1:04:12 PM
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| I don't know that house is like a thousand times nicer than my apartment, so for sure I could live in it, and it would definitely be moving up in the world for me. It would be a bit cramped with 3 kids though! Then again I can't imagine ever wanting 3 kids either (too many)! I also do kind of like private bathrooms ... oh and baths, I like baths :). |
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Leave the fires behind
Swim out past the breakers
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IshbelRobertson
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Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 2:55:51 PM
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Originally posted by matty471
Kind of remind me of that Portuguese couple who daughter got kidnapped some years okay. The parents were in a separate room enjoying dinner while the kids were in their villa sleeping.
They were not Portugese - they were English, on holiday with a group of friends. Their daughter, Maddie was snatched from a bedroom in their villa. They were eating about 80 metres from the front door of the villa.
Her distraught parents are still doing everything they can to find Madeleine.
Here's the website http://www.findmadeleine.com/ |
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fern
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Posted - Nov 04 2009 : 7:17:12 PM
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| I have four kids, I'm not seeing the number of kids connection here since I have a small house, it was the sterile,step-fordishly perfection that annoyed me. I got the feeling the Danes were acting "perfectly happy and danish" for the camera of course maybe it's just me. |
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notaclam
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Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 05:22:08 AM
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mm1970
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Posted - Nov 08 2009 : 07:36:38 AM
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Originally posted by fern
I have four kids, I'm not seeing the number of kids connection here since I have a small house, it was the sterile,step-fordishly perfection that annoyed me. I got the feeling the Danes were acting "perfectly happy and danish" for the camera of course maybe it's just me.
FYI most Danish apartments don't look like that. At least, none of the ones that I've seen! And most of the Danes that I know are that happy, but it might be just they are from happy families. You know, for example, I just try not to associate with unhappy people. |
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fern
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Posted - Nov 09 2009 : 2:20:50 PM
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I must be reacting weirdly to this Danish segment. I usually associate with happy people too, and lo and behold none of them are Danish.
Were they smug about it or was I just jealous of the blonde, thin, we are a perfect family and also a perfect people vibe, I am not sure. Maybe they are more satisfied, not necessarily happier than a lot of other nations,since let's face it life is really ordered and secure which is great.
Call me crazy but I would rather go to Brazil, I like their kind of expressive happiness without a touch of smug. |
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Oprah on Location: The Happiest People on Earth
