Why are poor people in third-world countries happy?

In the paper, Oishi and Diener found that people from wealthy countries were generally happier than people from poor countries. ... read more

Because in developed countries, people live in consumer driven world. We are constantly told by our surroundings that we need something. The newest phone, the better job. read more

First of all poor people in 3rd world countries and poor people in 1st world countries are poor for very different reasons. For example, poor people in 3rd world countries could be poor simply because of where they live of where they were born while being poor in a 1st world country is often the result of personal failure or unfortunate scenarios. read more