Businessweek: Jacksonville #6 UNhappiest City in America

Ocklawaha · November 25, 2009, 10:29:12 AM

Quote from: ProjectMaximus on March 31, 2009, 10:20:57 PM
must mean the miserable women are bringing that city's happiness way down.

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Time to get happy y'all.

OCKLAWAHA

Wacca Pilatka · November 25, 2009, 11:56:14 AM

Quote from: Basstacular on March 04, 2009, 12:41:42 PM
Sounds pretty spot on to me. Who needs beautiful beaches, great off-shore fishing, a plethora of world class golf courses, beautiful weather, entertaining nightlife (I think we do have it), beautiful women in tight clothes. I am struggling to survive in real estate, but absolutely love where I live. A few weeks ago in the middle of Feb. I drove to the beach with some friends, drank ICE COLD beer and played horseshoes in my bathing suit. TRULY DEPRESSING!

Not to mention friendly people, professional football, incredible river and marsh landscapes, much more interesting history than people outside of this forum realize...

I know I'm an outsider, but nothing makes me happier than visiting Jacksonville.

In December I (now) regularly go to Jacksonville for a Jaguar game, while Christmas takes me to Washington, Syracuse, and Scranton. I don't want to disparage those cities, or really any city for that matter, but Jacksonville is the least likely of the bunch to appear on a "depressing" list and it's putting it mildly to say that particular competition isn't close.

mtraininjax · November 26, 2009, 12:30:36 AM

If you don't like Jax, make sure the door hits you on the way out. We don't need you.

Keith-N-Jax · November 26, 2009, 12:39:46 AM

I think many would leave if they could.

Reaper man · November 26, 2009, 07:25:54 AM

Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on November 26, 2009, 12:39:46 AM
I think many would leave if they could.

My thoughts exactly.

tufsu1 · November 26, 2009, 09:43:22 AM

Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on November 26, 2009, 12:39:46 AM
I think many would leave if they could.

just like every other place in the world

tufsu1 · November 26, 2009, 02:57:31 PM

Everywhere I've lived there have been people that didn't like it for one reason or another and wanted to move....the same thing is true for people I've met from other places as well as thoe that I've visited....even in nice cities like San Diego, vancouver, and London.

Ocklawaha · November 26, 2009, 11:36:46 PM

That article is pure BULL SHIT! I'm not unhappy, I hate those stupid people. IDIOTS! We're not unhappy here in Jacksonville, its just our leadership that sucks. We are NOT UNHAPPY damn it. We are just a bit deprived of certain luxury's that the other cities of the world enjoy. Little things dummy's, like clean air, water, a courthouse, convention center, cruise port, railroad station, transit system, jail, police station, amusement park, or politicians that give a damn... Maybe you'd call it municipally challenged. God these people piss me off.

OCKLAWAHA

buckethead · November 27, 2009, 08:16:47 AM

If you're happy and you know it...

If you aren't happy here you may certainly go elsewhere, but it is likely that you'll take the unhappiness with you.

sheclown · November 27, 2009, 08:44:09 PM

I have seen the graph shown above and wondered at the fact that some of the poorest parts of town with the highest crime rates have some of the lowest suicide rates.

money and safety -- who needs them?

midnightblackrx · November 28, 2009, 10:29:06 AM

Quote from: sheclown on November 27, 2009, 08:44:09 PM
I have seen the graph shown above and wondered at the fact that some of the poorest parts of town with the highest crime rates have some of the lowest suicide rates.

money and safety -- who needs them?

Sheclown, if you are offering.....ummm i'd be happy to take that unhappiness off of you hands

Bostech · January 03, 2010, 02:16:03 PM

Money doesn't buy happines.
I know a lot of people who use word "bored' in Jacksonville.
It is kinda true,even with good climate,good streets,wide space Jacksonville doesn't have good social life.Too much working not enough living.
Actually its true for entire country.
Some of happiest people in world live either in poor countries or countries with rough climate.

Apparently,socialist Danes that pay high taxes are happiest people on Earth.
They work less,they shop less and they worry less...and they socialize lot more.
Maybe we can learn something from them.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=4086092&page=1

Dog Walker · January 03, 2010, 03:21:19 PM

Ock, You've got to stop posting pictures like that one above. I was just looking at the amazing photographic details and composition when the wife clouted me on the ear.

Bos, please move to Denmark. You are really pulling down the happiness average here.

CS Foltz · January 03, 2010, 03:24:53 PM

That picture was obviously composed by a Fabric Manufacturer...........right?

buckethead · January 03, 2010, 03:26:21 PM

Quote from: Bostech on January 03, 2010, 02:16:03 PM
Money doesn't buy happines.
I know a lot of people who use word "bored' in Jacksonville.
It is kinda true,even with good climate,good streets,wide space Jacksonville doesn't have good social life.Too much working not enough living.
Actually its true for entire country.
Some of happiest people in world live either in poor countries or countries with rough climate.

Apparently,socialist Danes that pay high taxes are happiest people on Earth.
They work less,they shop less and they worry less...and they socialize lot more.
Maybe we can learn something from them.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=4086092&page=1

I have to agree here, Bos. I had the pleasure and good fortune to work closely with some Mexican and Honduran nationals. They were among the hardest working, poorest, yet happiest people I have ever known. They were also quite a bit wiser with their money that most of their American counterparts. Truly, money cannot buy happiness.