Norway is the happiest country in 2017

It's plainly my observation, and it shouldn't count for anything

but here are the four reasons, factors that I think

contribute to Norway Norwegians being the happiest

number one, healthy foods

I didn't know what their cuisines are about

I thought probably salmon salmon and more salmon, but how they prepare the dishes

It's either

lightly

lightly poached

boiled

smoked

There's nothing really fried

Throughout the whole trip. Ten day trip. The only thing I see fried was fries

potato fries

when you go into a grocery store where yogurt is more popular, has more variety than ice cream

You know you're in the right place

Number two, free from material desires

In the city of Oslo, and that's their capital city

I walked around

Metro around, train around, ferry around

I've only spotted three malls

and when I went on Google reviews

about this mall called Oslo city

One of the commenters said this is the biggest mall in Oslo

and when I went

I was thinking... this is the biggest mall you got?

They're not like super high-end brands

or trendy brands that you see around the world

They're mostly just individual shops

It got me thinking that

Perhaps

they don't desire material goods

as much as the rest of the world

number three, economic equality

You see people

treating

everybody

whether you're an artist or a salesperson

or a big shot in the corporate

and maybe there is not a huge gap between their salaries

when I was in a department store

We were there getting our tax refund on the products that we bought

we're at this tax refund counter

the person

the Norwegian person actually spoke Mandarin Chinese

fluently

I was thinking... Oh wow

because you know in one of those department stores

You don't expect people to speak your language

he actually told us that he learned Mandarin Chinese in Denmark

And he also speaks perfect English and Norwegian

and also, I think some french

but I realized people

However capable you are, you choose your own career that you're passionate about

you determine what you want to do not because of salary

the last one, faith in humanity

When I was at a metro station in Oslo, I was so surprised to find that there was no physical gate

Where you insert or beep your ticket onto the platform

I just got this knock in my head that, whoa

People must be really trusting in this country or the government

the person who manages the public transit

must be

have so much faith

So yeah, these are my four understandings that Norwegians are the happiest in the world

freedom, faith, equality and staying healthy and maybe their sceneries