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Thursday, 26 July 2012

The happiest places to live in the UK....


....are, according to a UK Government survey, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles!! Tell me something I don't know. Tee Hee!  Here's a link to a BBC news article reporting on the data with a short film here.  It has to be said I haven't seen the original data and surveys are liable to biases but .....well...... it does make sense, to those of us that live here anyway!!  (Orkney, specifically Kirkwall, appears in the early part of the film clip!).
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  1. Mary Z26 July 2012 at 22:12

    Shhhhhh! I thought they weren't supposed to tell anybody. Before long, EVERYBODY will be wanting to move there.

    Seriously, though, the Orkneys is one of the few places we've been that we really want to revisit.

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  2. Jenny Woolf26 July 2012 at 22:39

    Your blog certainly makes a convincing case for it!

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    1. Sian27 July 2012 at 20:23

      Hmmmm though my blog might be slightly biased ;-) But to be fair I do post pictures of rainy days too!

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  3. Mad Madam Mel27 July 2012 at 15:02

    I can well believe it, I can't believe how chilled out I am since living here!
    I loved the quote ...."It is not pots of money or a fancy car. It is clearly not the weather. There is something about a simple rural lifestyle that is associated with high levels of well-being."

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    1. Sian27 July 2012 at 20:22

      How have I not come across your blog before???? It's brilliant!! Have added you to my blog list...... must go back and read when I have a bit more time....

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    2. Mad Madam Mel27 July 2012 at 21:15

      awww thankyou :) your blog is brill too :)

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