TheHappiestCitiesOnEarth

Ifyou’relookingforacheerydestinationforyournextvacation,considerthesefourspotsandgetreadytotakenotesonhowtoreallylivethegoodlife.

Singapore

Withoneofthehighestpopulationdensities（密度）intheworldandresidentsknownforbeingworkaholics,it’shardtoimaginethecity-stateofSingaporehavingoneofthehappiestpopulationsonearth.Andyetinarecentsurvey,95%ofthemsaidtheywereeitherveryhappyorquitehappy.

Theygivetheircityhighmarksforcleanlinessandsafety—subwaysarepristine(洁净的)andunfailinglyarriveontime,andpoliceareseenashelpfulandgoodattheirjobs.What’smore,theyfeeltheycancountontheirneighbours—all5.1millionofthem.

Arhus,Denmark

TheresidentsofArhuscheerfullypartwith68%oftheirincomeintaxes,knowingthatinreturntheywillbeguaranteedfreehealthcare,freedaycare,andatop-notch(第一流的)educationfortheirchildren.

Anenergeticcityof300,000withalivelyculturalsceneandadiversenumberofreligionsrepresented,thesenseofequality(therangeinincomesisnarrow),aswellaseasyaccesstothenearbyseaandsurroundingcountryside,makeArhusseemmorelikeasmalltown.

SanLuisObispo,CA

Accordingtoa2008Gallup-Healthwaysstudy,peoplewholiveinSanLuisObispoaremorelikelythanresidentsofotherU.S.citiestosmileandexperiencejoyandarelesslikelytoexperiencepainordepression.About64,000ofthe260,000peopleinthegreatermetropolitanarea(都市区),locatedhalfwaybetweenLosAngelesandSanFrancisco,volunteeratover11,000non-profitorganizations.

Fewjourneystoworkarelongerthan10minutes(onereasonitsmembersrankintheupperthirdforjobsatisfaction),so“it’seasytobeinvolved,”residentPierreRademakersaid.Businesssignsareunobtrusive(不显眼的)bylaw,fewerthan11%ofresidentssmoke—thelowerrateintheU.S.—therearelotsofbikelanes,andthecity’splazadrawscrowdsofpeopleforfreeconcertsonsummerFridays.What’snottolove?

Monterrey,Mexico

ThepeopleofMonterreydon’tenjoyhighhouseholdincomesoraccesstogoodhealthcare.Instead,there’saprofoundsenseofgratitudeforthenewpoliticalfreedomenjoyedsincetheoppressiveInstitutionalRevol