面对面交流的快乐远胜过网聊

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面对面交流的快乐远胜过网聊

杨玲

杨玲

Nothingmakesushappierthanourfamiliesandlovedones,anewstudyshows,withface-to-facesocializingbeat-ingreachingouttopeopleonlinehandsdown.

TheHappinessBarometer,conductedin16countriesacrosstheglobe,wasbasedontheCoca-ColaHappinessIndex,whichsurveyedbetween500to1,000peoplepercountry.

Almosttwo-fifths,or40percent,ofthosesurveyedsaidcatchingupwiththeirlovedonesafterworkwasthehappiesttimeoftheirday,whilemorethan20percentsaidtheywerehappiestwheneatingwiththeirfamilies.Bycontrast,only5percentsaidtheywerehappiestwhenconnectingwithfriendsonline,andevenless--2percent--saidthefirsttextmessageofthedaymadethemjoyful.

Familiesandpartnerswere,byfar,thebiggestsourceofhappinessforalmost80percentofthosesurveyed,withfriendscomingupnextat15percent.

“Despiteourcelebritydrivencul-ture,fameisnotlikelyinitselftobeaprimarysourceofhappiness.Instead,realhappinessdependsonourconnectingwithpeople,especiallythroughloveandkindness,”thestudysaid.

Hugsandfoodalsomadealotofpeoplehappy,especiallyinBritainandRussia,wherealmostathirdofpeoplesaidtheyarelikelytofindcomfortinahugorseekitinfood.

ThecountriessurveyedwereFrance,Italy,Spain,Britain,Belgium,

Bulgaria,Romania,Turkey,Russia,SouthAfrica,China,Philippines,Argen-

tina,Brazil,MexicoandtheUnitedStates.