Skip to main content

Posts

The Little Mermaid

I am wondering if is it possible to combine, in just one blog post, a short story about one country, one modern IT business, several great friendships, air flights, professional challenges, and friendly people everywhere you look. I know the answer is probably no, but I will try anyway. Let's start with an easy puzzle: if you thought of The Little Mermaid and Hans Christian Andersen, quantum mechanics and Niels Bohr, the famous Hamlet's "To be or not to be" in Shakespeare's old play, and amazing cuisine with cookies, pretzels, Carlsberg beer, and Legos? The answer, for a very few of you who didn't guess, is, of course, Denmark. One of the top developed countries of the European Union. According to the United Nation's first-ever World Happiness Report from this year, Denmark has taken the top spot, followed by Finland, Norway, and the Netherlands. When I first read about this, I was skeptical since happiness is a relative thing and I am sure all people in ...