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British women are among the angriest in Europe. Well, what’s wrong with that?
A new survey seems to correlate anger with being unhappy – but it can be an energising and frankly entertaining emotion too
TL;DR
- A global survey indicated British women are among the angriest in Europe.
- The author suggests cultural norms and the enjoyment of complaining might contribute to this.
- Anger is proposed as potentially energizing and entertaining, not just a sign of unhappiness.
- Small irritations, rather than major global or economic issues, are likely causes of this anger.
- The article questions the broad definition of 'anger' and suggests it may be a mismeasurement for unhappiness.