desioptimist
SENIOR MEMBER
Another way to look at this is that in India, 83% people think they can do better than what they are currently doing.
We are loser whichever way you look mate. It is either pakistan or china.

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Another way to look at this is that in India, 83% people think they can do better than what they are currently doing.

If you want an honest answer, its because Pakistan isn't as populated & overpopulated as India, it doesn't have poverty, scams & other stuff on the same levels as India. There is better wealth distribution in Pakistan as compared to India. While there are all these problems in India, it also has to deal with the label of 'shining India' & the 'next superpower' by its own leaders, & the common Indian does not see what is this great 'shining India' in light of all the problems in the country. There are no such labels for Pakistan, Pakistanis face difficulties with optimism, & they find happiness in the smallest things in life. When Pakistan lost to India in the cricket semi finals, people lauded Afridi & called him a hero, & when he arrived back at the Karachi Airport, he was greeted with hugs, flowers, & Pakistani flags. That's the truth. If you guys want to keep hating Pakistan & maintaining with your misconceptions about it, be my guest.

may be they didnt know the meaning of thriving..Chinese are not happy, Indians and BD are also not happy, what is with Pakistan that they are thriving
How do you explain chinease being so unhappy? Is it because of lack of political freedom? Definitely not due to poverty.

The reason could be because Indians, like Chinese, aspire for much higher than their present condition. They have much to look forward to a better future. Whereas some poor and troubled countries see a bleak future and try to resign themselves to their present situation.
For example: The north Koreans may be the happiest people because they are made to believe that they have the best lifestyle in the world and they have no idea how the rest of the world lives.
As you said I think this has more to do with our burgeoning Middle class and its aspirations than anything else. If you see both the poor and the extreme rich will be happy in their own way. It is the middle class which is not.
Everyone aspires for a bright future. What makes you think that we don't aspire for a better future?
This survey will make a day for many pakistanis