I thought I'd share this with you ..
I saw it on TV on Al Arabiya ..
I researched about it and found it on Gulf News as well ..

Whats your views and comments about this?
Do you think its true? :D

I am Omani .. And I know I'm happy in life :cute: .. I know most Omani's I live with are happy :cute: (except salary ones :p) .. So i guess this is true!

Source! (www.gulfnews.com/yoursay/sub_story/10207548.html)

Interesting! I know I am Omani and I am happy.. what about the rest? :p

bursting the bubble.....


http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4590000/newsid_4595000/4595024.stm

Congrats on you both but actually Mariannaland is the happiest country on this planet. :D

Despite the fact the beautiful ladies (:p) and the all the entertainment in Lebanon .. Lebanon was ranked the most unhappy country in the Arab world .. EVEN before the war!

I always wondered how they did this survey .. Even if it's a professor or whatsoever ..

There is no way this survey can be accurate .. This is not like other surveies and studies ..

Still though .. We Are The Happiest! :p


LOL .. i find this study funny somehow :p

Oman is clearly a happy place. No revolutions and political miseries, prosperity but not absolutely overwhelming riches, a traditional society that is open to modern influence but not a slave to it...

Let's hope it keeps up! :)

Oman is clearly a happy place. No revolutions and political miseries, prosperity but not absolutely overwhelming riches, a traditional society that is open to modern influence but not a slave to it...

Let's hope it keeps up! :)
yes and nobody ever complains about anything, almost as happy as the stepford wives. lovely.
i'm being funny.

;1071127']

There is no way this survey can be accurate .. This is not like other surveies and studies ..

Is a sort of quiz http://maktoob-research.com/viewpoint/happiness/ among Arab African countries
Lebanon doesn't have a lot to be happy

bursting the bubble.....


http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4590000/newsid_4595000/4595024.stm
Did you actually read the content of the link [AB] provided?! :rolleyes: Its says the Middle East, & your link is two years old.



There was a study time back saying the same thing & I think this is another study or results of a poll created by one of the webites.

Anyways, I don't complain, so I think that I can be a happy person :)

a traditional society that is open to modern influence but not a slave to it...


This is what I love best about Oman :sunsmile: It's not like Dubai, where they're abusing modern influence.

Did you actually read the content of the link [AB] provided?! :rolleyes: Its says the Middle East, & your link is two years old.



There was a study time back saying the same thing & I think this is another study or results of a poll created by one of the webites.

Anyways, I don't complain, so I think that I can be a happy person :)
yeah but but erm....woqeva.
am i bovvered.

yes i do believe that oman is the happiest in the middle east.

the study i quoted was not from a website quizzy thingy but from a study that takes certain parameters into consideration. as in how much people complain, how long they live, how they eat, how they celebrate, how often they go out etc etc etcetera.

i don't complain. :D

Well, such news made me happy, so I guess, it doesn't take much to make me happy..guess that makes me easily happy? :rolleyes:

how much people complain, how long they live, how they eat, how they celebrate, how often they go out etc etc etcetera.

The secret to be happy is to be content and here in Oman we are
People complain when you talk with them
They have understood the importance of constructive criticism, while before they used to do just for the sake of chatting
Maybe they can't catch yet the importance of having a Shura Council for example, but it will come
The Omani journalist sugarcoated the whole thing and said a lie about the treatment of foreign workers, but he went close to the reality
Here you can have family life and modern features without being stressed

well I so Believe in that .. we are a happy country..

am happy everyone I know is!

minerva u actually looked through Google to prove this wrong?!! LOL ya ur being funny!


Amo I agree with u!
al hamdu lillah (thank god) that we live a peaceful life

I'm a happy and satisfied al hamdulilah..

And I know that all Omanis are white-hearted and they never complain about any thing and they just accept their fates..That's the secret of Omanis happiness ;)

happy for being a muslim, its enough.

Oman might be happy but too far from being the happiest!

I wonder on what that judgement is based!

I guess it's because everyone replied: Al Hamdulillah! 5air Allah Zayed!

And I know that all Omanis are white-hearted and they never complain about any thing and they just accept their fates..

Hmmm
Don't exagerate it now
Complaining and gossiping are national sports :D

I guess it's because everyone replied: Al Hamdulillah! 5air Allah Zayed!

Al Hamdulillah! 5air Allah Zayed! Ameen

Al Hamdulillah! 5air Allah Zayed! Ameen

:p Okay, that got a good hearty laugh from Jeff.

But seriously, now Pygmo and UmK, do you think that Oman is a happy country compared to some others?

Or is it mostly window dressing?

Haha, want a translation I guess! :p

I don't see people complaing much, but maybe that's because people who complain like to sit with those who do. I sit with people who laugh everything off.

I think the only people who complain are those in Muscat. The simpler the people, the more satisfied they are with their lives. That's why I love people who live in the interior.

Haha, want a translation I guess! :p

I don't see people complaing much, but maybe that's because people who complain like to sit with those who do. I sit with people who laugh everything off.

I think the only people who complain are those in Muscat. The simpler the people, the more satisfied they are with their lives. That's why I love people who live in the interior.

Didn't need a translation to laugh at the response from Pygmo! :p:p

That's an interesting idea...

You know, every people has troubles.

Maybe "fortunate" or "unspoiled" is the word I am looking for.

It's a relative thing, I guess.

Omanis give me the impression of not being either too influenced by others or too tightly boxed. And all people love their home countries, but an unusual number of Omanis say they love it there and want to keep living there.

But maybe it's all my outsider's illusion! :p

I think Omanis are happer than most of the world, but in the region they are not the happiest...I think there are things that can be done to make things better... I am very thankful to so many things and I cannot think of a better place to live in but I think "happiest" is too exaggerated!

Okay, so who are happier in the region?

I think Qataris are!

^ Just because they're rich?

^ Just because they're rich?

:) come on UmKhalid what aare you trying to say now? :)


BTW, I am not complaining about anything here...I am very happy about and proud of my country

I am just objecting to the last three letter in happiest

^ Just because they're rich?

No, it's the big American military base! :p

I think I was just trying to defend the idea of Omanis being the happiest. Because it makes me happy :p

I think I was just trying to defend the idea of Omanis being the happiest. Because it makes me happy :p

Okay, you got LOUD laughs from me on that one...

You are a comic genius, UmK ! :p

I am very thankful to Allah that he made happiness an abstract feeling not a tangible commodity!


Well..attitude plays the main role after all...I think Omanis are the most complacent in the gulf by the admission of all of my gulf friends.

I wish Nirvana were here. I think she's actually an al-Thani.

It is enough that we have UmKhalid Al-Happy :)

It is enough that we have UmKhalid Al-Happy :)

Ameeeen!

And we have proof on the video! :)

Does the research includes women or it's just men??

The other day some other researcher found out that Omani ladies are one of the wrorst treated which would mean that they are not happy!! *I'm not saying that, the reasearcher lol*

yes: I do agree we are happy
We Love our Father the Sultan
We Love our country and
we Love each others
we respect our guests and are generous to them
we (majority) do till now value our traditions and family values
we are proud of being Omanies :)
No need for quizes.....

I believe that Omanis are the most envious, but happiests ? :D

Does the research includes women or it's just men??

The other day some other researcher found out that Omani ladies are one of the wrorst treated which would mean that they are not happy!! *I'm not saying that, the reasearcher lol*
I think Oman came worst in that one because alot of the women don't get jobs...
that's probably why they're so happy.

We Love our Father the Sultan
Correction: not our father.

Pygmalion, Qataris are the most comfortable but it doesnt mean they are the happiest .. the sudden change in thier lifestyle might not make everyone happy
I thought UAEians were the happiest .. but I am glad we Omanis made it to the top :D

I think we are easily content.. yes we complain as a sport (quoting amo), but when we are asked seriously if we are happy we say: "alhamdulilah, khair allah zayed" :D

The other day some other researcher found out that Omani ladies are one of the wrorst treated which would mean that they are not happy!! *I'm not saying that, the reasearcher lol*

The reasearch is wrong .. in 30 years, Omani women moved from having nothing to do except bear children and work in the farm to being doctors and engineers .. that would make most women happy!

Pygmalion, Qataris are the most comfortable but it doesnt mean they are the happiest .. the sudden change in thier lifestyle might not make everyone happy
I thought UAEians were the happiest .. but I am glad we Omanis made it to the top :D

I think we are easily content.. yes we complain as a sport (quoting amo), but when we are asked seriously if we are happy we say: "alhamdulilah, khair allah zayed" :D
I am not claiming we are not happy…I just think we are not the happiest or at least we cannot come to such a conclusion for sure not even close to sure. I don’t even see how someone can come with such a conclusion on a whole people.

I agree that the lifestyle of Omanis is less stressful, less materialistic and more relaxed which make count a lot for their positive attitude.

I look bad now! I am not!

I am not claiming we are not happy…I just think we are not the happiest or at least we cannot come to such a conclusion for sure not even close to sure. I don’t even see how someone can come with such a conclusion on a whole people.

I agree that the lifestyle of Omanis is less stressful, less materialistic and more relaxed which make count a lot for their positive attitude.

I look bad now! I am not!

Who said you look bad? You are one of the happiest guys in Texas! :cute:

Who said you look bad? You are one of the happiest guys in Texas! :cute:

I take the happiness with me when I go to Oman... and I exchange it there at a very good rate :)

I'm disappointed with the main post of this thread. I for one thought it refered to oman being the happiest country in the world....not region. I guess the happiest in the world title goes to Denmark.

The reasearch is wrong .. in 30 years, Omani women moved from having nothing to do except bear children and work in the farm to being doctors and engineers .. that would make most women happy!


Well the research here >> Is there a correlation? (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54102) was talking about muslims, in muslim countries, not treating their ladies well. And it showed Oman on the top ten list which really made me laugh when I first read it.


Myself, and as Thug said, I need no quizez or researches to show me that's Oman and Omanies are happy or sad because I know my country and the people of my country!!


Plus, I BELIEVE *some arabic language masters say that you can not use the word believe with anything but only when you say it for believing in Allah, anyways that's not the topic* that there is a huge goal or purpose of advertisement for Oman behind this article or research!! If I'm not mistken the researcher is Lawatiya and Lawatiya are smart when it comes to ecnomic matters!! Right timming, right target!!

bursting the bubble.....


http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4590000/newsid_4595000/4595024.stm

Oops! Sorry Mineva gotta bust your bubble right back..... that was in 2006! Uh its 2008 now soooooo :D

Does the research includes women or it's just men??

The other day some other researcher found out that Omani ladies are one of the wrorst treated which would mean that they are not happy!! *I'm not saying that, the reasearcher lol*

*sigh* *sigh* a lil tip for ya all - before jumping to conclusions you should READ the research and READ how they came to their conclusions. Oman lost points in the Gender report because of : very few women working, legal "discrimination" - there was no indication or suggestion that Omani women are badly treated! *sigh* *ho-hum*:rolleyes: READ i say READ:D

Why would Emiratis be happy? Theyve become almost extinct in their own country. Theyve lost their culture their morals and their children..... happy? I dont think so!:rolleyes:

^^ yeah I agree with Hijabi!

IF they told me to choose any country to live in I would say Oman

I cant stand UAE now before 10 years they were better, now they have the modern look and lost the culture :/ * i still love their shops tho :p*

here we still have both! and am proud of how Oman is being
I dont want Oman to be like any other country..

toomuchchat! plz Omani women are the most well treated women! I dont know anyone who was abused by any man and I have LOT of clothes Friends and lot of relatives who are happy to be an Omani women.. in our culture women are so respected ... all who I know are happy about their families and how they are treated..

aah alhamduiliah i feel so blessed :D

^ I like Sharjah.

^^ ya me too! used to study there :)

peaceful and still hold the culture

haha such news make me happy!

but generaly yeah! i think omani's are optimisim and appreciate whatever they have, so thanks god and i hope what ever improvments and developments happen, wont change the heart of us.

AB, nice thing to share really :)

be happy always in oman only..

*sigh* *sigh* a lil tip for ya all - before jumping to conclusions you should READ the research and READ how they came to their conclusions. Oman lost points in the Gender report because of : very few women working, legal "discrimination" - there was no indication or suggestion that Omani women are badly treated! *sigh* *ho-hum*:rolleyes: READ i say READ:D

لا و الله!!

If that article started with: Muslims do not treat women right. Then Oman is one of the top 10 in the ME not just the GCC!! So, that's not an indication!!

Or if you are not allowed to work and under legal discrimination , that's not being treated badly?? Or that is not counted in happiness ranking system?? Unless "badly" and "not right" is making a difference!! :rolleyes:

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Imagine there are 22 arab countries and your country was found by a research to be no.5 in treating women badly and no.2 in the GCC region *regardless the criteria*, then another research comes out saying that people *in general* in the same country are the happiest out of the other 22 countries!!

What is your conclusion?? or let's say as Jack said, what's the correlation?

My conclusion is as Libyans say: someone has lost the map or مضييع الخريطة

I look bad now! I am not!

Who said you do!! its ok to think that we are not the happiest .. a9ln happiness is a relative matter .. I just thought to explain why Qataries might not be the happiest! :)

! ........ =|

^And that means? :think:

! ........ =|



nezitiC, I know it's Saturday night & you are quite excited

But please don't use such offensive signs

I take the happiness with me when I go to Oman... and I exchange it there at a very good rate :)

:love: loved the way you said that.

^Hehehe I am speechless. LOL. finally Hitman made me a happy Omani.

^Hehehe I am speechless. LOL. finally Hitman made me a happy Omani.

am happy for you i know you sooo Proud of being Omani :bored:

Same as Me exactly :):):):):):):):):):)

did old kid ran to his daddy ? loool

anyway ya we are happy and we will always be happy by staying the way we are :) at least we are better than others and its a bless

did old kid ran to his daddy ? loool

anyway ya we are happy and we will always be happy by staying the way we are :) at least we are better than others and its a bless

HAHAHA, looks like you got some wasta kiddo!!!

They zapped all my ever so clever insights..into the wind.

Looks like a new crew is running this place.....not use to my sence of humor....oh well...thanks Toxic for at least putting up a good fight...

fatak

Seems they deleted your post
Just one thing though :
true that if some Omanis treat expats like slaves is also because the system doesn't provide enough protection, but why then Indian government doesn't block people from flying here ?
If they did, the whole Gulf would be in despair
They threaten it sometimes, but they never do ...
It takes two to tango Fata Fatak

Seems they deleted your post
Just one thing though :
true that if some Omanis treat expats like slaves is also because the system doesn't provide enough protection, but why then Indian government doesn't block people from flying here ?
If they did, the whole Gulf would be in despair
They threaten it sometimes, but they never do ...
It takes two to tango Fata Fatak

The point I was trying to make......was simply....

Oman is a very stable and clean country.....the people should be happy...also with the health care.

But credit should be given to the masses of imported workers who made OMAN what it is today....

PS.....to the MINISTRY OF EGO.....if you delete me again I will call Vinnie!!!!

Done.

Fatak

But credit should be given to the masses of imported workers who made OMAN what it is today....

Credit for the economy, which is part of stability but not all
Stability is when you are strong internally first and externally later, as H.M. very well put it in the interview with Ahmed al Jarallah
The strength of this nation is in its heritage and culture as source of law
Each system has its limits : that of the Omanis and gulfians in general, is that they don't feel responsible for those who do not belong to their tribe-family
That's why they don't care about Tibet, nor about the housemaid that last week ran at the Indian embassy cause her arbab beat her to death

You two talk as if the majority of people treat thier maids bads, or that Omanis in general abuse foriegn workers. There are bad apples, this no one can deny but they are not the majority. Omanis worked hard before the 70s, and those people who lived that hard life apreciate the fact that Alhamdullilah we dont have to do now and so we shouldnt treat the people working for us bad.

what matters most.....We are Happy :) doesnt matter if Fatak likes this fact or doesnt :D....
Doesnt matter if Amo wants to be housmaids lawyer or Not...

simply ...we are happy...

And who envy us.....BURRRNNNN neahahaha!

what matters most.....We are Happy :) doesnt matter if Fatak likes this fact or doesnt :D....
Doesnt matter if Amo wants to be housmaids lawyer or Not...

simply ...we are happy...

And who envy us.....BURRRNNNN neahahaha!


LOL......I am sure you won't lose any sleep over it........

I am happy you are happy......Are you happy NOW? SOrry dumb question, you were happy before I asked you if you were happy.....
Anyway time for a happy set at Mr.D's......

Viva Oman!!!!

Fatak

what matters most.....We are Happy :) doesnt matter if Fatak likes this fact or doesnt :D....
Doesnt matter if Amo wants to be housmaids lawyer or Not...

simply ...we are happy...

And who envy us.....BURRRNNNN neahahaha!

Am not the lawyer of anybody
Am convinced people are generally happy, not because of Maktoob research but because I speak with them
I know you like this to remain the forum of what are you craving right now and I respect it
You are the boss here after all
Just try to learn not to look at constructive criticism as a form of envy, rather a way to be stronger inside and outside
This is what H.M. is teaching, you should follow
Once you know your diseases, you can cure them before they become deadly
You are a doctor I remember, you should know this

yay happy happy us :p

yay happy happy us :p

Do you mind going into more detail, just how happy are you to be Omani and well not some poor Indian guy working in the middle of August on the open roads in 47 degree heat for 50 Omani rials a month?

fatak

Do you mind going into more detail, just how happy are you to be Omani and well not some poor Indian guy working in the middle of August on the open roads in 47 degree heat for 50 Omani rials a month?

fatak

lol i am proud that im omani ... i wouldnt change the fact that im omani ...
but im not that happy xD .. and its not about from where i am...
and how would anyone know wich country is the happiest ?
no one really knows
its silly :cute:

hahahhaha and fatak is still angry and jealous :)

kid go get a life ,we will still happy no matter how hard you try

and again let me tell u, look at your country first and then YOU CAN talk about others ;) ok?

Yes Fatak, we are happy, however if there are things we could change about our country than we would and that includes modern slavery.

Do you mind going into more detail, just how happy are you to be Omani and well not some poor Indian guy working in the middle of August on the open roads in 47 degree heat for 50 Omani rials a month?

fatak

Getting 50 rials or more a month is better than doing nothing in India, right?

What is wrong with working to support yourself and your family?

Getting 50 rials or more a month is better than doing nothing in India, right?

What is wrong with working to support yourself and your family?

Yeah, that's what the Americans say about the imported Mexicans who work like slaves picking lettuce for 2$ an hour......

I guess I stand corrected here.......

After all in heaven all this nonsense will stop.......all people will be equal and living in death in comfort.

I may be wrong but didn't the great religious leaders always stick up for the poor and helpless.....

How can any society call itself happy when even one person is having a hard time.....???

fatak

Fatak .. Make your own study!

Getting 50 rials or more a month is better than doing nothing in India, right?

What is wrong with working to support yourself and your family?
Yes but you must offer them good conditions
Am sure you are a fair person, some are not
It's a matter of credibility
See for example Sayyid Fahd and his delegation are going around the worls in search of investors cause Omanis [big ones] mostly invest outside, that's a fact
In 6 months they've brought home a good number of contracts from Singapore, India, Vietnam , Bangladesh
And when you have such big deals you must also set up premises and conditions in a MoU
Foreign workers are part of that deal
Your government is doing great things for you, you must collaborate
That's all

Yeah, that's what the Americans say about the imported Mexicans who work like slaves picking lettuce for 2$ an hour......

I guess I stand corrected here.......

After all in heaven all this nonsense will stop.......all people will be equal and living in death in comfort.

I may be wrong but didn't the great religious leaders always stick up for the poor and helpless.....

How can any society call itself happy when even one person is having a hard time.....???

fatak
Indians are not a part of the Omani population…we made a poor offer that they willingly accepted…
I wish if things were better for everyone…the workers you saw work for companies and according to a contract…your claim is all about why we have a low minimum wage… is that your point? And how does it relate to happiness?
People work in the heat everywhere…I am hearing the noise of the Mexicans in the heat of Texas while typing this line…

By the way, in Oman the Indians healthcare is covered unlike the illigal immigrants exploited in USA with no healthcare working for someone to gain money and live happier! Whose fault? the country? the people? the regulations? whatever the answer is will not make the situation better if not worse than how it is, in Oman.


Asking why Indians work in the heat is just like asking you why the black are living in crappy neighborhoods in your country…


Let’s talk about happiness now!

again Fatak u r leading towards off topic...mind it please!

Oman is definitely the jewel of entire Middle East :)

I think some of the reasons why Omanis are the happiest:

1) Omanis live in bigger homes than any ME citizens ( correct me ? )

2) Life in Oman is very easy- many families have housekeeping/chef assistants, so many restaurants offer delivery straight to home ( you can't find it anywhere else in this world.

3) Oman suffers the least traffic problem in the entire Middle East. Muscat and Salalah are relatively peaceful, airy, and enjoys smooth traffic.

4) Oman has world-class infrastructure and very even development. The gap between Muscat and countrysides ( say, Al-Wusta ? ) is minimal . This is not the case even in UAE, where the gaps between cities ( Dubai & Abu Dhabi ) with countrysides ( Fujairah ? RAK ? Hatta ? ) is quite stark.

5) Omanis enjoy financial security & have very high level of patriotism. Thanks to Omanization policy.

Go go Oman !

I think it's an unusually wonderful country.

It has it's problems like anywhere, but it seems to me to be without a lot of the turmoil and angst and resentment that you find in so many other places.

1) Omanis live in bigger homes than any ME citizens ( correct me ? )

2) Life in Oman is very easy- many families have housekeeping/chef assistants, so many restaurants offer delivery straight to home ( you can't find it anywhere else in this world.



The families you are talking about count for a small fraction of Omani population, I dont this its the reason why Omanis are happy because if it was definatly other gulf countries would be happier!

Do you mind going into more detail, just how happy are you to be Omani and well not some poor Indian guy working in the middle of August on the open roads in 47 degree heat for 50 Omani rials a month?

fatak

Yo fatak, who asked him to come here? And if its so awful, why do they keep coming? And coming and coming even going so far as to sneak into the country illegally? Sure there are some human rights abuses that occur from time to time but hey they STILL keep coming..... how bad can it be? And if they dont like it, if things are sooooo bad - they know where the airport is!:os

And no, the thousands of expats DID not make Oman what it is today, the Omanis did! It was the Omanis blood sweat and tears that built this country, the expats may have helped out but it was and still is the Omanis who make Oman what it is.

FATAK that bud!

Oman is definitely the jewel of entire Middle East :)

I think some of the reasons why Omanis are the happiest:

1) Omanis live in bigger homes than any ME citizens ( correct me ? )
2) Life in Oman is very easy- many families have housekeeping/chef assistants, so many restaurants offer delivery straight to home ( you can't find it anywhere else in this world.

4) Oman has world-class infrastructure and very even development. The gap between Muscat and countrysides ( say, Al-Wusta ? ) is minimal . This is not the case even in UAE, where the gaps between cities ( Dubai & Abu Dhabi ) with countrysides ( Fujairah ? RAK ? Hatta ? ) is quite stark.

Go go Oman !

Ok youre corrected. :D Omanis do not live in bigger houses, in fact Omanis are often considered the "poor" cousin compared to the other GCC's.

Actually the difference here is pretty stark too, doesnt mean we're not happy, but there is a big difference between Muscat and say Sumail for example.

And no one other than KFC delivers to my home!:( Now Im jealous - alil less happiness over here........

^ Wait till you see what goes on in Bahrain. They don't even grocery shop. A woman I know asked their nearby shop for "Vegetable Salad". Mintues later a man came with bags of vegetables.

She says: "We don't need to go, we say vegetable salad and they get us the vegetables we need to make a salad. Same for fruit salad."

I was even shocked to see a Bahraini family honk in front of a supermarket and find a man working their come out and ask them what they wanted. They gave him the list. He came minutes later with everything they wanted. And then a man said: "Agool, ba3ad yeebley voichaar" (Get me credit for my phone).

I think it's an unusually wonderful country.

It has it's problems like anywhere, but it seems to me to be without a lot of the turmoil and angst and resentment that you find in so many other places.

Of course not. No one is keen on being shoved into prison.

^ do i detect a little disillionment? UmKhalid, Jeff is right - there is very little angst and resentment here in Oman - that doesnt mean it doesnt exist, its just less than a lot of other countries.

Im still unhappy about not having home delivery though!

The families you are talking about count for a small fraction of Omani population, I dont this its the reason why Omanis are happy because if it was definatly other gulf countries would be happier!

I think you're right :cool: The percentage of families with housekeepers in Bahrain, Qatar, Emirates, & Kuwait are higher than in Oman.



Ok youre corrected. :D Omanis do not live in bigger houses, in fact Omanis are often considered the "poor" cousin compared to the other GCC's.

Actually the difference here is pretty stark too, doesnt mean we're not happy, but there is a big difference between Muscat and say Sumail for example.

And no one other than KFC delivers to my home!:( Now Im jealous - alil less happiness over here........

Omanis earn less than other Gulfers ( except Saudi ) in terms of per-capita GDP , but their homes are bigger. My Qatari and Emirati friends told me that Qatar/UAE have skyscrapers malls shops n stuff that Oman doesn't, but still Omani homes are much bigger than what they have in Qatar or UAE.

Have you been to the rural parts of UAE ? I traveled down the Batinah coast from Dubai to Muscat. Dubai is a very rich city ( richer than Muscat ), but almost the whole of Fujairah ( except Fujairah town ) is relatively underdeveloped with relatively poor infrastructure. Once I crossed the Hatta border I was surprised to see how developed Omani interior is compared to UAE interior:cool: :cool: Even in the poorest parts of Oman like Al-Wusta and As-Sharqiyah, the quality of roads, buildings, houses, masjids, etc. are much much better than what I saw in the rural areas of UAE like Fujairah and RAK.

I know that not only KFC or McD, but many restaurants ( even open-air ones ) in Muscat offer delivery service. I stayed with my Omani friend in Al Khuwair and I remembered one night he ordered some Beef Samosa from a typical Lebanese restaurants and had it delivered into his house ! The other night on my 2nd trip to Oman ,Khalid ordered Biryani from a local shop and it was also delivered. Even when I backpacked in Ruwi and CBD area I saw many local restaurants with something like this written on the board " We offer delivery straight to your homes-please call XXX-XXXX". SUrprise ! But I don't know about other Gulf countries.

I have no idea what the word you wrote means. I searched and found that online dictionaries have no idea either.

Anyway, I could be (dis.....) and I could be not. .....

You can search if you find it interesting to know more about it.

Poor Omanis.

I think it's an unusually wonderful country.

It has it's problems like anywhere, but it seems to me to be without a lot of the turmoil and angst and resentment that you find in so many other places.

Not really... it is a bit about attitude and more about the fact that the happier Omanis have access to the net and post about their feeling on sabla... we are happy, or say among the happiest 10% in the world population...

I wonder how the response to a similar thread would be in the Arabic sabla... I dont think we have a single unemployed here

I think we are happy and the Sultan is a good person who has a personal concern about his people and sometimes other people outside Oman...

But things better be realistic... happiest is to exaggerative... and I dont see the Indian issue and the exps issue make any sense about how the country is minded...it is pretty much like any relatively rich country and the way such a country has hard working population...

Thanks to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos who has uplifted the standard of living in Oman, transforming Oman from a very poor country in 1970 into a rich prosperous state today with modern infrastructure and excellent lifestyle.

I also think of the big reasons on why Omanis are happy is on how fast Oman has developed from scratch to what it is today. Per-capita GDP now stands at $ 26,600 ( new IMF stat ) thats almost comparable to some Western European countries. I know the figure for Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait are much higher - but theur growth level is somewhat slower than Oman.

You can also thank the British for helping make the country in the first place, too.

PS....Don't mean to rain on your parade.....I am a big Omani fan.....

I think the responses here have been quite superfical...cause what I think......as an outsider......doesn't matter.

But my impression of Oman.....is quickly changing......the deeper I go........the more I see the impression of "happiness".......but in fact there is an uneasy lackness in the young people.....a sort of distorted Omani view of what they expect....

Are they really prepared to work and maintain what was built for them?



fatak

yes we are.....Fatak...as part of the Young generation am and many others like me prepared to not just mantain BUT develop and serve the Land and the Sultan!!
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Yes yes very happppppyyyy.
We passed test of hurricane Gono.

Sorry guys, I don't like being the buzzkill, but this is a completely impossible test they're trying to conduct! How can anyone try to measure a country's general happiness? And using 7,000 residents only to represent hundreds of millions of people? When it comes to taking scientific tests where you measure blood pressure, blood sugar and all that, that's one thing. You know those are facts and they're always 99.9% accurate at best. But conducting a test which consists of asking people if they're happy, how much can we optimistically say would the accuracy of that result be? maybe 50% at the very most?

Although at the same time I'm glad they didn't base this test on economy or something like that, because that would have been even less reliable. At least some people are realizing that there are other things that make you happy.

happy about what? in what way?

Sorry guys, I don't like being the buzzkill, but this is a completely impossible test they're trying to conduct! How can anyone try to measure a country's general happiness? And using 7,000 residents only to represent hundreds of millions of people? When it comes to taking scientific tests where you measure blood pressure, blood sugar and all that, that's one thing. You know those are facts and they're always 99.9% accurate at best. But conducting a test which consists of asking people if they're happy, how much can we optimistically say would the accuracy of that result be? maybe 50% at the very most?

Although at the same time I'm glad they didn't base this test on economy or something like that, because that would have been even less reliable. At least some people are realizing that there are other things that make you happy.

Oman population is 3 million.

Oman is happiness and peaceful country.

Oman is Middle East's most peaceful country.
http://www.visionofhumanity.com/GPI_inTheNews/Oman_is_Middle_East_s_most_peaceful_country.php

Actually the article said they used 7,400-odd people to represent all of the gulf countries, Northern Africa and the Shami region... so that would probably go into the hundreds of millions.

And although I'm definitely not going to argue the fact that it's a peaceful place, which is really easy to see from it's current state and it's history, I find it very hard to imagine how anyone can figure out a country's general happiness :os

Actually the article said they used 7,400-odd people to represent all of the gulf countries, Northern Africa and the Shami region... so that would probably go into the hundreds of millions.

And although I'm definitely not going to argue the fact that it's a peaceful place, which is really easy to see from it's current state and it's history, I find it very hard to imagine how anyone can figure out a country's general happiness :os

fatamooo fatamooo fatamooo, you said it there yourself..SHAMI peoeple .. in other words.. "Ungrateful.. love complaining" people .. doesn't matter if it was 1 person or 100 million shami's doing the survey .. you'd get the same result..

Oh my gosh rosso are you secretly studying law? For the record I totally didn't say that, you word-twister!!! :-p :-p

Ha, Ha, Hap, Happy. Happiness.