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Happiness in Switzerland
Chika Usami, Natsuki Kashiwase and Tomomi Ishikawa from Japan and Switzerland friendship association
Understand Switzerland
Ethnic group: German, French,
and Italian
People:Patriotic and
individualistic
Permanently neutral country
Chocolate
Direct Democracy
PEACEFUL, DIVERSE AND
INDEPENDENT COUNTRY
What’s Happiness for Swiss?
Our conclusion about happiness in Switzerland from our investigation and The Geography of Bliss.
Happiness
=SATISFACTION
Conjoyment
What’s Satisfaction for the Swiss?
Quietness and
Peace
Respect For
individuality
Individualism and
ResponsibilitiesNeatness
Independence
Contribution to
Society
When these factors are guaranteed, the Swiss can feel happy!!!
Balanced Life
Educational aspects
IndependenceContribution
toSociety
Respect for
Individuality
Characteristics of Swiss Education
• Diversity of educational system (from one canton to another).
• Education of high level. Cheap school expenses.→people (talented people) are national treasure
• System: Develops the competency for living, independence and individualities.
Educational system
Prepare for the test for entering university.Not more then 20% students choose this
course.
Only 20% can enter an university
Other 80% students choose to take
vocational education or
others.
Contribution to
Society
Gymnasium
Example1 (Respect for individuality): System
Grade Repetition (or Grade Retention) System
Each student has different progress speed in their study.
Some students make rapid progress, but the others are far behind.
In Switzerland, it is thought that all students have to complete their studies.
Respect for
Individuality
Example2 (individuality and independence) : Class of Mathematics
=5 2+3=
=17 8+9=
Switzerland Japan
+
+Independence
Respect for
Individuality
Find the answerFind answers
Work/Business
Individualism and Responsibilities
Balanced Life
Contribution toSociety
1. Individualism
• Switzerland
Expert knowledgeAbility of decisionResponsible by
Individuals
↓
Speedy
Work harder/hour
• Japan
HarmonyShare their responsibility
↓Work longer
(overtime work)
★mental stress
2.Contribution to Society(Patriotism)
• Switzerland
Positive for working
↓
Contribution to society
↓
They love their own countries.
• Japan
Working for only themselves or their families
↓
They are indifferent to their counties.
3. Balanced Life
• Switzerland
Working hard/ Enjoying their leisure
↓They are good at change
their mood between working and relaxing.
• Japan
Overtime workHoliday workCannot take a paid
vacation
↓
They work too much.
Their balanced life is usual happiness for Swiss people.
Happiness of Switzerland
•FoodChocolate have “tryptophan” .
It is what the brain uses to make the
neurotransmitter serotonin.
The Swiss consume mass quantities of chocolate.
tryptophan serotonin
Life Style
Minimum requirement for Happiness
• Punctual• Clean• Nature• Calm
Happiness of Switzerland
Neatness
Quietness and
Peace
On time
• Killing themselves is legal.
They have choices to be dead or alive.
Life Style Respect For
individuality
→one of the reasons the Swiss are happy.
Life StyleThe view of Happiness for the Swiss
“Conjoyment”
Happiness
Happiness of Switzerland
full-on joy
conjoyment
contentment
Summary of Switzerland’s Education, Work, food and life style.
Education
All students can acquire special skills through
education.
They can develop independence, and they can feel respected as individual.
Work/Business
They work thickly by individuals and enjoy their
rests.
Food/Life style
They feel happiness from neatness such as cleanliness,
punctuality and calm.
They don’t require flamboyant happiness and
feel happy from petty things.
Students can find their significance of existence NeatnessBalanced Life
What Japan can learn?
Happiness is in ordinariness. It is not special but important.
References
Blogs
• http://homepage2.nifty.com/aquarian/Swiss/SwImpr/Sws_Imp3.htm
• http://geneve.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2010-03-26
• http://hanz1234.blog85.fc2.com/blog-entry-103.html
Database or other resources
• Wikitravel• CIA Factbook• OECD better life index• Kyouiku Today
http://www.crn.or.jp/LIBRARY/TODAY/9712.HTM
• Federal Department of Foreign Affairs HP http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/ja/home/doc/infoch/chwoed.html