A Pew poll in the Economist finds that India is the only country whence the US is the most desired destination for emigration. Australia, Canada, France and the UK are all more popular.
The same poll finds that Pakistan is sufficiently unpleasant that Pakistanis would be willing to emigrate to China. Bonus points for anyone who draws up a table comparing levels of religious fervour among a country’s rulers to the extent that people want to emigrate there…
The question put is "Where would you go to lead a good life"?
Someone who answers "China" to this (without being under duress) must be slightly bonkers.
Answering "Australia" is okay if you think "good" = "boring".
And Jordanians want to live in the UAE? Well, you know, don’t push the boat out, guys. Don’t be too adventurous.
If you take that to its logical conclusion, everyone would want to live in North Korea.
John – what’s the URL of the original Economist article?
Oh, happy land of equal opportunities (see also the previous strip). You probably need to know that Asok is the Indian intern.
Its all down to the poutine* if you ask me.
*Quebecois dish consisting of frites sprinkled with cheese curds & covered with gravy.
Is they "freedom" frites or the French kind?
Deary me, the point about the Quebecois is that they are not French (Who needs a revolution? What’s wrong with a Catholic state?) but even more not American. Separatist frites, perhaps?
If you take that to its logical conclusion, everyone would want to live in North Korea.
I’m not sure I understand: is this a reference to wanting to live in China?
North Korea’s religion is obviously reverence to Kim Jong-il?
Economist article here.
North Korea’s religion is obviously reverence to Kim Jong-il?
In practice, yes, though officially it’s atheism.