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This 1 thing is the only terrible part of living in Canada
My wife and I were talking about how unnaturally sad we were this week and wondering what could be going on.
Everything is a drag right now. It’s hard to drum up much energy for anything and there’s just this low-level malaise hanging over us right now.
Everything just feels grey.
Sure, everyone has everday stressors in life, but we couldn’t figure out what was wearing on us so much this week in particular.
A bit later, I was scrolling through my Google News stories when this one stopped me in my tracks:
Yep, at the end of the day, it might not be that we’re sad, we’re actually just SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder).
Canada mostly rules
Any time a list of “the best places in the world to live” comes out, invariably there are one or more Canadian cities that make the cut.
Take, as a random example, this compilation by Economist Intelligence Unit.
Its Global Liveability Index ranked the top 10 best places to live in the world in 2022.
Of the 172 cities ranked in five categories — culture, health care, education, infrastructure, and entertainment) — three (!) Canadian ones made the top 10:
