That phone thing about Bhutan is bullshit.... I have made phone calls IN Bhutan in 1980.

And that GNH thing about Bhutan is bullshit too. Nepal has tons of happiness as well,..... ask Prachandey. It depends on whose happiness is measured. What Bhutan has is gross National Happiness..... it is so gross because it is explicitly for one segment of the people. Happiness indeed.... one can smile and smile and be a villain!

1. Economic Wellness: Indicated via direct survey and statistical measurement of economic metrics such as consumer debt, average income to consumer price index ratio and income distribution (Average income is a bullshit concept unless income disparity is taken into account (that is my opinion)....... Bhutan has billionaires as well as folks who forage for roots in the forest to quell hunger.... that does not mean other countries don't have similar situations, but this certainly does not make Bhutan the happiest)
   
2. Environmental Wellness: Indicated via direct survey and statistical measurement of environmental metrics such as pollution, noise and traffic (Of course! Kick out one sixth of the population, move new ones into the area, empty land, and plant forest.... when selected human life becomes subordinate to random trees, happiness is a debatable concept....)
   
3. Physical Wellness: Indicated via statistical measurement of physical health metrics such as severe illnesses (While the ruling elite fly to Bangalore, Vellore etc for routine medical check ups on government funds, villagers in critical conditions are carried on improvised stretchers by ten to twelve people over 50 to 100 kilometers to the nearest basic health unit which usually does not have a doctor attending..... happiest?)
   
4. Mental Wellness: Indicated via direct survey and statistical measurement of mental health metrics such as usage of antidepressants and rise or decline of psychotherapy patients (Psychotherapy in Bhutan? You are kidding, right? It is jhakris, 'Pows' and lamas that handle such, and other medical issues in most parts of Bhutan.)
   
5. Workplace Wellness: Indicated via direct survey and statistical measurement of labor metrics such as jobless claims, job change, workplace complaints and lawsuits (Workplace complaints and lawsuits? In Bhutan? Give us another few decades, if not centuries, to get there, ok. Please!)
   
6. Social Wellness: Indicated via direct survey and statistical measurement of social metrics such as discrimination, safety, divorce rates, complaints of domestic conflicts and family lawsuits, public
   lawsuits, crime rates (Discrimination... ever heard of "no-objection certificate"? you need to have a 'bhutanese look' to get anywhere.... discrimination is the everyday ritual of the ancient Bhutanese political and social system. And yes, you don;t look your boss in the eye.)
   
7. Political Wellness: Indicated via direct survey and statistical measurement of political metrics such as the quality of local democracy, individual freedom, and foreign conflicts. (Local democracy? In Bhutan? individual freedom? I am not even giong to say anything here!)

No hard feelings, but someone's gotta say it.