However, in recent times there has been an expectation of happiness among people. In the beginning of his book, he says that most people have been unhappy throughout history. He also says that he visited many countries while working for National Public Radio (NPR), which was partly why he decided to become a journalist.
He then goes on to say that after college, he became a journalist in order to travel. In the beginning, Weiner talks about how he and his friend tried to travel as 5-year-olds. However, he didn’t like the city and many of his friends left as well. He found sadness as well as happiness in the country of contradictions. In India, Weiner explored an ashram and interviewed many people. He interviews some of those residents about their experiences on the show. A coup takes place while he’s there and he leaves for England where a television show attempts to increase happiness among residents of Slough (a town known for being miserable). Weiner then goes to Thailand where people seem happier than in America. They don’t have any money, but they still aren’t happy. This produces happiness rather than wealth.
The country is cold, but the people are happy because they trust each other and share a common culture. Some people say that Muslim faith produces happiness others disagree with this view. Despite the money, Qataris do not seem very happy because they are not allowed to drink alcohol or go out in public without wearing their traditional clothing (the men wear white robes and headgear). Members of the tribe receive large amounts of money, instead of paying taxes. The recently-wealthy Muslim country has a tribe ruled by an emir.
There are healers and temples there that make him feel more peaceful than anywhere else in the world. Next he flies to Bhutan, an isolated Buddhist country with different customs from the rest of the world. He spends some time eating chocolate, which is better than any other food he’s had before. However, they’re limited in their range of emotions and can only feel a few things at once. The clean country has happy residents who don’t have much to be unhappy about. The author then creates an atlas of happy places to visit and smokes hashish while in the Netherlands. He visits a man named Ruut Veenhofen who studies what makes people happy.
1-Page Summary of The Geography Of Bliss Overall SummaryĮric Weiner travels the world in search of happiness.
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