Well of course The Happiness Institute and Carnival Cruise Lines WOULD say there’s a ‘Fun Crisis’ .....

Sounds as though they’re trying drum up some business....

Ya gotta laugh!

Having been on at leas 6 Carnival cruises I can see why they don’t see us as happy- we’re still waiting for them to provide cruise sales compatible to the others.  For the past six years they’ve been good but now because of the popularity of cruising they’ve stopped the real discounts. Now they think it’s us who aren’t happy. Wonder why. As for the Happiness Institute these are probably people on $200k paid to determine how many flies are in a room at any one time. 

Of course Aussies have fun. The larriken spirit is not dead. Aussies have more money these days,  they travel more, spend more on clothes and eating out. What I find interesting and suspicious is why the Happiness Institute would team up with a cruise line, if not for financial gain. That reminds me, I'd better go and book my next cruise, but it won't be with Carnival!

You don't have to spend money or go on a cruise to have fun! 

I can think of a lot of ways of having fun that are much better than going on a cruise.

There does seem to be a lack of relaxed fun around. The news is always full about politics, that would take the smile off anyones face. Politicians pushing spin non-stop is another party killer. Then we keep getting hit over the head about the economy. The economy was supposed to serve us not the other way around. 

Australians are amounsgt the hardest working people with many working hours of unpaid overtime and never used to happen so perhaps we are an unhappy lot and who can blame us.

There does seem to be a lack of relaxed fun around. The news is always full about politics, that would take the smile off anyones face. Politicians pushing spin non-stop is another party killer. Then we keep getting hit over the head about the economy. The economy was supposed to serve us not the other way around. 

Australians are amounsgt the hardest working people with many working hours of unpaid overtime and never used to happen so perhaps we are an unhappy lot and who can blame us.

Couldn’t agree less, if a gauge of happiness is going on a carnival cruise or listening to someone from an institute called happiness I am not sure if that’s a good guideline, is the happiness institute a real thing? I have nothing against cruising, my wife and I cruise several times a year and in the cruising fraternity carnival cruises doesn’t rate very high, but each to there own, I find Aussies have a great sense of fun.

Everyone has a different idea of what fun is, what is fun to one person is not to another. 

Yup, Aussies have lost their zest for fun. Just returned from the Hawaiian islands and boy they know how to have fun,

Agree Shetso 1

Carnival Cruise Line is in partnership with The Happiness Institute

The sample size comprised of 1,321 Australians ...  imagine making those assumptions

.... another eggspurt psychologist made the revelations.

YEP, I have decided "Aussies are no fun" so we are delaying our return. With temperatures of 7 degrees in London town, we're off to have some rum and coconut water on the beach. Won't be back for many a day, as the song goes !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zn2MQDpYEg

I have come to the conclusion that people are too busy trying to out doing each other to have fun.

If you are more concerned with how many views your media site gets than your own enjoyment you arecwasting your time and money.  No one but you and your closest friends and family really cares how cute you think your kids or pets are, likewise they don't really care if you holidayed in London or Oakey.  The only reason the others even take notice is so they can have an opportunity to tell you how much better their holiday was.

The only people who really take an interest in your activities are those who want to know when you are away  so they can rob the place.

Do what brings you joy don't worry about what others are doing or thinking. You do not have to be carrying on like a demented teenager to be having fun, it is quite possible to have fun quietly.

Yep, and having fun, like having a sense of humour, is subjective.  In my misspent youth I thought getting off my face every weekend was a lot of fun.  Then I grew up, obviously a little ahead of my partying friends who often lamented, "You're no fun anymore."

I've also been told I have no sense of humour.   When the joke being shared was first trotted out somewhere back in the mid 50's and I ran out of guffaws (for that particular joke) somewhere in the 70's - yep, no sense of humour there.  I fully concur, I am definitely no fun.