emotion

Did you know? The Philippines is the most emotional country in the world. Singapore is the least.

Since 2009, Gallup has been polling people in 150 countries and territories about their everyday emotional experiences. The questions are things like “Did you smile or laugh a lot yesterday?” and “Did you experience [enjoyment/physical pain/worry/sadness/stress/anger] during a lot of the day yesterday?” Only 36 percent of Singaporeans reported experiencing either positive or negative emotions in a given day — making them the least emotional country in the world. By contrast, the Philippines are the world’s most emotional country, with 60 percent saying they had either a positive or negative emotional experience on a given day. America, by the way, is the 15th most emotional country.

Map courtesy of: The Washington Post

Carly Rae Jepsen: pop savant, thoughtful songwriter, excellent roller skater

“Wiping out wasn’t quite the delightful image I had in mind when I went to Carly Rae Jepsen’s “listening party” on August 26, held at Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale, California. Gliding blissfully around a Technicolor rink was supposed to be the perfect way to listen to Jepsen’s new electro-pop album Emotion, officially released on August 21.
At the very least, though, it gave me something to talk to Carly Rae herself about in the 30 seconds allotted to the meet-and-greet. The rink wasn’t packed to the brim, but the people there — ranging from babbling preteen girls to men enthusiastically dancing in their skates — chattered excitedly amongst themselves about being in Jepsen’s presence.”