Results: This survey is about the Christmas spirit - myth versus reality.
There was a time when I was being treated for depression at this time of the year and I was told by one of my medical folk that Christmas time usually sees an increase in people seeking medical treatment for mental illnesses of one kind or another. I can quite understand this since it is a time when we are so busy doing things for other people that we don't take time for ourselves. Here are some statistics that typically take a blip in the wrong direction at this time of year. Being aware may help you to avoid being one of them.
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When I was growing up in the UK, a phrase that was quite common in stressful situations was "count to ten". Doing this I find helps avoid instinctive and impulsive reactions that can cause destructive consequences. Road rage is one of them. Being polite is another way to avoid road rage. Here are some stats about road deaths in various countries. I think politeness and stress coping can lower these stats. Which of these countries do you think have road rage as one of the biggest contributors towards road deaths?
The UK is in 184th place with 2.3 road deaths per 100K
7%
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138 votes
Canada is in 165th place with 4.7 deaths per 100K
11%
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208 votes
The USA is in 77th place with 14.2 deaths per 100K
46%
•
883 votes
Russia is in 112th place with 10.6 deaths per 100K
8%
•
156 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
33 votes
Not Interested
37%
•
702 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.20% | 17 | |
| Not really sure | 0.07% | 1 |
| India | 0.07% | 1 |
| Walk and reduce deaths by obesity - a higher number. | 0.07% | 1 |
| No idea. | 0.07% | 1 |
| aoc is sexy | 0.07% | 1 |
| Wonder about Italy, Mexico, Spain and Arab countries as well as India. Emotional people. | 0.07% | 1 |
| that is a sad fact | 0.07% | 1 |
| Not the biggest . Just one of them. | 0.07% | 1 |
| NA | 0.07% | 1 |
| No idea | 0.07% | 1 |
| Ok--who's first? | 0.07% | 1 |
| USA | 0.07% | 1 |
| ALL | 0.07% | 1 |
| Don t understand the question | 0.07% | 1 |
| Didn't you just tell us? | 0.07% | 1 |
| ... | 0.07% | 1 |
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Christmas time also sees a blip in the murder rate for reasons similar to road rage. This is a time of year when our patience, tolerance and stress coping skills are put to the test. "Count to ten" and "keep calm and carry on" are tools to reduce the temperature in the kitchen and elsewhere. Which of these murder rates do you think would be lower if one simply counted to ten instead of reacting impulsively?
In 172 place is China with 0.5 murders per 100K
7%
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135 votes
In 132nd place is the UK with 1.15 murders per 100K
9%
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174 votes
Canada is in 110th place with 1.98 murders per 100K
13%
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247 votes
The USA is in 58th place with 5.76 murders per 100K
33%
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625 votes
Oh those Russians. They are in 48th place with 6.77 murders per 100K
18%
•
341 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
38 votes
Not Interested
40%
•
761 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.09% | 17 | |
| All of them | 0.13% | 2 |
| none | 0.06% | 1 |
| No idea | 0.06% | 1 |
| No idea. | 0.06% | 1 |
| count to 10 and die counting | 0.06% | 1 |
| All of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| aoc is sexy | 0.06% | 1 |
| Wonder where India, Mexico and Italy would be. | 0.06% | 1 |
| wow | 0.06% | 1 |
| I wonder which is in first place. | 0.06% | 1 |
| NA | 0.06% | 1 |
| Again--who comes in first | 0.06% | 1 |
| What the world needs is Jesus, not another therapist or counseling, etc. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Which country is in 1st place? https://israelpalestinetimeline.org/charts/ | 0.06% | 1 |
| All of the above. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ALL | 0.06% | 1 |
| really dont know | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| Heck if I know. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ... | 0.06% | 1 |
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While happiness isn't solely a Christmas metric, countries consistently ranked as happiest globally, like Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, are known for strong social support, work-life balance, and festive cheer, making them ideal spots for joyful Christmas experiences. Even though you can't visit there you can have a Scandinavian kind of Christmas. Which of the following will you try to do this Christmas?
If someone is rude to you, you will respond with kindness and courtesy.
22%
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422 votes
If someone tries to grab your parking space (or anything else) you will let them have it (the parking space).
21%
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392 votes
If someone does something that would normally raise your anger level (and blood pressure) you will count to ten, then keep calm rather than give a hair trigger angry response.
25%
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466 votes
If someone does or says something stupid, you will wait until the new year before pointing it out to them.
13%
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254 votes
If doing the above makes you happier, you will do these things year round.
24%
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447 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
27 votes
Not Interested
42%
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792 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.60% | 12 | |
| ... | 0.05% | 1 |
| Wait 24 hours instead of just counting to 10 | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ignore people. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Thankfully, none of the above. People are pretty good. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I TRY MY BEST TO BE POLITE ALL THE TIME, REGARDLESS WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR IT IS. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not applicable | 0.05% | 1 |
| Knowing that karma prevails, I remain unfazed | 0.05% | 1 |
| No Promises! | 0.05% | 1 |
| if any of these happened I would react fairly and calmly | 0.05% | 1 |
| None of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| Too bad people cannot be kinder during Christmas. | 0.05% | 1 |
| aoc is sexy | 0.05% | 1 |
| Do & say nothing. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I already do all of these. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Just reconsider before acting counting is not the solution. Stopping is. | 0.05% | 1 |
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