Happy Gal in Canada (PART 1 OF 3)
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Kato, how is Mayumi these days?
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Oh..., she's quite happy.
How come?
Well... please take a look at the following list.
World Happiness Report
Ranking 158 countries
Scores are out of 10
世界１５８カ国の幸福度調査
（１０点満点） 第３回国連調べ
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1 Switzerland (7.587)
2 Iceland (7.561)
3 Denmark (7.527)
4 Norway (7.522)
5 Canada (7.427)
6 Finland (7.406)
7 Netherlands (7.378)
8 Sweden (7.364)
9 New Zealand (7.286)
10 Australia (7.284)
11 Israel (7,278)
12 Costa Rica (7.226)
13 Austria (7.200)
14 Mexico (7.187)
15 United States (7.119)
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『市長選挙とおばさんパンツ』より
（２０１５年４月２６日）
I see... So, Canada is ranked as the fifth happiest country in the world, huh?
You're telling me, Diane.
Then Canadians should feel all happy, shouldn't we?
Oh, yes... You and I should be able to feel reasonably happy.
As I see the title and picture in the above, you are trying to tell "Happy Mayumi in Canada."
You're quite right, Diane.
Why is that?
Before I answer your question, please read the following passage:
Don't worry, we're happy
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"Increasingly hapiness is considered a proper measure of social progress and goal of public policy," the report says.
"A rapidly increasing number of national and local governments are using happiness dat and research in their search for policies that could enable people to live better lives."
Giving of themselves is one of the reasons Canadians are a happy lot,
according to the report:
Canada tops the ranking for voranteerism, with the "highest shares of population volunteering in registered organizations" at 38.1%.
調査報告書には 次のように書いてある。
幸福感が増していると市民が感じることが 政策を施行するゴールでもあり、また、社会的な進歩の正しい目安でもある。
より良い生活を市民が送ることができるように、国や市町村の役所では、幸福度を政策を決めるための尺度に取り入れているところが急速に増えている。
社会に貢献していると感じることが カナダ人が幸せな国民である理由の一つだとレポートは指摘している。
なぜなら、ボランティアで社会に貢献している人が ３８．１％で、カナダでは他の国に比べて最も多いのだ。
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Page 6 "News 24"
Friday, April 24, 2015
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca
『市長選挙とおばさんパンツ』より
（２０１５年４月２６日）
Kato, how come you've pasted the above passage?
Well..., the other day, Mayumi applied for a volunteer position, and received the following reply:
Hi Mayumi,
My name is Robert Johnson and
I am part of the Volunteer Resources Department at Union Gospel Mission.
First of all, thank you for your interest in volunteering at Union Gospel Mission.
Here is the process we follow for all volunteers:
- First, attend a volunteer orientation
- Second, complete an application form
- Third, attend an interview with Volunteer Resources
Please note that reference checks will take place for all volunteers and a criminal record check is required.
Volunteers must be at least 12 years of age,
and for most opportunities the minimum age is 19.
For volunteers under the age of 19 parental supervision or permission is required depending on the placement.
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At the Volunteer Orientation you will learn about different volunteer opportunities available here at Union Gospel Mission.
If you would be interested in attending an upcoming orientation, please let us know and we'd be pleased to let you know upcoming dates.
Thank you,
Robert
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(To be continued)