The country that measures happiness

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Bhutan: The country that measures happiness. Hear all about it and learn some vocabulary with Neil and Pippa.

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0:00.0	6 Minute English from BBC LearningEnglish.com
0:06.0	Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
0:09.5	I'm Neil.
0:10.5	And I'm Pippa.
0:11.5	In this programme, we're talking about happiness.
0:15.0	So what makes you happy, Neil?
0:17.0	Oh, it makes me happy when I'm with a group of old friends and we're having a good laugh.
0:24.9	How about you, Pippa?
0:26.3	Cats make me very happy, especially if I see a cat on the street that I don't know and it lets me give it a little stroke.
0:34.0	That always makes me happy.
0:35.7	I'm not surprised. That sounds great.
0:38.4	So, happiness means different things to different people, but what's for sure is that most people would like
0:43.7	to be happy. And the small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has taken this to a new level with the idea
0:51.0	of gross national happiness, or GNH. We'll be hearing more about gross national happiness, or GnH.
0:55.0	We'll be hearing more about gross national happiness
0:57.7	and learning some useful new vocabulary soon.
1:00.7	But first, Pippa, I have a question for you.
1:03.4	Of course, it's not just the people of Bhutan who want to be happy.
1:06.8	In fact, the United Nations has even announced an International Day of Happiness.
1:12.2	But when is that?
1:13.5	Is International Happiness Day A, the 20th of March,
1:17.7	B, the 20th of June, or C, the 20th of November?
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