The countries where residents were happiest spanned the globe, with different factors contributing to each country's ranking: Ecuador scored high on affordability; career opportunities contributed to expats' satisfaction in Luxembourg and Switzerland; and overall friendliness helped Mexico and the US rise to the top.
… friendliness helps me to be able to say anything I feel I need to say, you know… Cause I've been to doctors where they are just intimidating to me.
I'd like to suggest a "taxonomy of friendliness," to help us all be more specific when we return from vacation and declare how wonderful the world is.
It's a small-scale experiment, commissioned by Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited and built by UK-based Ultra Global PRT (for Personal Rapid Transit), but its success – measured by cost savings, environmental impact and user-friendliness – may help define locomotion in the city of tomorrow.
Positive experiences included items such as warmth and friendliness, esteem, and help.
"He is really friendly and nice, but what is he doing here?" she recalled thinking, but was soon captivated by his smile, friendliness and job — helping tenants, most in single-room-occupancy residences, fight eviction and helping to strengthen laws to protect them.
Pamela J. Weisdorf, director of the program's office of patient advocacy, said its Web site was being redesigned for user-friendliness with the help of a 12-member advisory group, including patients and their family members.
In a private meeting, arranged shortly after the two men attended Margaret Thatcher's funeral, Mr Miliband told him to butt out.That mix of friendliness and toughness helps explain Mr Miliband's standout success: keeping his followers more united than is usual for any party, but especially for Labour, after a routing at the polls.
The friendliness of Ethiopians helped the team overcome the cultural shock and feel at "home away from home".
Its people ask very little but offer all they have - hospitality, warmth, friendliness and willingness to help.
