Subj : XP Home -> XP Pro
To   : THURSTON ACKERMAN
From : Bj”rn Forsstr”m
Date : Tue Nov 30 2004 12:44 pm

BF>> TW>  Actualy in my little world Travels I have found the Poor Happier then
BF>> TW> the Rich. While most think it is Money that brings Happiness it is
BF>> more TW> likely to bring you Misery aand Unhappiness.

 TA> But at least the rich have the opportunity to pick which Misery and
 TA> Unhappiness"; whereas the poor have to take what ever is delt them.

That's one way to see it from the brigt side.

BF>>We have a word here, "lagom", that's impossible to translate and it means
BF>>something like "just right" and "sufficiently".
BF>>And "lagom" with money is just the right thing. Not to much and not to
BF>>littl

 TA> Kinda like the Canadian "hoot" expression and/or the American "yahoo"
 TA> maybe?

Not from what I can find out in any dictionary.
"Lagom" doesn't exist in any other language as far as I know. Perhaps in
Norway.
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