The happiest days of your life

Researchers claim people are at their happiest at 16 or after the age of 50. So says an article in The Times.

"Some factors were less immediately explicable. People in Northern Ireland were significantly happier than people in London." 

That's easily explained. NI is divided into two very homogeneous close-knit ethnic groups, is very traditional, family minded, well educated and people there believe in God. Very like Romania.

Being a member of the clergy gave the greatest contentment, closely followed by being a professional sports player or an air traffic controller. Politicians were fourth most contented.