Reasons to be cheerful...top one, you still have your own hair and teeth.

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HOW LUCKY ARE YOU IN LIFE? DEFINITIVE SIGNS, ACCORDING TO BRITS…

1. You have your own teeth and hair 47 percent
2. You’ve had a solid upbringing 40 percent
3. You own a home and don’t rent 40 percent
4. You had a happy childhood 39 percent
5. You have a great relationship 38 percent
6. You’ve met your soulmate 35 percent
7. You’ve always been loved 35 percent
8. Your car is owned outright 33 percent
9. You haven’t resorted to surgery or fillers 30 percent
10. You don’t have money problems 29 percent
11. You have a happy demeanour 28 percent
12. You can hold your own no matter what the social occasion 28 percent
13. You don’t have much to worry about 26 percent
14. You can drink without making a fool of yourself 25 percent
15. You don’t consider anyone an enemy 25 percent
16. You never dip into your overdraft 25 percent
17. You have neighbours you consider friends 22 percent
18. You have flexible working hours 22 percent
19. You can take your children anywhere and they behave 19 percent
20. You’ve never had to pay for childcare 18 percent
21. Going to work is a pleasure 18 percent
22. You didn’t have to try too hard in school 18 percent
23. Your parents are still married and in love 18 percent
24. You can work from home 17 percent
25. You live in the south of England 17 percent
26. You can eat what you want - you don’t put on weight 17 percent
27. You have never had to stay in hospital overnight 16 percent
28. You are better than average in the looks department 16 percent
29. You have no body hang-ups 15 percent
30. You’ve had the same friends since school 14 percent
31. You live in the north of England 14 percent
32. You don’t have to wear glasses - yet 12 percent
33. You haven’t visited a GP in years 12 percent
34. You can still get into jeans you wore when you were 20 11 percent
35. Your parents are part of your social circle 10 percent
36. You have a boss you consider a friend 10 percent
37. You have the job of your dreams 9 percent
38. You’ve got a good-looking partner who friends are jealous of 8 percent

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/people-who-feel-lucky-generally-12064763

HoratioTarr wrote:

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

That list reads as a bunch of materialistic, racist and self-centred guff, written by some selfish, self-entitled white supremacist and narrow-minded xenophobic, sexist and class-conscious twat...

I take it you only scored a 5

My guess would be that he hadn't scored at all. Such rejection can be very hurtful.

Syl wrote:HOW LUCKY ARE YOU IN LIFE? DEFINITIVE SIGNS, ACCORDING TO BRITS…

1. You have your own teeth and hair 47 percent
2. You’ve had a solid upbringing 40 percent
3. You own a home and don’t rent 40 percent
4. You had a happy childhood 39 percent
5. You have a great relationship 38 percent
6. You’ve met your soulmate 35 percent
7. You’ve always been loved 35 percent
8. Your car is owned outright 33 percent
9. You haven’t resorted to surgery or fillers 30 percent
10. You don’t have money problems 29 percent
11. You have a happy demeanour 28 percent
12. You can hold your own no matter what the social occasion 28 percent
13. You don’t have much to worry about 26 percent
14. You can drink without making a fool of yourself 25 percent
15. You don’t consider anyone an enemy 25 percent
16. You never dip into your overdraft 25 percent
17. You have neighbours you consider friends 22 percent
18. You have flexible working hours 22 percent
19. You can take your children anywhere and they behave 19 percent
20. You’ve never had to pay for childcare 18 percent
21. Going to work is a pleasure 18 percent
22. You didn’t have to try too hard in school 18 percent
23. Your parents are still married and in love 18 percent
24. You can work from home 17 percent
25. You live in the south of England 17 percent
26. You can eat what you want - you don’t put on weight 17 percent
27. You have never had to stay in hospital overnight 16 percent
28. You are better than average in the looks department 16 percent
29. You have no body hang-ups 15 percent
30. You’ve had the same friends since school 14 percent
31. You live in the north of England 14 percent
32. You don’t have to wear glasses - yet 12 percent
33. You haven’t visited a GP in years 12 percent
34. You can still get into jeans you wore when you were 20 11 percent
35. Your parents are part of your social circle 10 percent
36. You have a boss you consider a friend 10 percent
37. You have the job of your dreams 9 percent
38. You’ve got a good-looking partner who friends are jealous of 8 percent

......... 39. Being alive and content. 100 percent