Most Sinful Country On Earth

Read something interesting, and what's more interesting is some people's reaction.

The original article is attached below.

"BBC magazine Focus found Australians scored highly for the seven deadly sins, making Australia the 'most sinful' country on Earth.

Researchers used a points system to determine which countries committed the seven deadly sins (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride), the most.

The tally compared national statistics for plastic surgery (pride), theft (envy), violent crime (wrath), number of annual holidays (sloth), annual salary (greed), money spent on fast food (gluttony) and porn (lust).

Australians ranked first for envy and third for lust and gluttony.

Despite a fondness for the occasional sickie, sloth was was identified as the sin Australians were least likely to commit, with eight other countries considered lazier.

Highest in each of the sin categories were the US (gluttony), Mexico (greed), South Korea (lust), Iceland (sloth and pride), Australia (envy) and South Africa (wrath)."


Here are some of the comments online- I didn't correct the typo:

1. Of course it's load of rubbish - but funny. Interesting that the UK doesn't appear in any of the top sinners lists - too depressed to commit any sins poor buggers
2. What a lot of pommy unwashed garbish
3. My my ... JEALOUSY Britian must rate the highest in the world then..... MMM just weeks ago we were the second highest ranked country to live in.... Wow I think Britian has little penis syndrom.... MMMM

And here is a poll on another website regarding the same article:

3982 votes since Jan 28 2010
Which deadly sin catches you out?
pride 16% 651 votes
envy 11% 455 votes
wrath 6% 225 votes
sloth 10% 402 votes
greed 7% 264 votes
gluttony 12% 482 votes
lust 38% 1503 votes

I voted in the poll, so I contributed to one of that 651 votes of "pride", so I suppose I am sinful as well.

I find two things very interesting for the research.
1) It says "despite a fondness for the occasional sickie, sloth was was identified as the sin Australians were least likely to commit, with eight other countries considered lazier". I think it's so true. We always have the conception that Australians are "lazy" but it's false. I found out Australians must be one of the most hard working people in the world, even though they don't seem like to acknowledge that.
2) The research take "theft" as "envy", which Australians ranked first. Interesting considering the history.

What's more interesting is some people's reaction. I've noticed in many occasions whenever people make a matter-of-fact comment, there are always people take it personal and become aggressive.

I think it's a funny research, and I am intrigued to know - what is "little penis syndrome"? Maybe I should make a research on it just as the BBC Focus did on Sin:)