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"Geez, some people are so emotional (says the person who frequently cries at Google commercials)! All the emotions, ever. When I was a kid, I found the emotional difference between my relatives on my mom&amp;amp;#8217;s side of the family and those on my dad&amp;amp;#8217;s to be kind of confusing. My mom&amp;amp;#8217;s family is very affectionate, with lip-smacking kisses as greetings, and volatile emotions--tears at sad times, even from the men, occasional arguments, and lots of expressions of love. My dad&amp;amp;#8217;s family, while no less kind and loving, is a more quiet, steady kind of company and people weren&amp;#x27;t nearly so touchy-feely. We would always speculate that it was related to the different backgrounds of each family. My mom&amp;amp;#8217;s family is Italian, and our cultural traditions always included a lot of eating and hugging and generally being loud. My dad&amp;amp;#8217;s family is German, and most of the older generations grew up working hard on farms and keeping a bit more quiet and reserved. I love both sides of my family, but there&amp;#x27;s definitely an emotional range there whether or not it&amp;#x27;s based on heritage. A new Gallup study has confirmed that there are major emotional differences among the countries of the world. Gallup surveyed 1,000 people in 150 nations between 2009 and 2011 to see what emotions, both positive and negative, each person had experienced on a given day. The results were quantified by the percentage of residents who said yes to each emotion. Let&amp;amp;#8217;s check out the results. Least Emotional Countries Singapore: 36 (percent) Georgia: 37 Lithuania: 37 Russia: 38 Madagascar: 38 Ukraine: 38 Belarus: 38 Kazakhstan: 38 Nepal: 38 Kyrgyzstan: 38 Most Emotional Countries Philippines: 60 (percent) El Salvador: 57 Bahrain: 56 Oman: 55 Colombia: 55 Chile: 54 Costa Rica: 54 Canada: 54 Guatemala: 54 Bolivia: 54 Ecuador: 54 Dominican Republic: 54 Peru: 54 Nicaragua: 54 United States: 54 Interesting, right? I can&amp;amp;#8217;t really say whether my own theory on my family holds true, since neither Italy nor Germany made either list, and furthermore, the last of my relatives who actually immigrated from those countries came over a century ago, so this point we&amp;amp;#8217;re pretty much just American, you know? Are you a very emotional person or not? Are any of you from one of the listed countries or do you have family there? Are you surprised by the emotional ranking of your country of heritage? It&amp;amp;#8217;s just emotion that&amp;amp;#8217;s taking me over... *Are You Good At Reading His Emotions? (Guess Who Is and Who Isn&amp;amp;#8217;t, According To This Study&amp;amp;#133;) *Let&amp;#x27;s Talk &amp;quot;Emotional Fluffers&amp;quot;, from Last Night&amp;#x27;s New Girl. Have You Ever Had One? *Are You Emotionally Available? Plus: A Revolutionary Accessory Just For Singles! Photo: Thinkstock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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