The Happy Pod: Tea for two - sharing a brew with a stranger

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  This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service.

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  Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

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  And in this edition, how approaching strangers for a chat could make us happier.

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  When you do go up and ask someone and you start talking, you feel so much better and it's just so good for your mental health.

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  I've loved it.

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  This year's World Happiness Report highlights how people are more trustworthy than we think.

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  I'm deliberately mislaying 10 wallets across Belfast, each with a note asking to call my number if found.

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  So how many of our 10 wallets do you think will prompt a phone call?

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  And once again, Finland is named the happiest country in the world.

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  Also, I had never seen somebody live like a full and happy life with a speech impediment.

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  At the same time, the woman helping millions of people make their voices heard.

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  This week saw International Happiness Day and with it the release of a report showing strangers are much kinder than we think.

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  Like this.

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  Excuse me, I don't suppose you'd like a cup of tea, would you?

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  Sorry, I don't suppose you'd like a cup of tea, would you?

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  How do you like your tea?

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  That's the big question to ask.

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  Milk and no sugar.

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  Milk and no sugar.

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  Perfect.

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