Day 9 of Positive Psych

My Day 9 of Positive Psychology: "The Danes are Coming feat. The Lonely Island"

      For today's class, we broke up into our study groups and went through a preparation for the arrival of the Danes workshop. First, we created a poster of the objects that we thought contributed to Danish wellbeing, like Denmark flag, being social, happiness, beer, bikes, family, friends, and environment. For the Hofstede model, we compared and contrasted the United States and Denmark on the following categories (see picture for results): high vs. low power distance, collectivism vs. individualism, high vs. low uncertainty avoidance, long vs. short term, and masculine vs. feminine. Third we thought of questions and the cultural likert scale questions for our Danish visitors regarding recycling and Eco-friendly ideas. Lastly considering the lonely island scenario, we asked our Danish guests and other groups to think about the situation of having one leader (dictatorship) among the survivors or a equal democracy amongst everyone.
     When our Danish guests arrived, we named ourselves the "Cool Vibe Tribe". For the lonely island situation, we decided to bring a shaving mirror, 20L canister of water, alcohol still, 5 m of clear plastic, and fishing tackle. We also decided that our society would be a democracy, avoid pregnancy, and to stretch out the food supply. With our Danish guests, Neil? and Anna, we talked about Denmark, taxes, dating, and politics. Overall, it was a fun day to eat cookies, talk Danish, and play a survivor situation game.