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Hahaha!

Vanuatu has been said to be the happiest place on the planet. I don't know how you measure happiness or compare it. But, this truly IS a land of joy and laughter. One thing I've realized about humor here, is that it's in some ways a very pure form of humor. Not once have I detected spitefulness, not even sarcasm. And I absolutely love it. People laugh because their heart rejoices. If they find something funny, they won't hold back with their laughter. But then, what's funny to them might not be considered funny elsewhere. Say, if somebody tumbles and falls flat on their face (that's me y'all, that day I learned never ever to underestimate the power of the smallest of puddles to flip me over), they'll find it extremely funny. They will laugh and it would be easy to think it extremely rude to react that way. But… it is not so. For some reason, it's just funny for them. And in Vanuatu, people never laugh AT you, they laugh with you. You...