Experts offer Merkel tips on how to cheer up the Germans

German Chancellor Merkel inspects flooded street near Elbe river in east German town of PirnaBy Stephen Brown BERLIN (Reuters) – "Happiness experts" from all over the world offered Germany's Angela Merkel tips on Wednesday on how to cheer up her citizens, often stereotyped as prosperous worriers who view their glasses as half empty rather than half full. A forum on "What Matters to People – Wellbeing and Progress" heard from speakers whose common theme was that economic success alone does not bring happiness. …