This is Nottingham --Nottingham residents have questioned a survey that suggests they are down in the dumps.
Nottingham was ranked a mere 28th out of 40 cities in a happiness survey – despite boasting a successful music, sports and shopping scene.
Even worse, rival East Midlands city Derby was ranked third.
Speaking to the Post yesterday cheerful residents were in disbelief at the rankings – drawn from tourism firm Jetpac's analysis of millions of pictures posted on online photo-sharing service Instagram.
Ronald Coates, 81, who lives near the Arboretum, said: "I can't believe Nottingham only came 28th. They must have got their figures wrong. It's an absolutely fantastic place.
"There is no reason to grumble because there is something here for everyone and our shops are the best and cheapest in the area."
He added: "I can't believe Derby, of all places, came out better than Nottingham – it's got nothing in it."
Jetpac created the table of happiness, which ranks Belfast first, followed by Bournemouth and then Derby, using software that can analyse people's faces in photos that have been publicly shared on the internet.
The software detected whether the people were smiling or not and could measure the size of their grin. The firm was then able to come up with a smile score for each city. Nottingham had 24.91, with the most unhappy city Salford, in Greater Manchester, scoring just 17.90.
Despite the result, the people of Nottingham believed they had plenty to be cheerful about, including a 16 per cent drop in unemployment and a world-renowned music scene, which has seen Clifton lad Jake Bugg top the charts as well as new kid on the block St Raymond signed to major record label Asylum.
Nottingham also has an enviable sporting scene, with seven winter Olympians representing the county at the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month, as well as Nottingham Forest pushing for promotion and reigning super middleweight champion Carl Froch.
In October last year, Nottingham won a prestigious European award for being friendly to foreigners at home and abroad. The Council of Europe had picked only seven other places on the continent to receive its Plaque of Honour.
Accounting student Ashley Okerenta, 21, in his final year at Nottingham Trent University, said: "I am really going to miss Nottingham when I finish university.
"I think this city is a fantastic place to live, not just for the shops but the people, too. If you smile at someone then they will smile back.
"And everyone says thank you when they get off the bus – it is a happy and cheerful place."
Nottingham Business Improvement District director Nicola Tidy, said: "Nottingham has lots of reasons to be happy. We have lots of great shops and we boast more bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants per square mile than any other city in Europe. Last year, the city also secured Purple Flag status for the fourth year running."
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*Why we've got more smile than Derby*
Sport We hosted the 2013 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, we had Carl Froch beat Mikkel Kessler at London's 02 Arena. And did we mention Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead?
Literary heritage DH Lawrence was born in Nottingham, and poet Lord Byron is buried here. Alan Sillitoe – author of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning – become an Honorary Freeman in 2008.
Robin Hood The world's most famous outlaw.
Top universities The University of Nottingham placed 75th in the world and in the top one per cent of universities internationally.
Best public transport Last year, the city council won the Improvements to Bus Services category at the National Transport Awards in London. Nottingham was also highly commended in the Transport City of the Year category
Shopping The Broadmarsh and the Victoria shopping centres are both set to have millions injected into them. Nottingham is also home to Paul Smith and Sir Jesse Boot, founder of Boots.
Food Nottingham's Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms – a two-star Michelin restaurant – is just one of many great places to eat.
Music Jake Bugg, from Clifton, is up for a Brit Award. He was also one of GQ's Top 25 best-dressed men of 2013 and his debut album topped the charts. Reported by This is 14 hours ago.