How executives deal with stress. In June in Spain about 30 executives were chosen in a contest by NH Hotels to help demolish Madrid’s NH Alcala hotel; they were let inside with mallets and told to have at it.

In London and Tokyo, another option recently became available, according to the Daily Mail: misery clubs (such as Loss in London). Executives can rent rooms and view weepy movies or attend group crying sessions and “tear therapy” to “indulge their inner gloom,” wrote the newspaper.

Hmmm What happened to laughter being the best medicine?

Did you know that in Mardrid Plastic surgery, dieting and homeopathy has become such a way of life that they are beginning to calculate the cost of these extravagances into their monthly budgets.

That’s right - Imagine if everyone in your country was suddenly setting aside a certain portion of their income for their upcoming nose job, tummy tuck, or diet products? They are adding these items up alongside their monthly electric and telephone bills.

Spain has one of the largest plastic surgery markets in the world, with local firms offering walk-in appointments and financing so people can pay off their nips and tucks over several months.