2009 Quality of Life Index: Poland behind Czech, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia..

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Edited by: McCoy Jan 7, 10, 02:05 #1

1
France
2
Switzerland
3
United States
4
Luxembourg
5
Australia
6
Belgium
7
Italy
8
Germany
9
New Zealand
10
Denmark

11
Malta
Sweden
Uruguay
Lithuania
Czech Republic
Norway
Austria
Netherlands
Canada

12
United Kingdom
Finland
Japan
Liechtenstein

13
Portugal
Slovakia
Spain
Ireland
Slovenia

14
Hungary
Latvia
Korea, South (Rep of)
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Poland
Bermuda
Monaco
Andorra

15
Greece
Iceland

(...)

http://www.il-ireland.com/il/qofl2009/

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bollocks? uk below czech rep and lithuania? ireland with slovakia, norway, canada and lithuania on the same pleace ... wtf?

ShawnHThreads: 9 Posts: 3,056 Joined: Jul 2, 09 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 02:07 #2
Woooo-hooooo! We're # 11 !!!!!!!!!

TheOtherThreads: 5 Posts: 1,584 Joined: Jul 13, 09 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 02:20 #3
McCoy: bollocks? Definitely. Look at the Infrastructure and Risk & Safety ratings for example. The USA has 100 (the best?) in both categories, which can only be a joke. The economies of Italy and Germany are rated equal - big time BS.

McCoyThreads: 46 Posts: 1,756 Joined: Jul 3, 08 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 02:23 #4
and smth else:

TheOtherThreads: 5 Posts: 1,584 Joined: Jul 13, 09 ♂	Edited by: TheOther Jan 7, 10, 02:25 #5
Britain and Ireland on the verge of civil war? LOL. Well, at least the countries are as safe as Mongolia...

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Edited by: Bratwurst Boy Jan 7, 10, 02:36 #6

TheOther:

Definitely. Look at the Infrastructure and Risk & Safety ratings for example. The USA has 100 (the best?) in both categories, which can only be a joke.

I think in the US more people are being murdered each day than in Germany (percentual)...and I wouldn't equal Italy's economy with the german one neither...interesting list!

ShawnH:

Woooo-hooooo! We're # 11 !!!!!!!!!

You are french??????

TheOtherThreads: 5 Posts: 1,584 Joined: Jul 13, 09 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 02:40 #7
Bratwurst Boy: I think in the US more people are being murdered each day than in Germany (percentual)... http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur-crime-murders

TymoteuszThreads: 7 Posts: 694 Joined: Jul 25, 09 ♂	Edited by: Tymoteusz Jan 7, 10, 02:43 #8
This can't be right, Everything here is wrong all the time! TheOther: Look at the Infrastructure and Risk & Safety ratings for example. Well, The roads are good here and safety is good also unless you live near urban blacks. The list seems to cover alot of "subjective" type stuff also. per capita, there are more murders in Poland than the US.

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Edited by: PlasticPole Jan 7, 10, 02:43 #9

Bratwurst Boy:

I think in the US more people are being murdered each day than in Germany (percentual)...

There's problems in the US, sure, but, there's plenty of people living high off the hog too, and they make up for everyone who can't get it together and act civilized. More people live high off the hog here than not. Life for the vast majority of Americans is pretty good, if not great.

I don't see China so they must be close to last.

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Edited by: TheOther Jan 7, 10, 03:04 #10

Tymoteusz:

Well, The roads are good here

C'mon. Everybody is complaining about our crumbling highways and bridges (well, at least here on the west coast that is), about the joke of a power grid we have, and so much more. To rate the American infrastructure as an A+ is way over the top. A B- would be fair IMHO.

Tymoteusz:

...safety is good also unless you live near urban blacks

... or near urban white trailer trash, near urban Latinos, near urban Chinese, ...

Seriously though: there are far too many nutters running around with guns in this country, killing far too many innocent people. And the crime statistics doesn't look too good either:

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri-crime-total-crimes

ShawnHThreads: 9 Posts: 3,056 Joined: Jul 2, 09 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 03:13 #11
Bratwurst Boy: You are french?????? Canadian. Number Eleven. Yay.

PlasticPoleThreads: 10 Posts: 5,432 Joined: May 28, 09 ♀	Jan 7, 10, 03:19 #12
McCoy: bollocks? uk below czech rep and lithuania? ireland with slovakia, norway, canada and lithuania on the same pleace ... wtf? This puts things in perspective. Maybe quality of life isn't that great in the UK, compared to Czech Republic which is a beautiful country with the old buildings. It looks like a postcard.

Bratwurst BoyThreads: 11 Posts: 14,563 Joined: Apr 2, 07 ♂	Edited by: Bratwurst Boy Jan 7, 10, 03:37 #13
ShawnH: Canadian. Number Eleven. Yay. squints at screen again I need glasses... GERMANY: Cost of Living Leisure & Culture Economy 49 Environment 75 Freedom 100 Health 77 Infrastructure 75 Risk & Safety Climate 79 Final Score 73 Heh:) Freedom a fat 100!

PlasticPoleThreads: 10 Posts: 5,432 Joined: May 28, 09 ♀	Edited by: PlasticPole Jan 7, 10, 03:57 #14
The survey says UK has a really high cost of living @ 29 while Czech Republic's is 58. UK is an expensive place to live! UK also has shoddy infrastructure, according to that survey.

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Edited by: Bratwurst Boy Jan 7, 10, 04:13 #15

Hmmm....curious....here is another list:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1240988/France-tops- list-best-places-live-world-fifth-year-row--Britain-languishes-25th.ht ml

Britain falls to 25th best place to live in the world... behind Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Hungary

Last updated at 1:54 AM on 07th January 2010

Germany is widely praised for its efficiency and leisure facilities, with the magazine noting that 'the Harz Mountains now has a specialist hiking trail for nudists. Germany is arguably the world's most naturist-friendly country'.

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Jan 7, 10, 04:25 #16

TheOther:

C'mon. Everybody is complaining about our crumbling highways and bridges (well, at least here on the west coast that is

Thats because you live in Mexico. Complaining doesn't equal fact.

TheOther:

joke of a power grid we have,

Um, I'm pretty familiar with it. It's really not bad. Could always be better though.

TheOther:

B- would be fair IMHO.

B+ for me.

TheOther:

or near urban white trailer trash, near urban Latinos, near urban Chinese, ...

I live with all of the above, I stand by my first post. There is a reason I bought acreage an hour from Dayton. Its my family and friends "lifeboat" if war breaks out.

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Jan 7, 10, 04:50 #17

Tymoteusz:

Thats because you live in Mexico

California has been handed over already? ;)

Complaining doesn't equal fact

I suggest that you drive the I5 north and see for yourself...

It's really not bad

Except for the rolling blackouts and the loss of power every time the wind reaches 15 mph.

I live with all of the above

Never been to Ohio. Does Dayton really have the same problems as the Bay Area? I"m surprised.

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Jan 7, 10, 05:55 #18

TheOther:

I suggest that you drive the I5 north and see for yourself...

I've driven it in Seattle but not SF. Was in SF in 07' for a spell. Nice brunch at the Cliff house.

TheOther:

Except for the rolling blackouts and the loss of power every time the wind reaches 15 mph.

Rolling blackouts were a completely manufactured event in the Enron days. I guess the grid could be in pretty bad shape there with the financial situation.

TheOther:

Never been to Ohio. Does Dayton really have the same problems as the Bay Area? I"m surprised.

Well, I don't know that Its a problem per-se. Ohio is one of the more populous states and has many cities that have the usual issues. Our cities began to decline 30 years ago with the departure of heavy industry. Dayton is about 45% black and 51% white. Understand that its really not about race but culture. Black folk hate n*ggers too. I actually enjoy the stress and chaos, I kind of thrive on that stuff. I'm the Michael Savage of Ohio.

RonWestThreads: 3 Posts: 165 Joined: Jan 6, 10 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 08:04 #19
TheOther: Never been to Ohio. Does Dayton really have the same problems as the Bay Area? I"m surprised. There's no comparison whatsoever. I've live all over the U.S. including Ohio and have lived in the Bay Area now for 15 years. No rolling blackouts anymore, that was a fraud.

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Edited by: convex Jan 7, 10, 08:08 #20
TheOther: Britain and Ireland on the verge of civil war? LOL. Well, at least the countries are as safe as Mongolia... That is complete BS, Mongolia is way safer than Britain and Ireland. McCoy: uk below czech rep and lithuania? definately

king polkakamonThreads: 1 Posts: 1,018 Joined: Dec 30, 09 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 08:08 #21
Bollocks.Who wrote this survey?I would like to take him to some cities one day to see what is really going on.

1jolaThreads: 33 Posts: 2,737 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Edited by: 1jola Jan 7, 10, 08:17 #22
TheOther: Tymoteusz: Thats because you live in Mexico California has been handed over already? ;) I believe so. Your new currency is on the way: Tymoteusz: This can't be right, Everything here is wrong all the time! Especially this: Tymoteusz: per capita, there are more murders in Poland than the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide _rate

nomaderolThreads: 7 Posts: 1,213 Joined: Oct 18, 09 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 08:38 #23
Look at freedom index. All capitalist countries are 100 While countries like Turkmenistan, Cuba, etc are 0 If there were not fool naives, 5% of people woudn't have been able to own 90% of wealth in capitalist countries. Enjoy your freedom. Take some air (if you bosses let you go out while you are at work.)

1jolaThreads: 33 Posts: 2,737 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Edited by: 1jola Jan 7, 10, 08:55 #24
nomaderol: Take some air (if you bosses let you go out while you are at work.) We don't get paid for strolling around taking air, although we would like that very much :) I'm going to suggest that at the next meeting.

bullfrogThreads: 4 Posts: 390 Joined: Apr 23, 09 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 09:01 #25
Tymoteusz: Thats because you live in Mexico. Complaining doesn't equal fact. Well, I spent 5 weeks driving around California and the one thing that surprised me most then was the appalling state of the roads.. Mind you it was 7 years ago, maybe things have improved since..

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Edited by: convex Jan 7, 10, 09:25 #26
nomaderol: Look at freedom index. All capitalist countries are 100 While countries like Turkmenistan, Cuba, etc are 0 Wow, I can't speak for Cuba, but Turkmenistan is well deserving of 0.

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Jan 7, 10, 09:52 #27

convex:

Wow, I can't speak for Cuba, but Turkmenistan is well deserving of 0.

why? because basical needs such as electric, water, hospitals are for free for all? when basical needs are free there is freedom. when it is not (as in capitalist world) freedom is 0.
however, you naives, if you read their data of people whose wallets are very big, you think you have freedom. those few people are mentioning their own freedom and hence indexing themselves by giving 100 to themselves while giving you free air only and you are enjoying this free air freely. if they were able to control also air, they would be selling and controlling you also by air. if you continue to support capitalism, i am sure you intelligent (!) people will help them a few in the future on teaching how to control air also, that's your last rope that you are trying to give it to them. mazoshists become happy when they give control to the greedy sadists more and more. enjoy your freedom. 100s? lol

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Jan 7, 10, 09:54 #28

Bratwurst Boy:

Best places to live

Germany is widely praised for its efficiency and leisure facilities, with the magazine noting that 'the Harz Mountains now has a specialist hiking trail for nudists. Germany is arguably the world's most naturist-friendly country'.

Yup

Nudist? But aren´t those mountains cold even in the sommer? And people in eastern Germany look awful in comparison to those of Western germany
AHA! I knew you were from east Germany. Thüringen, vielleicht?

jl1Threads: - Posts: 6 Joined: Jan 7, 10 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 10:43 #29
McCoy: 11 Malta Sweden Uruguay Lithuania Czech Republic Norway Austria Netherlands Canada they have never been to Czech Republic, Lithuania and Uruguay countries like Hungary, CR, Slovakia, Poland and Lithuania should be in 1 box Slovenia, Greece and Portugal a little higher McCoy: 12 United Kingdom Finland Japan Liechtenstein funny. canada 11th... ha ha ha

king polkakamonThreads: 1 Posts: 1,018 Joined: Dec 30, 09 ♂	Jan 7, 10, 11:19 #30
BrutalButcher: Nudist? But aren´t those mountains cold even in the sommer? And people in eastern Germany look awful in comparison to those of Western germany Another admirer of nudist bodies?Good peeping.

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