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[Lord Biscuit©]

The world's top cities

June 11, 2008 - 6:24AM

The world's top cities in terms of quality of life and personal safety, according to Mercer's 2008 Worldwide Quality of Living Index.

TOP CITIES - Quality of life.

1 Zurich

2 Vienna

2 Geneva

4 Vancouver

5 Auckland

6 Dusseldorf

7 Munich

7 Frankfurt

9 Bern

10 Sydney.

Other Australian cities - Melbourne 17, Perth 21, Adelaide 29, Brisbane 34.

TOP CITIES - Personal Safety.

1 Luxembourg.

2 Bern

2 Geneva

2 Helsinki

2 Zurich

6 Vienna

7 Oslo

7 Stockholm

9 Singapore

10 Auckland

10 Wellington

Australian cities - Melbourne, Perth, Sydney (tied 29), Adelaide, Brisbane (tied 49).

WORST RATED CITY ON BOTH LISTS

Baghdad, Tasmania

Oddly, no American cities turn up. Whodafort?

[Mr. Blonde]

How did they form that index? Do they poll people? How can people rank all of the cities if they're never been to them all, as I assume most people haven't?

Fairly certain I'd feel safer in Sydney where people speak English, rather than Luxembourg. Atleast then I could understand if I was being threatened or coaxed into a dark alleyway. 

[Erubadhriel]

personal safety may be based on crime statistics?

[Chromefox]

I'm not at all surprised that Vancouver didn't make the saftey list.

[Mr. Blonde]

personal safety may be based on crime statistics?

That wouldn't really be personal safety then, would it? You can live in a relatively crime-free place and still personally feel unsafe.

[Chromefox]

That wouldn't really be personal safety then, would it? You can live in a relatively crime-free place and still personally feel unsafe.

I think your definition is really just splitting hairs.

[Mr. Blonde]

I really need a haircut if my definitions are starting to resemble the current physical state of my hair. 

[Lord Biscuit©]

That wouldn't really be personal safety then, would it? You can live in a relatively crime-free place and still personally feel unsafe.

Yes, well they don't build these indexes based upon your 'feelings'  They use little things we males call 'facts' and 'stats'.

[Mr. Blonde]

Personal safety is a feeling. "Personal" implies something subjective rather than something as objective as your stats and facts.
And did they get the stats on every person? If not, perhaps the heading should be "Supposed safety of the majority of the population as a whole, as viewed from a distance".

[Lord Biscuit©]

Personal safety is a feeling. "Personal" implies something subjective rather than something as objective as your stats and facts.
And did they get the stats on every person? If not, perhaps the heading should be "Supposed safety of the majority of the population as a whole, as viewed from a distance".

I know you went to the doctor, so I can only assume you're on some kind of drugs.

Personal safety is the likelihood of you becoming a victim of crime. You simply look at police stats to rank that...very simple really.

[Mr. Blonde]

I know you went to the doctor, so I can only assume you're on some kind of drugs.

Personal safety is the likelihood of you becoming a victim of crime. You simply look at police stats to rank that...very simple really.

Right now you're moving our wonderful city further and further down the personal safety list by hurting my feelings. Next year we wont even make the top 29!
*goes to find mirror and $20 note*

[Majorie]

Yet another reason to move to Sydney- gotta love that place.

[Fashion Zombies!]

Well if Adelaide can even place in a "Quality of life" list, you know it's dodgy.

[Invisible Friend.]

I think I want to move to Geneva.

Actually my dad worked over there for a couple of years before I was born.
I wonder if he liked it.

[Erubadhriel]

bee and i are moving to scotland