Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7855847)

Differences I have noticed between Mexico City and Midsomer Norton

1. The traffic isn't as heavy
2. Less people speak Spanish
3. There are no thatched cottages in Mexico City

Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7855878)

Because you were bored?

Originally Posted by The_Wookie (Post 7856289)

Maybe you should start looking at troll-like sarcastic comments started in a thread that was intended to help future expats? That's what this place is for after all, isn't it?

It's clear to anyone that the guy is on a wind-up, and was adding nothing to this thread apart from sarcasm, thus he is a troll in my opinion and a moderator should 'have a word'. If that kind of behaviour is allowed on this forum people will give up creating posts.

My initial comments re: Perth and London were not knocking one or the other, they were merely things I've noticed. Yet still there are muppets who try to insinuate that it is a slagging off Perth thread, and that I can't compare London to Perth.

I've certainly learnt my lesson and will most definitely not be starting anymore threads as there's a few on here who go out of their way to try and make people look like fools, in some inane attempt to try and look clever.

Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7855784)

Haha I thought that as well.

It's like comparing Tokyo with the Greater Bristol area.

Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7855847)

Differences I have noticed between Mexico City and Midsomer Norton

1. The traffic isn't as heavy
2. Less people speak Spanish
3. There are no thatched cottages in Mexico City

Originally Posted by The_Wookie (Post 7855734)

...I've noticed in the 18 months I've been living in Perth:

Originally Posted by ossigeno (Post 7858646)

Perth is the most remote city on Earth

Originally Posted by The_Wookie (Post 7858644)

Sarcasm, the lowest form of wit.

You were trolling, and you know it. Having a bit of a dig and trying to ridicule me. Fair enough, I bit and probably shouldn't have. But in my opinion it was uncalled for when all I was attempting is to state some differences I've seen between living in London and Perth.

Originally Posted by The_Wookie (Post 7855734)

...I've noticed in the 18 months I've been living in Perth:

Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7858577)

It was you who started with the insults though.

Originally Posted by The_Wookie (Post 7858644)

Sarcasm, the lowest form of wit.

You were trolling, and you know it. Having a bit of a dig and trying to ridicule me. Fair enough, I bit and probably shouldn't have. But in my opinion it was uncalled for when all I was attempting is to state some differences I've seen between living in London and Perth.

Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7858667)

Fair enough, that's your opinon. Sarcasm -mocking or ironic language intended to insult someone. Don't think I insulted you?

I think calling someone a 'muppet' is totally uncalled.

Anyway, I think my comment was perfectly valid that London and Perth are completely different cities which makes comparison difficult. You just didn't agree with me, that's fine this is a messageboard.

The second post was just a bit of fun and hardly ridicule.

Originally Posted by jimmie2807 (Post 7856597)

Or a eastern european illegal pickpocket operation or trafficking kidnapped women to be used in the sex trade.

Originally Posted by Grayling (Post 7856253)

Blackpool also has plenty of wild dolphins in the sea...not in a tank

http://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk...tput_region=11

G

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 7858954)

Can anyone imagine G walking down the waterfront in Blackpool in his suit?

Originally Posted by sr71 (Post 7858800)

Conversely it costs more to visit a brothel in Australia so there are downsides to everything.

Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7859126)

So Perth's brothels are more expensive than London's?

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond (Post 7859247)

They are actually 28% cheaper...









I read that somewhere............ :rofl:

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond (Post 7859247)

They are actually 28% cheaper...











I read that somewhere............ :rofl:

Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar (Post 7859287)

Do you have a discount card?

Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 7859265)

You dirty lying bastard..:p

Come on..care to share your spreadsheet on Brisbane's ladies..

Originally Posted by sr71 (Post 7859292)

No, but many have a buy 10 and get your next one free. A bit like coffe or muffins.

Originally Posted by lol (Post 7856115)

Perth has been ranked the 5th best city to live in the world....

FORGET Dullsville, Perth is one of the world's top five places to live, according to a British survey ranking the liveability of 140 major cities.

Australian cities occupy five of the top 20 places in the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2009 Liveability survey, with Melbourne ranked third in the world, behind Vancouver in Canada and the Austrian city of Vienna.

The survey assessed 140 cities based on stability, health care, education, infrastructure and culture and environment, giving each one a rating out of 100.

Perth was equal fifth with Calgary in Canada, with Sydney sharing ninth place with Zurich in Switzerland, Adelaide in 11th place and Brisbane 16th on the list.

As well as Vancouver and Calgary, Canadian cities also featured strongly in the top 20, with Toronto (4th) and Montreal (17th).

The New Zealand cities of Auckland and Wellington finished 12th and 23rd respectively.

US centres were well down the list. Pittsburgh ranked highest, in 29th place.

The highest-ranked Asian city was Osaka in Japan (13th). The next highest was Hong Kong (equal 39th with Madrid, Spain) followed by Singapore (54th) and Seoul, South Korea (58th).

The worst city to live on earth is Harare, the strife-torn capital of Zimbabwe.

"The performance of Asian cities reflects the diverse levels of development throughout the region,'' EIU spokesman Jon Copestake said.

"Australian cities represent many of the best aspects of liveability, while instability in countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh means that cities in South Asia fare much worse.''

The Economist Intelligence Unit is a branch of The Economist Group, which publishes The Economist, a weekly news magazine, in London.

Originally Posted by the troubadour (Post 7859430)

(Toulouse,Avignon,Bordeaux,Lyon,Aix-en-Provence,Lille,all in France,
,Antwerp,Leige,Brugge,inBelgium, Helsinki,Turku,Finland,Aarhus,Aalbourg,
Copenhagen,Denmark. Bergen,Oslo,Norway.Berne,Lucerne,Switzerland,as well as some German and Dutch cities.
Could it be not a little slanted towards Anglo speaking New World Canada and Australia ?

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond (Post 7859247)

They are actually 28% cheaper...










I read that somewhere............ :rofl:

Originally Posted by sr71 (Post 7859438)

I can pick a lot of holes in those cities having lived in Europe. Europe can be a very difficult place to live and I think the vast majority of people would struggle to live their happily unless they were extremely committed and spoke the local languages at a proficient level.

Originally Posted by The_Wookie (Post 7858746)

May as well be closed in all honesty. It's certainly not gone in the direction I had hoped.

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond (Post 7859298)

Can't do that, I am kept on a very tight leash here :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by Geelong Gent (Post 7863003)

How much extra is that:p

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond (Post 7863150)

It took 24 hours to get a bite on that one !! :lol: