Amazulu

Nothing we already didn't know but here it is anyway:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-...s-best-nation/

iamthecreaturefromuranus

It's all obviously nonsense... based on 2.2 to the pound, the price of lettuce, cheap steak, free money from the Government, too much sunshine, blah blah blah.

Amazulu

And what happened to Norway, the haters choice of country to compare Australia to?

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Perhaps a rather sudden spike in the murder rate had an influence !

Amazulu

Maybe it's because their parks are now full of drug dealers

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Probably not helped much.

ozzieeagle

Strangest fact about Norway.... I think it has more English speakers per head of population than the UK. Now thats highly amusing.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

My wife worked for Nokia for a while in Bristol. She commented on the fact that, not only did all the Norwegians speak English, but that many of them seemed to have various British accents as well.

Amazulu

Also, the Brits are a pretty miserable nation, but nowhere near as miserable as the Norwegians.

Amazulu

Who was the Danish guy who played for Liverpool? After 2 years he was talking like a scouser.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Jan Molby. Listening to him you would have thought that Birkenhead was in Denmark.

jad n rich

cool, worlds best nation, blah de blah... now if only someone would tell the financial markets

Amazulu

But you're moving to America - which is in awesome financial shape

jad n rich

Shocking Check vancouver property prices last year, glad I bought there not cairns

Amazulu

I love negative gearing. Ever heard of it and how to use it to your benefit? Have they got that in Vancouver?

Vancouver=Perth when it comes to property prices.