Perth rated 5th best city to live?
Aug 19th 2009, 6:14 am
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Perth rated 5th best city to live?
Please can folks through light ( this will be a very positive thread) on to why Perth IS the 5th best place in the world to live??????????
Aug 19th 2009, 6:49 am
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Re: Perth rated 5th best city to live?
dont think my link worked....just google and it comes up...Australia in general did so well.
"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.
"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.
Aug 19th 2009, 6:53 am
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Aug 19th 2009, 6:58 am
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Re: Perth rated 5th best city to live?
Space
Clean
Safe
Prosperous
Strong economy
Fantastic opportunities
Pleasant
This is my opinion and I'm not going to get involved in a shit-fight with anyone about it.
Aug 19th 2009, 7:02 am
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Re: Perth rated 5th best city to live?
Yeah, there are thousands of cities in the world, so anything in the top 25 is going to be an okay place to live.
Aug 19th 2009, 7:21 am
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Re: Perth rated 5th best city to live?
This made me laugh. Vancouver may look pretty to tourists, but it's in reality a festering pit of drugs, prostitution, homelessness and poverty. Toronto, last time I was there (8 months ago) was just as bad. Disgusting, filthy, polluted air, homeless living on the streets begging, prostitutes, empty stores along Yonge Street, graffiti, generally a hole. It's been yonks since I've lived in Calgary but from what I remember it was too freakin' cold for living on the streets - they migrate west to Vancouver instead. Montreal? I would live there in a second.
Aug 19th 2009, 7:55 am
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Aug 19th 2009, 9:48 am
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This made me laugh. Vancouver may look pretty to tourists, but it's in reality a festering pit of drugs, prostitution, homelessness and poverty. Toronto, last time I was there (8 months ago) was just as bad. Disgusting, filthy, polluted air, homeless living on the streets begging, prostitutes, empty stores along Yonge Street, graffiti, generally a hole. It's been yonks since I've lived in Calgary but from what I remember it was too freakin' cold for living on the streets - they migrate west to Vancouver instead. Montreal? I would live there in a second.
Aug 19th 2009, 4:56 pm
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Re: Perth rated 5th best city to live?
This made me laugh. Vancouver may look pretty to tourists, but it's in reality a festering pit of drugs, prostitution, homelessness and poverty. Toronto, last time I was there (8 months ago) was just as bad. Disgusting, filthy, polluted air, homeless living on the streets begging, prostitutes, empty stores along Yonge Street, graffiti, generally a hole. It's been yonks since I've lived in Calgary but from what I remember it was too freakin' cold for living on the streets - they migrate west to Vancouver instead. Montreal? I would live there in a second.
FYI - Calgary isnt any colder than Toronto in the winter, especially with the Chinook winds that bring in warmth.
Montreal though, I do agree should be included in the top 100 as it is an incredible city.