Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
May 19th 2006, 12:23 pm
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Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Well - the 2006 Mercer Quality of Living survey is out. First figure is this year's rank, second is last year's rank. Figures on the right are its relative index according to the base level. Sydney comes out very well, London appears to be languishing towards the bottom of the list, beaten even by Paris.
1 1 ZURICH Switzerland 108.2 108.0
2 2 GENEVA Switzerland 108.1 107.9
3 3 VANCOUVER Canada 107.7 107.4
4 3 VIENNA Austria 107.5 107.4
5 8 AUCKLAND New Zealand 107.3 106.5
6 5 DUSSELDORF Germany 107.2 107.0
7 6 FRANKFURT Germany 107.0 106.8
8 7 MUNICH Germany 106.8 106.7
9 9 BERN Switzerland 106.5 106.4
9 9 SYDNEY Australia 106.5 106.4
11 11 COPENHAGEN Denmark 106.2 106.2
12 14 WELLINGTON New Zealand 105.8 105.0
13 12 AMSTERDAM Netherlands 105.7 105.7
14 13 BRUSSELS Belgium 105.6 105.6
15 16 TORONTO Canada 105.4 104.9
16 16 BERLIN Germany 105.1 104.9
17 14 MELBOURNE Australia 105.0 105.0
18 18 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 104.8 104.8
18 21 OTTAWA Canada 104.8 104.3
20 19 STOCKHOLM Sweden 104.7 104.7
21 20 PERTH Australia 104.5 104.5
22 22 MONTREAL Canada 104.3 104.0
23 22 NURNBERG Germany 104.1 104.0
24 22 DUBLIN Ireland 103.8 104.0
25 25 CALGARY Canada 103.6 103.3
26 25 HAMBURG Germany 103.4 103.3
27 25 HONOLULU, HI United States 103.3 103.3
28 28 SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States 103.2 103.2
29 29 ADELAIDE Australia 103.1 103.1
29 29 HELSINKI Finland 103.1 103.1
31 31 BRISBANE Australia 102.8 103.0
31 32 OSLO Norway 102.8 102.8
33 33 PARIS France 102.7 102.7
34 35 SINGAPORE Singapore 102.5 102.0
35 34 TOKYO Japan 102.3 102.3
36 36 BOSTON, MA United States 101.9 101.9
37 37 LYON France 101.6 101.6
37 37 YOKOHAMA Japan 101.6 101.6
39 39 LONDON United
Kingdom 101.2 101.2
40 40 KOBE Japan 101.0 101.0
Oh and wait ... here's the Cost of Living results ... wow - look how high up London is - sure seems to cost a hell of a lot more to live there than Sydney.
1 1 TOKYO Japan 134.7 130.7
2 4 OSAKA Japan 121.8 116.1
3 2 LONDON United Kingdom 120.3 119.0
4 3 MOSCOW Russia 119.0 117.4
5 7 SEOUL South Korea 115.4 104.1
6 6 GENEVA Switzerland 113.5 106.2
7 9 ZURICH Switzerland 112.1 101.6
8 8 COPENHAGEN Denmark 110.0 102.2
9 5 HONG KONG Hong Kong 109.5 109.5
10 15 OSLO Norway 105.3 96.2
11 13 MILAN Italy 104.9 98.7
12 17 PARIS France 102.2 94.8
13 12 NEW YORK CITY, NY United States 100.0 100.0
13 14 DUBLIN Ireland 100.0 96.9
15 10 ST. PETERSBURG Russia 99.5 101.4
16 19 VIENNA Austria 97.8 92.5
17 21 ROME Italy 97.3 90.5
18 22 STOCKHOLM Sweden 96.8 89.5
19 11 BEIJING China 95.6 101.1
20 20 SYDNEY Australia 95.2 91.8
20 23 HELSINKI Finland 95.2 88.8
22 25 DOUALA Cameroon 93.8 88.3
22 18 ISTANBUL Turkey 93.8 93.5
24 26 AMSTERDAM Netherlands 93.3 88.1
24 34 BUDAPEST Hungary 93.3 84.5
26 24 ABIDJAN Côte d'Ivoire 93.0 88.7
27 76 WARSAW Poland 91.5 75.4
28 49 PRAGUE Czech Republic 90.8 83.3
29 31 TAIPEI Taiwan 90.6 85.3
30 16 SHANGHAI China 90.4 95.3
31 44 BRATISLAVA Slovak Republic 89.9 83.9
32 40 DUSSELDORF Germany 88.4 84.3
33 39 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 88.2 84.3
34 46 SINGAPORE Singapore 88.0 83.6
34 42 FRANKFURT Germany 88.0 84.0
36 47 DAKAR Senegal 87.9 83.4
37 43 MUNICH Germany 87.8 84.0
38 28 BERLIN Germany 87.7 85.7
39 33 TEL AVIV Israel 87.6 84.8
40 41 GLASGOW United Kingdom 87.5 84.1
1 1 ZURICH Switzerland 108.2 108.0
2 2 GENEVA Switzerland 108.1 107.9
3 3 VANCOUVER Canada 107.7 107.4
4 3 VIENNA Austria 107.5 107.4
5 8 AUCKLAND New Zealand 107.3 106.5
6 5 DUSSELDORF Germany 107.2 107.0
7 6 FRANKFURT Germany 107.0 106.8
8 7 MUNICH Germany 106.8 106.7
9 9 BERN Switzerland 106.5 106.4
9 9 SYDNEY Australia 106.5 106.4
11 11 COPENHAGEN Denmark 106.2 106.2
12 14 WELLINGTON New Zealand 105.8 105.0
13 12 AMSTERDAM Netherlands 105.7 105.7
14 13 BRUSSELS Belgium 105.6 105.6
15 16 TORONTO Canada 105.4 104.9
16 16 BERLIN Germany 105.1 104.9
17 14 MELBOURNE Australia 105.0 105.0
18 18 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 104.8 104.8
18 21 OTTAWA Canada 104.8 104.3
20 19 STOCKHOLM Sweden 104.7 104.7
21 20 PERTH Australia 104.5 104.5
22 22 MONTREAL Canada 104.3 104.0
23 22 NURNBERG Germany 104.1 104.0
24 22 DUBLIN Ireland 103.8 104.0
25 25 CALGARY Canada 103.6 103.3
26 25 HAMBURG Germany 103.4 103.3
27 25 HONOLULU, HI United States 103.3 103.3
28 28 SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States 103.2 103.2
29 29 ADELAIDE Australia 103.1 103.1
29 29 HELSINKI Finland 103.1 103.1
31 31 BRISBANE Australia 102.8 103.0
31 32 OSLO Norway 102.8 102.8
33 33 PARIS France 102.7 102.7
34 35 SINGAPORE Singapore 102.5 102.0
35 34 TOKYO Japan 102.3 102.3
36 36 BOSTON, MA United States 101.9 101.9
37 37 LYON France 101.6 101.6
37 37 YOKOHAMA Japan 101.6 101.6
39 39 LONDON United
Kingdom 101.2 101.2
40 40 KOBE Japan 101.0 101.0
Oh and wait ... here's the Cost of Living results ... wow - look how high up London is - sure seems to cost a hell of a lot more to live there than Sydney.
1 1 TOKYO Japan 134.7 130.7
2 4 OSAKA Japan 121.8 116.1
3 2 LONDON United Kingdom 120.3 119.0
4 3 MOSCOW Russia 119.0 117.4
5 7 SEOUL South Korea 115.4 104.1
6 6 GENEVA Switzerland 113.5 106.2
7 9 ZURICH Switzerland 112.1 101.6
8 8 COPENHAGEN Denmark 110.0 102.2
9 5 HONG KONG Hong Kong 109.5 109.5
10 15 OSLO Norway 105.3 96.2
11 13 MILAN Italy 104.9 98.7
12 17 PARIS France 102.2 94.8
13 12 NEW YORK CITY, NY United States 100.0 100.0
13 14 DUBLIN Ireland 100.0 96.9
15 10 ST. PETERSBURG Russia 99.5 101.4
16 19 VIENNA Austria 97.8 92.5
17 21 ROME Italy 97.3 90.5
18 22 STOCKHOLM Sweden 96.8 89.5
19 11 BEIJING China 95.6 101.1
20 20 SYDNEY Australia 95.2 91.8
20 23 HELSINKI Finland 95.2 88.8
22 25 DOUALA Cameroon 93.8 88.3
22 18 ISTANBUL Turkey 93.8 93.5
24 26 AMSTERDAM Netherlands 93.3 88.1
24 34 BUDAPEST Hungary 93.3 84.5
26 24 ABIDJAN Côte d'Ivoire 93.0 88.7
27 76 WARSAW Poland 91.5 75.4
28 49 PRAGUE Czech Republic 90.8 83.3
29 31 TAIPEI Taiwan 90.6 85.3
30 16 SHANGHAI China 90.4 95.3
31 44 BRATISLAVA Slovak Republic 89.9 83.9
32 40 DUSSELDORF Germany 88.4 84.3
33 39 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 88.2 84.3
34 46 SINGAPORE Singapore 88.0 83.6
34 42 FRANKFURT Germany 88.0 84.0
36 47 DAKAR Senegal 87.9 83.4
37 43 MUNICH Germany 87.8 84.0
38 28 BERLIN Germany 87.7 85.7
39 33 TEL AVIV Israel 87.6 84.8
40 41 GLASGOW United Kingdom 87.5 84.1
May 19th 2006, 12:39 pm
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by Hutch
Well - the 2006 Mercer Quality of Living survey is out.
Who is/are Mercer and why should we consider them the final authority on anything? What criteria do they use?
Some of these results look extremely strange: for example is it really more expensive to live in Douala, Cameroon than Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, and so on? Really?
May 19th 2006, 12:41 pm
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by elfman
I always view this kind of thing with suspicion, whatever the results.
Who is/are Mercer and why should we consider them the final authority on anything? What criteria do they use?
Some of these results look extremely strange: for example is it really more expensive to live in Douala, Cameroon than Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, and so on? Really?
Who is/are Mercer and why should we consider them the final authority on anything? What criteria do they use?
Some of these results look extremely strange: for example is it really more expensive to live in Douala, Cameroon than Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, and so on? Really?
The overall quality of living ranking is based on an evaluation of 39 criteria. New York has been used as the base score for quality of living, which has a total index equal to 100.
Mercer’s study is based on detailed assessments and evaluations of 39 key quality of living determinants, grouped in the following categories:
* Political and social environment (political stability, crime, law enforcement, etc.)
* Economic environment (currency exchange regulations, banking services, etc.)
* Socio-cultural environment (censorship, limitations on personal freedom, etc.)
* Medical and health considerations (medical supplies and services, infectious diseases, sewage, waste disposal, air pollution, etc.)
* Schools and education (standard and availability of schools, etc.)
* Public services and transportation (electricity, water, public transport, traffic congestion, etc.)
* Recreation (restaurants, theatres, cinemas, sports and leisure, etc.)
* Consumer goods (availability of food/daily consumption items, cars, etc.)
* Housing (housing, household appliances, furniture, maintenance services, etc.)
* Natural environment (climate, record of natural disasters)
Mercer Human Resource Consulting is the global leader for HR and related financial advice, products, and services, with more than 15,000 employees serving clients in over 190 cities and 41 countries and territories worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., which lists its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) on the New York, Chicago, Pacific, and London stock exchanges.
Mercer’s study is based on detailed assessments and evaluations of 39 key quality of living determinants, grouped in the following categories:
* Political and social environment (political stability, crime, law enforcement, etc.)
* Economic environment (currency exchange regulations, banking services, etc.)
* Socio-cultural environment (censorship, limitations on personal freedom, etc.)
* Medical and health considerations (medical supplies and services, infectious diseases, sewage, waste disposal, air pollution, etc.)
* Schools and education (standard and availability of schools, etc.)
* Public services and transportation (electricity, water, public transport, traffic congestion, etc.)
* Recreation (restaurants, theatres, cinemas, sports and leisure, etc.)
* Consumer goods (availability of food/daily consumption items, cars, etc.)
* Housing (housing, household appliances, furniture, maintenance services, etc.)
* Natural environment (climate, record of natural disasters)
Mercer Human Resource Consulting is the global leader for HR and related financial advice, products, and services, with more than 15,000 employees serving clients in over 190 cities and 41 countries and territories worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., which lists its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) on the New York, Chicago, Pacific, and London stock exchanges.
May 19th 2006, 12:58 pm
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Mercer conducts the survey to help multinational companies and governments determine how much to pay their expatriate employees. The survey includes 144 cities across the world, and measures costs including housing, food, clothing, transportation and entertainment.
So, if your company is shipping you off to Tokyo and you're negotiating compensation, you might remind them that a luxury two-bedroom apartment unfurnished might cost you $4,595 a month.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/21/pf/costliest_cities/
I get the impression that the way this survey is undertaken it's skewed towards catering for a demographic group that doesn't reflect the experience of the average expat or local resident, but I'm sure certain people with a variety of axes to grind will take some satisfaction from it.
And seriously, why is Douala so expensive? What makes it so different from any other African city?
So, if your company is shipping you off to Tokyo and you're negotiating compensation, you might remind them that a luxury two-bedroom apartment unfurnished might cost you $4,595 a month.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/21/pf/costliest_cities/
I get the impression that the way this survey is undertaken it's skewed towards catering for a demographic group that doesn't reflect the experience of the average expat or local resident, but I'm sure certain people with a variety of axes to grind will take some satisfaction from it.
And seriously, why is Douala so expensive? What makes it so different from any other African city?
Last edited by elfman; May 19th 2006 at 1:08 pm.
May 19th 2006, 3:37 pm
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by elfman
So, if your company is shipping you off to Tokyo and you're negotiating compensation, you might remind them that a luxury two-bedroom apartment unfurnished might cost you $4,595 a month.
Originally Posted by elfman
And seriously, why is Douala so expensive? What makes it so different from any other African city?
Douala's port handles some 95 percent of the country's maritime traffic, and is second only to Kinshasa as Central Africa's largest city.
May 19th 2006, 4:47 pm
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by Hutch
Well - the 2006 Mercer Quality of Living survey is out. First figure is this year's rank, second is last year's rank. Figures on the right are its relative index according to the base level. Sydney comes out very well, London appears to be languishing towards the bottom of the list, beaten even by Paris.
1 1 ZURICH Switzerland 108.2 108.0
2 2 GENEVA Switzerland 108.1 107.9
3 3 VANCOUVER Canada 107.7 107.4
4 3 VIENNA Austria 107.5 107.4
5 8 AUCKLAND New Zealand 107.3 106.5
6 5 DUSSELDORF Germany 107.2 107.0
7 6 FRANKFURT Germany 107.0 106.8
8 7 MUNICH Germany 106.8 106.7
9 9 BERN Switzerland 106.5 106.4
9 9 SYDNEY Australia 106.5 106.4
11 11 COPENHAGEN Denmark 106.2 106.2
12 14 WELLINGTON New Zealand 105.8 105.0
13 12 AMSTERDAM Netherlands 105.7 105.7
14 13 BRUSSELS Belgium 105.6 105.6
15 16 TORONTO Canada 105.4 104.9
16 16 BERLIN Germany 105.1 104.9
17 14 MELBOURNE Australia 105.0 105.0
18 18 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 104.8 104.8
18 21 OTTAWA Canada 104.8 104.3
20 19 STOCKHOLM Sweden 104.7 104.7
21 20 PERTH Australia 104.5 104.5
22 22 MONTREAL Canada 104.3 104.0
23 22 NURNBERG Germany 104.1 104.0
24 22 DUBLIN Ireland 103.8 104.0
25 25 CALGARY Canada 103.6 103.3
26 25 HAMBURG Germany 103.4 103.3
27 25 HONOLULU, HI United States 103.3 103.3
28 28 SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States 103.2 103.2
29 29 ADELAIDE Australia 103.1 103.1
29 29 HELSINKI Finland 103.1 103.1
31 31 BRISBANE Australia 102.8 103.0
31 32 OSLO Norway 102.8 102.8
33 33 PARIS France 102.7 102.7
34 35 SINGAPORE Singapore 102.5 102.0
35 34 TOKYO Japan 102.3 102.3
36 36 BOSTON, MA United States 101.9 101.9
37 37 LYON France 101.6 101.6
37 37 YOKOHAMA Japan 101.6 101.6
39 39 LONDON United
Kingdom 101.2 101.2
40 40 KOBE Japan 101.0 101.0
1 1 ZURICH Switzerland 108.2 108.0
2 2 GENEVA Switzerland 108.1 107.9
3 3 VANCOUVER Canada 107.7 107.4
4 3 VIENNA Austria 107.5 107.4
5 8 AUCKLAND New Zealand 107.3 106.5
6 5 DUSSELDORF Germany 107.2 107.0
7 6 FRANKFURT Germany 107.0 106.8
8 7 MUNICH Germany 106.8 106.7
9 9 BERN Switzerland 106.5 106.4
9 9 SYDNEY Australia 106.5 106.4
11 11 COPENHAGEN Denmark 106.2 106.2
12 14 WELLINGTON New Zealand 105.8 105.0
13 12 AMSTERDAM Netherlands 105.7 105.7
14 13 BRUSSELS Belgium 105.6 105.6
15 16 TORONTO Canada 105.4 104.9
16 16 BERLIN Germany 105.1 104.9
17 14 MELBOURNE Australia 105.0 105.0
18 18 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 104.8 104.8
18 21 OTTAWA Canada 104.8 104.3
20 19 STOCKHOLM Sweden 104.7 104.7
21 20 PERTH Australia 104.5 104.5
22 22 MONTREAL Canada 104.3 104.0
23 22 NURNBERG Germany 104.1 104.0
24 22 DUBLIN Ireland 103.8 104.0
25 25 CALGARY Canada 103.6 103.3
26 25 HAMBURG Germany 103.4 103.3
27 25 HONOLULU, HI United States 103.3 103.3
28 28 SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States 103.2 103.2
29 29 ADELAIDE Australia 103.1 103.1
29 29 HELSINKI Finland 103.1 103.1
31 31 BRISBANE Australia 102.8 103.0
31 32 OSLO Norway 102.8 102.8
33 33 PARIS France 102.7 102.7
34 35 SINGAPORE Singapore 102.5 102.0
35 34 TOKYO Japan 102.3 102.3
36 36 BOSTON, MA United States 101.9 101.9
37 37 LYON France 101.6 101.6
37 37 YOKOHAMA Japan 101.6 101.6
39 39 LONDON United
Kingdom 101.2 101.2
40 40 KOBE Japan 101.0 101.0
May 19th 2006, 4:52 pm
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by elfman
Mercer conducts the survey to help multinational companies and governments determine how much to pay their expatriate employees. The survey includes 144 cities across the world, and measures costs including housing, food, clothing, transportation and entertainment.
So, if your company is shipping you off to Tokyo and you're negotiating compensation, you might remind them that a luxury two-bedroom apartment unfurnished might cost you $4,595 a month.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/21/pf/costliest_cities/
I get the impression that the way this survey is undertaken it's skewed towards catering for a demographic group that doesn't reflect the experience of the average expat or local resident
So, if your company is shipping you off to Tokyo and you're negotiating compensation, you might remind them that a luxury two-bedroom apartment unfurnished might cost you $4,595 a month.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/21/pf/costliest_cities/
I get the impression that the way this survey is undertaken it's skewed towards catering for a demographic group that doesn't reflect the experience of the average expat or local resident
Even if true, this would still be irrelevant, since their calculations are based upon conditions in the countries surveyed, not on the socio-economic conditions of the people who intend to move there.
And seriously, why is Douala so expensive? What makes it so different from any other African city?
May 19th 2006, 8:20 pm
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Well, according to another site:
Student Cost-of-Living
Relocation Assessor Extract
Selected Location: Douala, Cameroon
Student Cost of Living for Consumables as a percentage of the U.S. National Norm: 143%
Note:
The above "consumables" percentage assumes a minimum wage earner or student sharing an apartment and paying minimum taxes. Consumables include convenience food items combined with weighted pricing patterns found in grocery and drug stores.
The impact of consumables varies by earnings level - college students' consumable expenses might consume 50% of their income while it may impact only 20% of a professional's earnings.
In the latter case, COL is more affected by home ownership versus rent decisions, residence size, personal income taxes, and cost of services, transportation, and miscellaneous items.
Source.
Student Cost-of-Living
Relocation Assessor Extract
Selected Location: Douala, Cameroon
Student Cost of Living for Consumables as a percentage of the U.S. National Norm: 143%
Note:
The above "consumables" percentage assumes a minimum wage earner or student sharing an apartment and paying minimum taxes. Consumables include convenience food items combined with weighted pricing patterns found in grocery and drug stores.
The impact of consumables varies by earnings level - college students' consumable expenses might consume 50% of their income while it may impact only 20% of a professional's earnings.
In the latter case, COL is more affected by home ownership versus rent decisions, residence size, personal income taxes, and cost of services, transportation, and miscellaneous items.
May 19th 2006, 11:19 pm
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
The appearance of three Australian cities in the top 20 (Melbourne, Sydney, Perth) comes as no surprise whatsoever. Nice to see that Adelaide is sitting pretty on 29. Not bad for a sleepy little capital.
there's a big fuss on the local talk back stations apparently Adelaide is is not shown on the BBC weather map,on the BBC news /weather on Foxtel.This has caused much consternation among those that matter , and they want every one in Adelaide to Email the BBC ,and get us put on the map.
Most poms know were we are as 72% of all Australian wine consumed in UK comes from STH AUSTRALIA .
Personally i prefer the anonymity
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mm
Last edited by mr mover; May 20th 2006 at 12:45 am.
May 20th 2006, 12:14 am
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by mr mover
We actually beat Brisbane, there's a big fuss on the local talk back stations apparently Adelaide is is not shown on the BBC weather map,on the BBC news /weather on Foxtel.
This has caused much consternation among those that matter , and they want every one in Adelaide to Email the BBC ,and get us put on the map.
Most poms know were we are as 72% of all wine consumed in UK comes from STH AUSTRALIA .
Personally i prefer the anonymity .......................... mm
there's a big fuss on the local talk back stations apparently Adelaide is is not shown on the BBC weather map,on the BBC news /weather on Foxtel.This has caused much consternation among those that matter , and they want every one in Adelaide to Email the BBC ,and get us put on the map.
Most poms know were we are as 72% of all wine consumed in UK comes from STH AUSTRALIA .
Personally i prefer the anonymity
.......................... mm http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0285
Graham
May 20th 2006, 6:41 am
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by northerner
Here you go, Adelaide DOES exist afterall!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0285
Graham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0285
Graham
The weather symbol shown for each day in the five day forecast represents the predominant weather expected on the day in question. This is calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather, so if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between 0600 and 1800, whereas the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from 1800 on the day in question to 0600 the following day. The wind speed and direction are the expected conditions at midday. For information about your local weather station, or any other queries, refer to the Site FAQ. We were forced to include Adelaide on our weather page after a big bloody bunch of bloody annoying Australians flooded us with a huge bloody boatload of complaints.
May 20th 2006, 7:44 am
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Oh look, there's some small print at the bottom...
The weather symbol shown for each day in the five day forecast represents the predominant weather expected on the day in question. This is calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather, so if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between 0600 and 1800, whereas the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from 1800 on the day in question to 0600 the following day. The wind speed and direction are the expected conditions at midday. For information about your local weather station, or any other queries, refer to the Site FAQ. We were forced to include Adelaide on our weather page after a big bloody bunch of bloody annoying Australians flooded us with a huge bloody boatload of complaints.
The weather symbol shown for each day in the five day forecast represents the predominant weather expected on the day in question. This is calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather, so if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between 0600 and 1800, whereas the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from 1800 on the day in question to 0600 the following day. The wind speed and direction are the expected conditions at midday. For information about your local weather station, or any other queries, refer to the Site FAQ. We were forced to include Adelaide on our weather page after a big bloody bunch of bloody annoying Australians flooded us with a huge bloody boatload of complaints.
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May 20th 2006, 7:55 am
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by mr mover
Well amazing what a bit of "nut "squeezing can do ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,mm
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May 20th 2006, 10:39 am
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Amazed Auckland even got a mention. It's crap.
May 20th 2006, 10:49 am
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Re: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
Originally Posted by mumomonty
Amazed Auckland even got a mention. It's crap.
You have to remember to make the distinction between Auckland the city, and greater Auckland. I think the surveyors consider the latter, not the former.