Australia ranks second for quality of life
Oct 6th 2009, 2:07 am
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Re: Australia ranks second for quality of life
You don't want to be unemployed in the U.S.
Oct 6th 2009, 2:48 am
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Re: Australia ranks second for quality of life
Ahhh, this is a quality thread, and one that should be popped into the MBTUK forum just to really wind some people up innit.
Infact I think I am the man to do it, I am going to do a "before you all up sticks and move back to that miserable shi* hole Brittaaan you wanna read this and stay in Australia".
its all be said before but it cant be said enough, it is "like" down to each individual
Infact I think I am the man to do it, I am going to do a "before you all up sticks and move back to that miserable shi* hole Brittaaan you wanna read this and stay in Australia".
its all be said before but it cant be said enough, it is "like" down to each individual
Oct 6th 2009, 2:59 am
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Re: Australia ranks second for quality of life
Didn't happen, won't happen
Oct 6th 2009, 3:46 am
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Officially the best country to live.. almost
1 Norway
2 Australia
3 Iceland
4 Canada
5 Ireland
6 Netherlands
7 Sweden
8 France
9 Switzerland
10 Japan
11 Luxembourg
12 Finland
13 United States
14 Austria
15 Spain
16 Denmark
17 Belgium
18 Italy
19 Liechtenstein
20 New Zealand
21 United Kingdom
22 Germany
23 Singapore
24 Hong Kong, China
25 Greece
26 Korea (Republic of)
27 Israel
28 Andorra
29 Slovenia
30 Brunei Darussalam
31 Kuwait
32 Cyprus
33 Qatar
- Moving from the UK to Australia would reap the same benefit as moving from Poland to the UK.
- Australians now live over five years longer than they did in 1980.
- Australians now live a whole 2 years longer than the British and have a 15.4% better chance of surviving to 60 years old.
- Life expectancy is 5th highest ranked behind Japan, Hong Kong, Switzerland and Iceland.
- Australia is the number one country in the world for female development and second best (to Norway) on equality.
"Most migrants reap gains in the form of higher incomes, better access to education and health and improved prospects for their children," said the report. "These gains often directly benefit family members who stay behind as well as countries of origin indirectly." "Movers can reap large gains from the opportunities available in better-off places. These opportunities are shaped by their underlying resources—skills, money and networks—and are constrained by barriers. The policies and laws that affect decisions to move also affect the process of moving and the outcomes. In general, and especially for low-skilled people, the barriers restrict people’s choices and reduce the gains from moving." "On average Migrants are slightly more happy than locally-born people"
Complete report here: http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Complete.pdf
2 Australia
3 Iceland
4 Canada
5 Ireland
6 Netherlands
7 Sweden
8 France
9 Switzerland
10 Japan
11 Luxembourg
12 Finland
13 United States
14 Austria
15 Spain
16 Denmark
17 Belgium
18 Italy
19 Liechtenstein
20 New Zealand
21 United Kingdom
22 Germany
23 Singapore
24 Hong Kong, China
25 Greece
26 Korea (Republic of)
27 Israel
28 Andorra
29 Slovenia
30 Brunei Darussalam
31 Kuwait
32 Cyprus
33 Qatar
- Moving from the UK to Australia would reap the same benefit as moving from Poland to the UK.
- Australians now live over five years longer than they did in 1980.
- Australians now live a whole 2 years longer than the British and have a 15.4% better chance of surviving to 60 years old.
- Life expectancy is 5th highest ranked behind Japan, Hong Kong, Switzerland and Iceland.
- Australia is the number one country in the world for female development and second best (to Norway) on equality.
"Most migrants reap gains in the form of higher incomes, better access to education and health and improved prospects for their children," said the report. "These gains often directly benefit family members who stay behind as well as countries of origin indirectly." "Movers can reap large gains from the opportunities available in better-off places. These opportunities are shaped by their underlying resources—skills, money and networks—and are constrained by barriers. The policies and laws that affect decisions to move also affect the process of moving and the outcomes. In general, and especially for low-skilled people, the barriers restrict people’s choices and reduce the gains from moving." "On average Migrants are slightly more happy than locally-born people"
Complete report here: http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2009_EN_Complete.pdf
Last edited by The Flintstones; Oct 6th 2009 at 4:30 am.
Oct 6th 2009, 3:55 am
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Re: Officially the best country to live.. almost
"Most migrants reap gains in the form of higher incomes, better access to education and health and improved prospects for their children,"
Oct 6th 2009, 3:57 am
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Re: Officially the best country to live.. almost
Iceland? How on earth is that number 3?
It's dark for months of the year, it's expensive and cold. And there is not much today.
It's dark for months of the year, it's expensive and cold. And there is not much today.
Oct 6th 2009, 3:58 am
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Re: Officially the best country to live.. almost
It slipped from Number one shortly after it went bankrupt
See other thread...
Erm edit, see what BC said LOL
Oct 6th 2009, 3:59 am
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Re: Officially the best country to live.. almost
By the time it catches up to 2009 I'd expect to see Australia at the top of this list purely on the basis of GDP. Iceland & Ireland I'd expect to drop off substantially on that basis.
Oct 6th 2009, 4:13 am
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Re: Officially the best country to live.. almost
Same here. Hubby's salary is less and we have to pay for private health insurance, which we never had to back in Canada. I guess it depends where people are migrating from...
Oct 6th 2009, 4:26 am
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Re: Officially the best country to live.. almost
Irelands number 5. Ha!
Oct 6th 2009, 4:28 am
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Re: Australia ranks second for quality of life
Homesickness