UK
Jun 23rd 2008 | 3:47 am
#16
A lion in your lap
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 7,605
From: Sparta NJ
Re: UK
depends who "they" are - 20 seconds on google produces lots of surveys of this type, with Moscow and Oslo winning many of them. Hong Kong comes top in a couple of others.
Jun 23rd 2008 | 4:09 am
#24
Boomshacalaca!!
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 5,065
From: South of the North Pole.......Colorado
Re: UK
the public perception is that knife crime is out of control, yet this is not borne out by the statistics.
According to the British Crime Survey, knife-enabled crime (any crime involving a knife) over the past decade has remained stable at around 6-7% of all crime, comprising 30% of all homicides.
In fact, the most recent crime survey by the Metropolitan police showed that knife crime has actually dropped by 15.7% over the past two years, from 12,122 to 10,220 incidents.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/ma...d=networkfront
According to the British Crime Survey, knife-enabled crime (any crime involving a knife) over the past decade has remained stable at around 6-7% of all crime, comprising 30% of all homicides.
In fact, the most recent crime survey by the Metropolitan police showed that knife crime has actually dropped by 15.7% over the past two years, from 12,122 to 10,220 incidents.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/ma...d=networkfront
How much do these knives cost these days, anyway?
Jun 23rd 2008 | 5:08 am
#25
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 4,525
From: Grand Rapids, MI
Re: UK
BradfordLass, they recently did a comparison among top metropolitan cities in the world AND they ranked London as number 1 for the cost of living and eating out. They took into account the exchange rate as well. They even compared it to New York and Tokyo which are notorious for being expensive places to eat out.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6990689.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6990689.stm
Spme people that actually live and work in London get a 'london living bonus'.
Jun 23rd 2008 | 5:13 am
#26
Gotta have more cowbell
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Hoosier State
Jun 23rd 2008 | 5:27 am
#28
Not living a 9 to 5 life
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From: North Carolina
Jun 23rd 2008 | 5:27 am
#29
Not living a 9 to 5 life
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 11,061
From: North Carolina
Re: UK
Just got back from a week of visiting all our friends and family - which was great apart from the having to leave them all behind.
But the visit has just made us wanna stay in the US forever, even more.
The roads were so busy, I actually forgot people park on the street! EVERYTHING is so expensive 1.36 GBP/litre for Diesel - WTF! Our nanny (usc) could not believe we were spending $120 on one course in a pub restaurant.
An Indian curry (had to do it) for 4 with a round of drinks - $150!
It was great to see all our family and friends, great to visit our old village (Lymm - where we had fish chips peas and curry sauce), but I really can't see us going back - especially after a 5.5hr delay at newark due to the storms yesterday.
nice place to visit, but fook me, wouldn't wanna live there!
But the visit has just made us wanna stay in the US forever, even more.
The roads were so busy, I actually forgot people park on the street! EVERYTHING is so expensive 1.36 GBP/litre for Diesel - WTF! Our nanny (usc) could not believe we were spending $120 on one course in a pub restaurant.
An Indian curry (had to do it) for 4 with a round of drinks - $150!
It was great to see all our family and friends, great to visit our old village (Lymm - where we had fish chips peas and curry sauce), but I really can't see us going back - especially after a 5.5hr delay at newark due to the storms yesterday.
nice place to visit, but fook me, wouldn't wanna live there!
Jun 23rd 2008 | 5:49 am
#30
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,544
From: Mississippi
Re: UK
BradfordLass, they recently did a comparison among top metropolitan cities in the world AND they ranked London as number 1 for the cost of living and eating out. They took into account the exchange rate as well. They even compared it to New York and Tokyo which are notorious for being expensive places to eat out.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6990689.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6990689.stm
This little French place in Bloomsbury is my favourite, and real value for money:
http://www.london-eating.co.uk/2459.htm
