Jules Europe

Yes , they were supposed to do it when their master departed from this world.

kporte

I thought a Ronin was a masterless Samurai?

Jules Europe

You`re right he is, my mistake.

Tr1boy

They were, but if my in depth research (ie, I saw the film ) is correct, they were ashamed not to have a master.

Surely a French guy with a beard wouldn't lie to me, would he?

kporte

What colour is the boathouse at Hereford?

Jules Europe

You`re talking about Michael Lonsdale here and can you really believe what an arms dealer tells you!

I always love watching that film, especially the action and driving scenes.

Tr1boy

It's not Hereford, it's HEARford, apparently.


It is indeed a great film and one I keep watching. International films with token Yanks can be real wrecks sometimes but this seems to come together in a lot of ways.

I 'think' it was made by the same guy that made the seminal 'Grand Prix' but could I could be way off there.

Jules Europe

You`re talking about John Frankenheimer and it was, in fact its the only good film he has directed since his 60`s and 70`s heyday.

Tr1boy

Jules Europe

Maybe we should talk about Mad Max, that`s topical and of course they had a great quality of life in that film.

Tr1boy

Danny B

Is the original link the same as this on the Canada forum?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-live-in.html#

TraceyW

Ditto

Hope you're all well xx

jonfrank123

I haven't read through all answers but here is the explanation. The UK until last year was coming 7th or 8th in these annual survey's. A lot of the index is weighted on Income per capita which is measured in US dollars. The pound has taken such a dip in the last year that our income measured in dollars has dropped, whereas the Euro countries have either stayed the same or risen.

Our quality of life hasn't suddenly dropped 15 times, our spending power in pounds remains the same, in fact the lower pound is much better for our exporters. Our fall in the rankings is purely down to currency fluctuations. This just shows that these surveys should be taken with a pinch of salt!!

hereandthere

UK was at 16 in the last survey and that was derived from 2004 figures. This year it's at 21 and these are at 2007 figures. I dread to think what number it will be at when the crash of 2007-2008 is incorporated for the next round. I can easily see it going closer to 30 - remember it's not just financial measurements but also life expectancy and education and other things not measureable in USD. It's quite a respected index and a fair reflection of the overall quality of life in a state.