>>On US TV the other night there was an "expert" commenting that people may have free public transport to free healthcare in Europe but they can't afford clothes. There seems to be a smug belief in some quarters that the US is superior in every respect and that you will lose out if the US starts to behave like other countries.
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>>Meanwhile the latest expert review of quality of life has *again* given top billing to cities in Europe, Canada and Australasia. The top US city was at #39.
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>>Perhaps the first step in understanding this glaring disparity is to consider what people actually want and how they judge their own quality of life/happiness compared to others.
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>Are you referring to the Mercer index?
>http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr


I wouldn't put London higher than Paris for infrastructure.