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10 Most Livable Cities in the World
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29/08/2013 18:25:34
Al Doman (Online)
M3 Enterprises Inc.
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 
 
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29/08/2013 17:30:07
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Travel
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Australia
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Thread ID:
01581668
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>>4 in Australia, 3 in Canada. No love for the UK nor USA and only 2 in Europe. Are we sure we're still 1st world? ;)
>>
>>http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/business/130828/canadian-australian-cities-top-worlds-most-liveable-list
>
>From their web site:
>
>The Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability rating quantifies the challenges that might be presented to an individual's lifestyle in 140 cities worldwide. Each city is assigned a score for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories:
>•Stability
>•Healthcare
>•Culture and environment
>•Education
>•Infrastructure
>
>Hmm I wonder who picked these categories and I wonder who assigned the scores?
>
>The writers at The Economist?
>They gave themselves the modest name of Economist Intelligence Unit.
>Even Rush Limbaugh has more credibility with me than these stuffed shirts.
>If I want to find out where I want to live, I certainly won't ask them.

If you're not familiar with The Economist, do yourself a favour and buy a copy at a newsstand. One of the world's finest publications.
Regards. Al

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