Quality of life - global rankings

[Barcelona]

See new survey. If you want to see the list of the first 50 cities in the world, there is a link towards the bottom of the page, the link in the middle.
 
 http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1173105

Originally posted by Barcelona:
  See new survey. If you want to see the list of the first 50 cities in the world, there is a link towards the bottom of the page, the link in the middle.
  http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1173105

Why isn't Newark higher?

[sonickteam2]

look at Toronto at number 15!  

[ggw]

Originally posted by Mike Rohsopht:
  look at Toronto at number 15!    

look at Baltimore at number.....err......never mind.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Isn't it about 99% white people in each of the top 10 cities?
 
 How can a place have such a great quality of life it it completely lacks racial diversity?

[Fico]

I wonder what the right-wing pundits would say about Baghdad ranking last...ggw, oh crafty one with google...can you look up Baghdad's ranking pre-war?

[ggw]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
  Isn't it about 99% white people in each of the top 10 cities?
 
 How can a place have such a great quality of life it it completely lacks racial diversity?

Vancouver is one of the most integrated cities in the world.

[brennser]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
  Isn't it about 99% white people in each of the top 10 cities?
 
 How can a place have such a great quality of life it it completely lacks racial diversity?

wrong again!
 
 Sydney's racial mix has drastically changed over the last half-century, with those claiming Anglo-Celtic ancestry falling from 96 per cent in the 1947 census to 64 per cent in the latest census, in 2001.

[ggw]

Originally posted by Fico:
  I wonder what the right-wing pundits would say about Baghdad ranking last...ggw, oh crafty one with google...can you look up Baghdad's ranking pre-war?

The oldest report I could find was released March 3, 2003 -- which is technically pre-war.
 
 Baghdad was third from the bottom:
 
 The worldâ??s least enticing city remains Brazzaville in Congo, despite its score rising one point from last year, to 28.5. Other poor-scoring cities for overall quality of life include Bangui in the Central African Republic (30), Baghdad (30.5) and Pointe Noire in Congo (32.5).
 
 
 http://www.imercer.com/australia/catalogue/mediarelease.asp

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I certainly didn't see any Black or Hispanic people when I was there. I think the closest one was my sister in law back in Seattle.
 
 

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
  Isn't it about 99% white people in each of the top 10 cities?
 
 How can a place have such a great quality of life it it completely lacks racial diversity?

Vancouver is one of the most integrated cities in the world. [/b]

[ggw]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakajima, Fired by Mascis:
  Isn't it about 99% white people in each of the top 10 cities?
 
 How can a place have such a great quality of life it it completely lacks racial diversity?

The 2001 New Zealand Census showed that:
 
 66.9% of people in the Auckland Urban Area belong to European ethnic groups.
 14.9% of people in the Auckland Urban Area belong to Pacific Peoples ethnic groups.
 14.6% of people in the Auckland Urban Area belong to Asian ethnic groups.
 11.5% of people in the Auckland Urban Area belong to the Māori ethnic group.
 1.3% of people in the Auckland Urban Area belong to other ethnic groups.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Mike Rohsopht:
  look at Toronto at number 15!      

look at Baltimore at number.....err......never mind. [/b]

you're just jealous.  i am leaving baltimore next year anyway!