Madrid More Livable than New York!

[Asher]

So you don't take into account the differences of cities being in places like Uganda?

You'd think for being the wealthiest nation in the world more American cities would be up there.

The results would be a huge disappointment to me.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Why?

I should be dissapointed that our wealth is more spread around my country than being concentrated in certain areas like other countries?

That and the fact that we don't have universal health care, which is one of the factors which makes all US cities fall.

11 cities in the Top 50 is nothing to sneeze at.

And my city is tied for tops in the US.

[Asher]

What an accomplishment. Buy a T-shirt:

Atlanta: 34th best city in the world!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Like Calgary: 16th best city in the world is much better .

[Asher]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


Like Calgary: 16th best city in the world is much better .

I was disappointed.
But yeah, it's over twice as good.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Yeah Boston. Best city in the US (after Honolulu...but they're cheating)

[Urban Ranger]

Re: Madrid More Livable than New York!

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
44. Madrid, Spain

44. London, England

I dunno.

Hong Kong ties with Madrid, yet it sucks pretty bad. What's more, Tokyo sucks even worse, but it ranks up high.

[Urban Ranger]

If you got the money, you can live like kings in any city. While Vancouver is a very nice city, there's a pretty nasty downtown area. So I don't know from what viewpoint did CNN evaluate the cities.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
If you got the money, you can live like kings in any city. While Vancouver is a very nice city, there's a pretty nasty downtown area. So I don't know from what viewpoint did CNN evaluate the cities.

Yeah, exactly. I don't take the list very seriously because I was seriously unimpressed with downtown Vancouver. Maybe it's far nicer outside of downtown...

[Buck Birdseed]

Obviously my #1 factors (cosmopolitan atmosphere, variety of small quirky shops, nightlife) are not factored in or Oslo would never rate that high.

[Saint Marcus]

34th in the world for expatriates? Yeah, I'm proud of that

doesn't work that way. it's not a study of the 150 best cities in the world, it's a study of 150 important cities in the world. Port Moresby isn't the 150th best city in the world, it's just the worst city of those that have been studied.

[Gangerolf]

Hey do you know how many pakistanis there are in Oslo? Lots of small quirky shops too, nightlife? good but extremely expensive if you're not a teetotaller.

But seriously, if Oslo is #8, then the rest of the world must really suck.

[Sikander]

52. New York, New York

54. (tie) Milan, Italy

54. Detroit, Michigan

God, Milan must be a real sh!thole.

[Buck Birdseed]

Originally posted by Gangerolf
Lots of small quirky shops too

I spent three days scooting the length and breath of Oslo city centre looking for one, a single, independant record shop, of the kind there are probably 60-70 of in central stockholm, perhaps half that in Helsinki. In both places finding one is a doddle. Nothing, nothing whatsoever. Where do the cool bohemian norwegians hang out?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Saint Marcus
doesn't work that way. it's not a study of the 150 best cities in the world, it's a study of 150 important cities in the world. Port Moresby isn't the 150th best city in the world, it's just the worst city of those that have been studied.

Port Moresby is one of the top 150 important cities in the world?