UN picks best nation to live

[Laertes]

In any survey on quality of life, one important factor is the likelihood of not having your life taken away by a fellow citizen. Sadly, the US has a very high murder rate.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/cri_mur_wit_fir_cap

[Dis]

Originally posted by Datajack Franit
The US as best nation to live? You cannot be serious

dude. I know I'm biased. But the amount of wealth we have in the country completely dominates any other country.

Until some silly frigid ass European nation gets a city as good as Las Vegas (and surrounding area), I shall remain here. I've been to Europe. I wasn't impressed. It seemed very 3rd worldish to me. Even the supposedly rich countries like France. They just didn't have the same serivices we have in the U.S.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Spiffor

Because many Yanks genuinely believe they live in the best country on Earth, and that the whole world wants to migrate there?

considering nearly the entire world is trying to immigrate here, it's no wonder we think that.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Have you spoke with one of the numerous homeless people in NYC lately about how great the standard of living in the city is?

better than being homeless in Norway. They would freeze to death.

oh I get it. The great welfare state is adequately prepared to deal with many thousands of homelss that NYC has. I doubt that.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Laertes
In any survey on quality of life, one important factor is the likelihood of not having your life taken away by a fellow citizen. Sadly, the US has a very high murder rate.

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/cri_mur_wit_fir_cap

I haven't been killed, nor have I ever seen a gun fired at another human being. Murder is almost non-existant in the U.S. Unless you are in a gang. Domestic murder happens sometimes. But random killings are very rare.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Dis


dude. I know I'm biased. But the amount of wealth we have in the country completely dominates any other country.

Until some silly frigid ass European nation gets a city as good as Las Vegas (and surrounding area), I shall remain here. I've been to Europe. I wasn't impressed. It seemed very 3rd worldish to me. Even the supposedly rich countries like France. They just didn't have the same serivices we have in the U.S.

3rd worldish? Europe's gap between its rich and its poor is much narrower than ours, and their middle class (as a percentage of the population) is bigger.

Once upon a time, we thought those were good things. If anything, we're the ones getting 3rd worldish.

[Dis]

Italy and Sicily were very poor and dumpy compared to the U.S. Though Rome was nice.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Dis
Italy and Sicily were very poor and dumpy compared to the U.S. Though Rome was nice.

You're genrealizing about Europe based on Italy? That's like generalizing about the US based on Georgia. You need to check out London, paris, and Amsterdam.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly


You're genrealizing about Europe based on Italy? That's like generalizing about the US based on Georgia. You need to check out London, paris, and Amsterdam.

I would love to. Can you spare me some change.

Actually I hear about terrible crime rates in London. Sure most of it is petty crime. But crime is crime. No one likes feeling victimized.

and yes I am generalizing, as I wasn't including some of the ghettos in certain american cities. They can be pretty bad.

[Dis]

and if Pekka's stories are to be believed (they really aren't ). Conditions in his country really are just as bad. It seems like every day he gets in a confrontation with someone. .

[Laertes]

Originally posted by Dis


I haven't been killed, nor have I ever seen a gun fired at another human being. Murder is almost non-existant in the U.S. Unless you are in a gang. Domestic murder happens sometimes. But random killings are very rare.

But I think you will find that surveys of this sort take the experience of the population as a whole in determining the quality of life, rather than just your own experience. So, on average, a citizen of the US stands a higher chance of being murdered, or of being put in prison, than those of many other countries.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Laertes


But I think you will find that surveys of this sort take the experience of the population as a whole in determining the quality of life, rather than just your own experience. So, on average, a citizen of the US stands a higher chance of being murdered, or of being put in prison, than those of many other countries.

you have a good point. As we are dealing with averages here. I just think the Europeans nations are very lucky not to have the population demographics the U.S. has. Please do not take this post to be racists. I'm counting all races equally here. People of all races are unwilling to work to provide a life for themselves. They are a serious drag on the prosperity of the U.S. Yes it is possible increased social support structure could alleviate this problem. This is the ultimate question. Could we nurse these people to make a life for themselves?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Dis
dude. I know I'm biased. But the amount of wealth we have in the country completely dominates any other country.

Dude, the Gini Index of the US has been getting progressively worse, not better. In simple terms, the rich is getting richer and the poor is getting poorer.

Besides, $ != quality of life. I am amused by the number of Usians who have an illusion that they are the same.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Dude, the Gini Index of the US has been getting progressively worse, not better. In simple terms, the rich is getting richer and the poor is getting poorer.

Besides, $ != quality of life. I am amused by the number of Usians who have an illusion that they are the same.

I am the poor getting richer. So perhaps I am biased. . I was poor growing up. Now I'm doing okay for myself. american dream.

It's just that I'm so used to american culture. It's nice finding the stores I want to find. And finding the products I like to find. And the freedom to explore the land I like to explore (we have large tracts of goverment owned land that you are free to walk on vs privately owned land of many older areas of the world)

[Footie Mad]

We have freedom to walk anywhere in nature as long as you don't harm the wildlife, translated into english it would be something like "Every mans right" - Allemansrätten in swedish.