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Worlds most liveable cities.

epepke said:
Pittsburgh really is a lot better than it was, say, 20 years ago. It's hard to believe, but it's become a bit of an artistic and cultural Mecca.

Cleveland, on the other hand, is one of only about a half dozen US cities with a rape rate higher than Toronto (out of the 50 largest US cities). Cincinnatti and Columbus are high, too. There must be something about Ohio.
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Just of the top of my head, I would rather live in any of these cities than Pittsburgh or Cleveland: (not listed in any order)
Boston
Miami
San Francisco
Seattle
San Diego
New York
Chicago

I'm sure I can think for a bit and come up with many more.

It really does call the study into question. It's why I don't like these "best city/best country" studies. I don't think they are very valid. And they might not be measuring what I would want measured.
 
Freakshow said:
Just of the top of my head, I would rather live in any of these cities than Pittsburgh or Cleveland: (not listed in any order)
Boston
Miami
San Francisco
Seattle
San Diego
New York
Chicago
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I think I'd rather live in San Diego, San Francisco, or New York. I've already lived in Boston, so I'm not willing to repeat it, and the others don't impress me that much.
 
epepke said:
Pittsburgh really is a lot better than it was, say, 20 years ago. It's hard to believe, but it's become a bit of an artistic and cultural Mecca.

Cleveland, on the other hand, is one of only about a half dozen US cities with a rape rate higher than Toronto (out of the 50 largest US cities). Cincinnatti and Columbus are high, too. There must be something about Ohio.
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All our women are askin' for it. No, seriously, if you're ugly or a man, Ohio is just as safe as any other state. No, seriously, rape is wrong, and making fun of it is equally funny... I mean, wrong. Actually, the biggest attractions in Ohio are our sports teams. Like the Superbowl-winning..... the NBA championship winning..... the Stanley Cup winning..... um, the Reds.

I think that Columbus is a pretty happening city - the largest American university (or one of the top 2-3, anyway) is in Columbus, so you know there is a great deal of diversity. Yes, Columbus is probably the best city in Ohio to live in, if not the Midwest.... which is why I live in Dayton.
 
Pittsburg and Cleveland top US cities, Calgary making it to the top 10 worldwide (and above Montreal); have those who made the list ever visited any of the cities they've ranked? Obviously fun and interesting was given less weight than bland and boring ;)

PS: Yes, it's somewhat of a flamebait.
 
The Fool said:
Lol...except at?


I'll give you this much...The street prostitutes are cheaper. :)
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Speaking of my escapades in Vancouver...they have some pretty good-looking prostitutes there, too. I had a female friend offer me one time "If I pay for the prostitute, can I watch?" Despite the fact that the situation sounds VERY VERY VERY appealing, I turned her down. I'm not about to go diving into a viral cess-pool like that, regardless of how much latex is involved.

But now that you mention it...maybe that should be a criteria for future studies of the most livable cities? ;) Looks, costs, percentage of those infected with diseases. It's useful information, ya know. ;)
 
I heard on the radio today that Calgary is #5! Nice, but I wouldn't have though we would make it into the top ten.

And, on an unrelated note, turns out my building is a stop on 'Historic City Walks' - neat!

Freakshow said:
Yep. Lots of drugs in that city. It is entirely possible that I may have, on more than one occasion, walked down a busy city sidewalk in downtown Vancouver on a weekend evening, smoking a joint with friends. Just right out in public. But then again, maybe that didn't happen. I'll let you decide. ;)
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You can do that pretty much everywhere here. I more or less quit smoking weed after highschool, but it was never a problem walking down the street with a joint.

What would happen if you did that where you lived? Would you get a fine? If you happened to wave it in a cop's face here, you might, if you pissed him off.
 
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Jas said:
I heard on the radio today that Calgary is #5! Nice, but I wouldn't have though we would make it into the top ten.

And, on an unrelated note, turns out my building is a stop on 'Historic City Walks' - neat!



You can do that pretty much everywhere here. I pretty much quit smoking weed after highschool, but it was never a problem walking down the street with a joint.

What would happen if you did that where you lived? Would you get a fine? If you happened to wave it in a cop's face here, you might, if you pissed him off.
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Where I live you would be elected to the school board...
 
Jas said:
I heard on the radio today that Calgary is #5! Nice, but I wouldn't have though we would make it into the top ten.

And, on an unrelated note, turns out my building is a stop on 'Historic City Walks' - neat!



You can do that pretty much everywhere here. I pretty much quit smoking weed after highschool, but it was never a problem walking down the street with a joint.

What would happen if you did that where you lived? Would you get a fine? If you happened to wave it in a cop's face here, you might, if you pissed him off.
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Where I live? I'd get arrested, no question about it. I've heard conflicting reports on what happens next. The laws here mandate a minimum jail term even for possession of any amount whatsoever. But I know some people that have been busted and did not have to serve time in jail. Don't know why. Maybe it was dismissed, maybe they were not guily...don't really know.
 
Freakshow said:
Where I live? I'd get arrested, no question about it. I've heard conflicting reports on what happens next. The laws here mandate a minimum jail term even for possession of any amount whatsoever. But I know some people that have been busted and did not have to serve time in jail. Don't know why. Maybe it was dismissed, maybe they were not guily...don't really know.
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Yeah, they're pretty uptight in the States. I should know that actually. A friend of my dad's was busted with a joint when he was 14 (here in Canada), and he's STILL not allowed into the states, 30 years later.
 
Tez said:
Hmm - will this link work:

http://www.weather.com/activities/other/other/weather/climo-compare.html?locid=CAXX0518&sfld1=Vancouver,%20Canada&sfld2=london%20england&clocid1=CAXX0518&clocid2=

[eidt to add]: not quite. Click on "precipitation". Anywhere that gets more rain than london should be blasted off the map...
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Something's wrong there. According to the graph, London only gets something like 29" of rain a year. If that's true, with London's reputation for rainy weather, they must get lots of light rains and very few heavy downpours.
 
BPSCG said:
Something's wrong there. According to the graph, London only gets something like 29" of rain a year. If that's true, with London's reputation for rainy weather, they must get lots of light rains and very few heavy downpours.
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I went to London for most of two weeks seventeen years ago. There was no rain during my entire trip. So, by this anecdote, I proclaim your hypothesis verified! :D
 
BPSCG said:
Something's wrong there. According to the graph, London only gets something like 29" of rain a year. If that's true, with London's reputation for rainy weather, they must get lots of light rains and very few heavy downpours.
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Correct. It doesnt actually rain that much here. It is however unpredictable and is 100% overcast, grey and miserable from mid november to mid may.... seriously.
 
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