Best places in the world to live - 2009 UNDP List

[Flatty]

1. Norway 0.971 (▲ 1)
2. Australia 0.970 (▲ 1)
3. Iceland 0.969 (▼ 2)
4. Canada 0.966 (▼ 1)
5. Ireland 0.965 (▬)
6. Netherlands 0.964 (▲ 1)
7. Sweden 0.963 (▼ 1)
8. France 0.961 (▲ 3)
9. Switzerland 0.960 (▬)
10. Japan 0.960 (▬)
11. Luxembourg 0.960 (▼ 3)
12. Finland 0.959 (▲ 1)
13. United States 0.956 (▼ 1)
14. Austria 0.955 (▲ 2)
15. Spain 0.955 (▬)
16. Denmark 0.955 (▼ 2)
17. Belgium 0.953 (▬)
18. Italy 0.951 (▲ 1)
19. Liechtenstein 0.951 (▼ 1)
20. New Zealand 0.950 (▬)
21. United Kingdom 0.947 (▬)
22. Germany 0.947 (▬)
23. Singapore 0.944 (▲ 1)
24. Hong Kong 0.944 (▼ 1)
25. Greece 0.942 (▬)
26. South Korea 0.937 (▬)
27. Israel 0.935 (▲ 1)
28. Andorra 0.934 (▼ 1)
29. Slovenia 0.929 (▬)
30. Brunei 0.920 (▬)
31. Kuwait 0.916 (▬)
32. Cyprus 0.914 (▬)
33. Qatar 0.910 (▲ 1)
34. Portugal 0.909 (▼ 1)
35. United Arab Emirates 0.903 (▲ 2)
36. Czech Republic 0.903 (▬)
37. Barbados 0.903 (▲ 2)
38. Malta 0.902 (▼ 3)

Can you believe that even Kuwait is a better place to live than SA?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index

[Nitty]

Yes I can Flatty. We had a friend that worked in Kuwait a couple of years. It's not all bad if you can live without the alcohol & bacon I suppose.

[WondaWoman]

I wonder why iceland is so far up...I hate the extreme cold :|

[gus]

Yes, and as far as I know, Iceland's economy tanked with the global financial meltdown.

[senorblinky]

Greenland is the cold one, iceland is the green one.

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And yes, iceland's economy COMPLETELY bottomed out.

[Arbythep00nage]

I could handle not having alcohol after last sat :(
I think Mugs and I hit it a little hard :p

[Flatty]

Well, I am weighing up between the US & the UK ATM, though leaning heavily towards the US - don't ask me why, all will be revealed when the time is nigh.

[WondaWoman]

Oh Canada! Oh Canada! How fairest are thou mounties!! :D I'll go there.

[Flatty]

Did someone say "mount?" :psycho:

[Voicy]

Greenland is the cold one, iceland is the green one.

Somebody watched The Mighty Ducks II :D


I could handle not having alcohol after last sat :(
I think Mugs and I hit it a little hard :p

:roffel: Man you okes were on form :gyes:

[Arbythep00nage]

Yeah I would also choose Canada. I mean its awesome, the people say aboot and stuff.

[Flatty]

I don't know about that, RB - I tend to gravitate towards the equator, having lived in the UK for 5 years. These Southern & Northern most latitudes make my nipples hard.

[Nitty]

Not only yours Flatty. Think about it.

[senorblinky]

:valkoog:

Nitty? Gierts!

[Darnit696]

The worlds best cities (http://www.citymayors.com/features/quality_survey.html)

[Punky3025]

I like Africa, South Africa especially. We've got just enough infrastructure to satisfy my transport/communication needs and we're technologically backwards and incompetent enough to satisfy my neurosis of being able to live "off the radar" if I so desire.

~Drusky

[WondaWoman]

Yeah...that is def something Punky would NOT say! I almost spat out my tea. Punky could write a book on reasons why I don't like Africa.

[Flatty]

If you have a cellphone - you are not off the radar :p

[Voicy]

If you know your way around the Transkei, you can be off the radar in 30 mins :rolleyes:

[senorblinky]

If you know Eskom, the radar can be off you in 30 minutes :rolleyes: