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02-12-2010, 01:38 PM
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|  Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Vancouver has again topped a list of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, giving the Canadian west coast city an extra boost as it opens the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In the annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Vancouver scored 98 percent on a combination of stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure -- a score unchanged from last year.
The city has also topped the index since at least 2007.
In the 2010 ranking, there was little change in the top positions with Vienna, Melbourne and Toronto still taking the second, third and fourth positions and the top 10 dominated by Canadian and Australian cities which took seven of the 10 slots.
Johannesburg, which is hosting the soccer World Cup finals in June, came in 92nd place, the highest score in sub-Saharan Africa.
"Vancouver scores well across all categories in the survey and the forthcoming Winter Games contribute to a strong score in the cultural and sporting events category," said Jon Copestake, editor of the report, in a statement.
"Johannesburg has had well-documented crime problems, but performs better in other categories, with the highest overall livability rating in sub-Saharan Africa."
The Economist Intelligence Unit survey ranked 140 cities on 30 factors such as healthcare, culture and environment, and education and personal safety, using research involving resident experts and its own analysts.
It said in a statement that these rankings were used by employers assigning hardship allowances as part of expatriate relocation packages.
New York was ranked 56th, two slots behind London which was at number 54, while Los Angeles ranked at number 47.
Zimbabwe's capital Harare scored the least, making it the list's worst city, with a rating of 37.5.
Following is a list of the top 10 most liveable cities as ranked by The Economist:
1. Vancouver, Canada
2. Vienna, Austria
3. Melbourne, Australia
4. Toronto, Canada
5. Calgary, Canada
6. Helsinki, Finland
7. Sydney, Australia
8. Perth, Australia
9. Adelaide, Australia
10. Auckland, New Zealand
The bottom 10 cities were:
1. Harare, Zimbabwe
2. Dhaka , Bangladesh
3. Algiers , Algeria
4. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
5. Lagos, Nigeria
6. Karachi, Pakistan
7. Douala, Cameroon
8. Kathmandu, Nepal
9. Colombo, Sri Lanka
10. Dakar, Senegal
(Reporting by Belinda Goldsmith, Editing by Miral Fahmy)
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02-12-2010, 01:41 PM
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#2 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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best city to live in, but nobody can afford to live in. making the city useless.
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02-12-2010, 01:49 PM
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#3 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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i wonder if these guys actually lived here long enough to make an informed decision
we should have lost like 10points for traffic conditions -_-
and 20pts for the homeless and gang issues
however i must say im still happy to see that we're #1 ;D
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02-12-2010, 01:50 PM
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#4 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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i agreed
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02-12-2010, 01:59 PM
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#5 | | Da Vinci's real masterpiece: The Mona Diesel
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meh im pretty sure we are a extremely livable city, its just the general vancouver populace is used to it and is pretty jaded our livability.
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02-12-2010, 02:02 PM
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#6 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Face it, Vancouver is a wonderful place to live in (if u have the money)
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02-13-2010, 12:11 PM
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#7 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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traffic in van is called light and smoothflowing in many cities standard. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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02-13-2010, 12:43 PM
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#8 | | I wish I was where I was when I wished I was here
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If you can rent a house in Vancouver... you're lucky.
But if you own a house in Vancouver... you must've won the lottery.
I agree that Vancouver is truly a beautiful place to live in... but the cost is way to high. Even our minimum wage is the lowest in Canada.
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02-13-2010, 12:58 PM
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#9 | | I STILL don't get it
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kinda thankful i live in surrey, since i get to experience the best city in the world without having to pay the added cost of actually living there.
something makes me think that this was done just for this year's Olympics though... havent we been sitting at #4 for last year?
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02-13-2010, 02:04 PM
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#10 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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Originally Posted by StylinRed  i wonder if these guys actually lived here long enough to make an informed decision
we should have lost like 10points for traffic conditions -_-
and 20pts for the homeless and gang issues
however i must say im still happy to see that we're #1 ;D | Obviously you have never visited many other cities. Vancouver is by far a lightweight when it comes to Traffic, homeless and gang issues.
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02-13-2010, 02:07 PM
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#11 | | resident Oil Guru
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It's all point of view and perspective.
To some, Vancouver is the best place in the world.
To other, it's probably the worse.
I find it interesting that Calgary was rated so high!
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02-13-2010, 02:14 PM
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#12 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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^ It's actually not that bad. Good thing Edmonton is not on the list.  | |
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02-13-2010, 02:16 PM
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#13 | | resident Oil Guru
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Originally Posted by skyxx ^ It's actually not that bad. Good thing Edmonton is not on the list. | I find it hard to believe that Calgary is more enjoyable to live, than say, San Francisco! (I lived in Cgy for 4 months).
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02-13-2010, 02:20 PM
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#14 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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^ That's true. Good point.
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02-13-2010, 04:44 PM
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As already said, people that think that our traffic, gangs, violence, homelessness and drugs are bad, then they have not ever looked at the problems of other cities. I personally think that the most gorgeous parts of Seattle are far superior than that of Vancouver.....but the bad parts are just SO MUCH WORSE and so much bigger that it kinda overshadows everything else
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02-13-2010, 04:48 PM
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#16 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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how the hell is calgary in the top 10 .....
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02-13-2010, 08:12 PM
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#17 | | Banned (ABWS)
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couldnt find a fucking job to save my life, could not afford skyrocketing transit prices, could not afford rent, had to leave. Thanks, Vancouver.
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02-13-2010, 08:27 PM
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#18 | | MiX iT Up!
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they should stop ranking this city #1 -- we need to be down in the dumps for the city to fix its self and stop ppl from moving here...
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02-13-2010, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by trip how the hell is calgary in the top 10 ..... | i know...and how did toronto make the list
i thought some small swiss city was took the poll position from vancouver for a few years, which one was that? Doesnt seem to be on the list
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02-13-2010, 10:41 PM
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Strange that Zurich isn't on that list. Isn't it usually top 3?
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02-13-2010, 11:37 PM
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#21 | | Ye olde moderator
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Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo I find it hard to believe that Calgary is more enjoyable to live, than say, San Francisco! (I lived in Cgy for 4 months). | Or even Boston...great City.
Lets face it, people who live here take this place for granted, Try living in Brampton or Winnipeg for a year and you'll come scurrying back to your mocha-latte's here in Vancouver.
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02-14-2010, 12:24 AM
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the ranking is bullshit.
Calgary is ranked 5...
anyone who lived in Calgary for a period of time knows what im talking about.
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02-14-2010, 02:16 AM
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#23 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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Originally Posted by skyxx Obviously you have never visited many other cities. Vancouver is by far a lightweight when it comes to Traffic, homeless and gang issues. | by traffic i was taking a dig at all the bad drivers, not gridlock or road conditions
as for the homeless/gangs we have one of the worst issues in north america in our dtes...
certainly there are worse cities... who's arguing that? but the places that are worse are nowhere near capable to be in contention for "most livable city" Quote:
Originally Posted by orgasm_donor Or even Boston...great City. | boston uggh, its like a 4th tier version of van  | |
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02-14-2010, 07:19 AM
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#24 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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I don't need some fucking study or article to tell me Vancouver is a wonderful place to live. For all the bad things we encounter, the good far outweigh the bad.
I used to say, no more articles, please. Keep Vancouver out of the lime light, but if it attracts decent people and business, then great.
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02-14-2010, 07:46 AM
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#25 | | I'll be good I promise.
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LOL calgary... what a shit hole
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