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F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:27 am
by naki
That's right, Auckland. So livable, and so affordable...
Auckland named as world's most liveable city, Wellington fourth in Economist survey
9 Jun, 2021 02:37 PM
NZ Herald
Covid-19 has shaken up the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) annual ranking of most liveable cities, propelling Auckland to first place.
New Zealand's most-populous city, home to 1.7 million Kiwis, beat out major cosmopolitan centres such as Tokyo and Vienna, the champion of the last poll in 2019.
Wellington also rocketed up the list, with "The Coolest Little Capital in the World" sitting at number four on the list, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
So what does Auckland have that the rest don't?
The answer: Covid.
Other cities saw their ratings tumble as the effect of the pandemic dramatically curtailed the quality of life for their residents.
Lockdowns imposed around the world lowered cities' scores in the survey's "culture and environment" category.
For example, Vienna crashed out of the top 10 entirely, coming in 12th as New Zealand, Australia and Japan cities fared best.
The Austrian capital had led the list since 2018 and for years ran neck and neck with Melbourne at the top of the survey of 140 urban centres.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:28 am
by Pat the Ex Mat
Sydney dropped out of the top 10
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:33 am
by Thomas
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:28 am
Sydney dropped out of the top 10
Sydney is a shithole. It shouldn't even be mentioned.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:41 am
by Bindi
Least livable is always more entertaining:
Ten of the least liveable cities in the world
Johannesburg, South Africa
Caracas, Venezuela
Douala, Cameroon
Harare, Zimbabwe
Karachi, Pakistan
Tripoli, Libya
Algiers, Algeria
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Port Moresby, PNG
Lagos, Nigeria
Damascus, Syria
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:19 am
by towny
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:33 am
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:28 am
Sydney dropped out of the top 10
Sydney is a shithole. It shouldn't even be mentioned.
Well said.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:24 am
by Enzedder
Jaysus - I wouldn't live there (couldn't to be fair)
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:24 am
by Zakar
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:33 am
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:28 am
Sydney dropped out of the top 10
Sydney is a shithole. It shouldn't even be mentioned.
Sydney's great.
If you've got a boat.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:26 am
by Thomas
Bindi wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:41 am
Least livable is always more entertaining:
Ten of the least liveable cities in the world
Johannesburg, South Africa
Caracas, Venezuela
Douala, Cameroon
Harare, Zimbabwe
Karachi, Pakistan
Tripoli, Libya
Algiers, Algeria
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Port Moresby, PNG
Lagos, Nigeria
Damascus, Syria
I would rather live in Port Moresby than Sydney tbh
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:30 am
by Olddantucker
Tauranga? Highest % of people who think Winston Peters should be PM? Or fighting to the top of the P Capital stakes?
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:36 am
by sorCrer
They're out of their minds. Joyannesburg is a great city to live in. World's largest urban forest and certainly the friendliest city in Saffa. Plenty to do, plenty of foodie spots and piles of money. Not even in the top 3 in Saffa for crime.
Edit. Hook, line and sinker.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:36 am
by Enzedder
guy smiley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:28 am
Tauranga should be mentioned...
on one of those lists.
I like Tauranga. Makes me feel ...
young
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:38 am
by shanky
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:26 am
Bindi wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:41 am
Least livable is always more entertaining:
Ten of the least liveable cities in the world
Johannesburg, South Africa
Caracas, Venezuela
Douala, Cameroon
Harare, Zimbabwe
Karachi, Pakistan
Tripoli, Libya
Algiers, Algeria
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Port Moresby, PNG
Lagos, Nigeria
Damascus, Syria
I would rather live in Port Moresby than Sydney tbh
Well, living in Brisbane you'll certainly have had plenty of practice for it
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:47 am
by Olddantucker
Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:36 am
guy smiley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:28 am
Tauranga should be mentioned...
on one of those lists.
I like Tauranga. Makes me feel ...
young
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:48 am
by Olddantucker
shanky wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:38 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:26 am
Bindi wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:41 am
Least livable is always more entertaining:
Ten of the least liveable cities in the world
Johannesburg, South Africa
Caracas, Venezuela
Douala, Cameroon
Harare, Zimbabwe
Karachi, Pakistan
Tripoli, Libya
Algiers, Algeria
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Port Moresby, PNG
Lagos, Nigeria
Damascus, Syria
I would rather live in Port Moresby than Sydney tbh
Well, living in Brisbane you'll certainly have had plenty of practice for it
Sydney is alright - good weather, great coastline, nice harbour...it's just the people and traffic that suck.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:48 am
by Thomas
shanky wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:38 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:26 am
Bindi wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:41 am
Least livable is always more entertaining:
Ten of the least liveable cities in the world
Johannesburg, South Africa
Caracas, Venezuela
Douala, Cameroon
Harare, Zimbabwe
Karachi, Pakistan
Tripoli, Libya
Algiers, Algeria
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Port Moresby, PNG
Lagos, Nigeria
Damascus, Syria
I would rather live in Port Moresby than Sydney tbh
Well, living in Brisbane you'll certainly have had plenty of practice for it
This is true. Do you have anything else to add?
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:01 am
by MungoMan
Zakar wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:24 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:33 am
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:28 am
Sydney dropped out of the top 10
Sydney is a shithole. It shouldn't even be mentioned.
Sydney's great.
If you've got a boat.
Yep. Anchor in the outer harbour and shell it.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:02 am
by shanky
Yeah, what kind of a person wants to sweat for 9 months of the year?
I mean, WTF?
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:14 am
by Bindi
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:19 am
by Ali's Choice
With Melbourne's lockdowns, Brisbane is clearly Australia's most liveable city. And Wollongong is the prettiest.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:32 am
by Pat the Ex Mat
Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:19 am
With Melbourne's lockdowns, Brisbane is clearly Australia's most liveable city. And Wollongong is the prettiest.
QLD just got the Covid - where do you think the driver was headed!
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:32 am
by naki
Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:36 am
guy smiley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:28 am
Tauranga should be mentioned...
on one of those lists.
I like Tauranga. Makes me feel ...
young
Are you in Tauranga permanently now Enz? Moved from the Tron?
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:38 am
by jambanja
Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:36 am
guy smiley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:28 am
Tauranga should be mentioned...
on one of those lists.
I like Tauranga. Makes me feel ...
young
Yup
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:54 am
by sorCrer
Bastard.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:26 am
by Zakar
shanky wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:02 am
Yeah, what kind of a person wants to sweat for 9 months of the year?
I mean, WTF?
They probably don't even have
friends with boats.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:31 am
by Jeff the Bear
naki wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:27 am
That's right, Auckland. So livable, and so affordable...
Auckland named as world's most liveable city, Wellington fourth in Economist survey
9 Jun, 2021 02:37 PM
NZ Herald
Covid-19 has shaken up the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) annual ranking of most liveable cities, propelling Auckland to first place.
New Zealand's most-populous city, home to 1.7 million Kiwis, beat out major cosmopolitan centres such as Tokyo and Vienna, the champion of the last poll in 2019.
Wellington also rocketed up the list, with "The Coolest Little Capital in the World" sitting at number four on the list, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
So what does Auckland have that the rest don't?
The answer: Covid.
Other cities saw their ratings tumble as the effect of the pandemic dramatically curtailed the quality of life for their residents.
Lockdowns imposed around the world lowered cities' scores in the survey's "culture and environment" category.
For example, Vienna crashed out of the top 10 entirely, coming in 12th as New Zealand, Australia and Japan cities fared best.
The Austrian capital had led the list since 2018 and for years ran neck and neck with Melbourne at the top of the survey of 140 urban centres.
Poor man's Whangarei.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:39 am
by bimboman
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:33 am
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:28 am
Sydney dropped out of the top 10
Sydney is a shithole. It shouldn't even be mentioned.
One of the worlds greats. The rest of Australian views in it are hilarious.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:51 am
by towny
bimboman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:39 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:33 am
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:28 am
Sydney dropped out of the top 10
Sydney is a shithole. It shouldn't even be mentioned.
One of the worlds greats. The rest of Australian views in it are hilarious.
Sydney is nice for those that don’t know how good life can be, such as English folk.
I love England and I love English people. The joy from listening to Manchester folk explain the reasons why it was the best place in the world to live will always stay with me.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:52 am
by Muttonbirds
I live in Auckland. It's shite.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:53 am
by bimboman
towny wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:51 am
bimboman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:39 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:33 am
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:28 am
Sydney dropped out of the top 10
Sydney is a shithole. It shouldn't even be mentioned.
One of the worlds greats. The rest of Australian views in it are hilarious.
Sydney is nice for those that don’t know how good life can be, such as English folk.
I love England and I love English people. The joy from listening to Manchester folk explain the reasons why it was the best place in the world to live will always stay with me.
I was born and bred in London a true world great city, I know exactly how good they can be. The 6 months I spent in Sydney demonstrated perfectly what a great city it is.
I agree Manchester is a shithole though.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 9:07 am
by DragsterDriver
towny wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:51 am
bimboman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:39 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:33 am
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:28 am
Sydney dropped out of the top 10
Sydney is a shithole. It shouldn't even be mentioned.
One of the worlds greats. The rest of Australian views in it are hilarious.
Sydney is nice for those that don’t know how good life can be, such as English folk.
I love England and I love English people. The joy from listening to Manchester folk explain the reasons why it was the best place in the world to live will always stay with me.
Peterborough, Luton, any number of grim northern cities.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 9:23 am
by Brumbie_Steve
Bindi wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:41 am
Least livable is always more entertaining:
Ten of the least liveable cities in the world
Johannesburg, South Africa
Caracas, Venezuela
Douala, Cameroon
Harare, Zimbabwe
Karachi, Pakistan
Tripoli, Libya
Algiers, Algeria
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Port Moresby, PNG
Lagos, Nigeria
Damascus, Syria
I've visited Joberg and Moresby, neither of which I would disagree with. Although tbf Joberg did have some redeeming qualities, Moresby not so much.
Sydney is great if you live within 10k of the coast or the CBD and near Public Transport.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 9:43 am
by Clogs
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:32 am
Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:19 am
With Melbourne's lockdowns, Brisbane is clearly Australia's most liveable city. And Wollongong is the prettiest.
QLD just got the Covid - where do you think the driver was headed!
I can't find the underam bowling pic that was used with Ansett. But it would be applicable here. Vic to Qld...
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:00 am
by MrDominator
No one lives in the colonies unless they failed in the Mother Country.
FACT.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:15 am
by Enzedder
naki wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:32 am
Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:36 am
guy smiley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:28 am
Tauranga should be mentioned...
on one of those lists.
I like Tauranga. Makes me feel ...
young
Are you in Tauranga permanently now Enz? Moved from the Tron?
As mentioned, still in the Tron. My son has moved over there so am making the trip more often now
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:16 am
by sorCrer
MrDominator wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:00 am
No one lives in the colonies unless they failed in the Mother Country.
FACT.
TBF, London is truly an unpleasant shitehole.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:23 am
by Farva
Adelaide got 3rd.
Might need to move back…
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:33 am
by shanky
Zakar wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:26 am
shanky wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:02 am
Yeah, what kind of a person wants to sweat for 9 months of the year?
I mean, WTF?
They probably don't even have
friends with boats.
In Brisbane, you couldn’t have anything with a draft greater than about 1m, otherwise you’ll be stirring up the Moreton mud
Tinnies are luxe items for them.
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:33 am
by Clogs
Well done Melbourne.
Well fvcking done....
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:58 am
by grievous
Farva wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:23 am
Adelaide got 3rd.
Might need to move back…
Ditto
it rocks..except for all the Crows supporters
Re: F Off, We're Full (of ourselves) - world's most livable city
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 12:03 pm
by MungoMan
grievous wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:58 am
Farva wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:23 am
Adelaide got 3rd.
Might need to move back…
Ditto
it rocks..except for all the Crows supporters
Are you a Port fella or is it just a case of the lesser of two evils?